Create and teach dance. May direct and stage presentations.

Direct rehearsals to instruct dancers in how to use dance steps, and in techniques to achieve desired effects. Experiment with different types of dancers, steps, dances, and placements, testing ideas informally to get feedback from dancers. Read and study story lines and musical scores to determine how to translate ideas and moods into dance movements. Record dance movements and their technical aspects, using a technical understanding of the patterns and formations of choreography. Re-stage traditional dances and works in dance companies' repertoires, developing new interpretations. Advise dancers on how to stand and move properly, teaching correct dance techniques to help prevent injuries. Assess students' dancing abilities to determine where improvement or change is needed. Audition performers for one or more dance parts. Choose the music, sound effects, or spoken narrative to accompany a dance. Direct and stage dance presentations for various forms of entertainment. Manage dance schools, or assist in their management. Seek influences from other art forms such as theatre, the visual arts, and architecture. Coordinate production music with music directors. Design dances for individual dancers, dance companies, musical theatre, opera, fashion shows, film, television productions and special events, and for dancers ranging from beginners to professionals. Develop ideas for creating dances, keeping notes and sketches to record influences. Teach students, dancers, and other performers about rhythm and interpretive movement. Train, exercise, and attend dance classes to maintain high levels of technical proficiency, physical ability, and physical fitness. Design sets, lighting, costumes, and other artistic elements of productions, in collaboration with cast members.

Fine Arts -- Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture. Education and Training -- Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

Instructing -- Teaching others how to do something. Coordination -- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. Speaking -- Talking to others to convey information effectively. Reading Comprehension -- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. Monitoring -- Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Originality -- The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem. Oral Expression -- The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. Fluency of Ideas -- The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity). Gross Body Coordination -- The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion. Spatial Orientation -- The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you. Visualization -- The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. Dynamic Flexibility -- The ability to quickly and repeatedly bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with your body, arms, and/or legs. Dynamic Strength -- The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue. Memorization -- The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. Multilimb Coordination -- The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.

Thinking Creatively -- Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions. Training and Teaching Others -- Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others. Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others -- Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. Getting Information -- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People -- Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. Performing General Physical Activities -- Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials. Coaching and Developing Others -- Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills. Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships -- Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates -- Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others -- Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.