Dance
Dancer
Job Description
Dancer may specialise in a particular style of dance, such as classical ballet, Chinese dance, jazz dance, modern dance or folk dance. Their duties include:
- Dance alone, with a partner or in group or complementing songs to entertain or communicate with the audience
- Rehearse dance movements developed by choreographers and co-ordinate body movements to musical accompaniment
Qualities and Qualifications
- Have received at least 3 to 5 yearsˇ¦ formal training in dancing
- Possess a strong musical sense, power of imagination and the ability to express oneself
- Hard-working, tough and persistent to endure long periods of constant practice
- Possess good physical proportion, flexibility of spine and legs and outstanding muscular co-ordination
Career Opportunities
- Work for television broadcasting companies as dancers to perform in music programmes or other variety shows
- Join local or overseas dance companies such as Hong Kong Ballet, Hong Kong Dance Company, City Contemporary Dance Company Limited
Dance Teacher
Job Description
Many dance teachers specialise in teaching a particular style of dance, e.g. ballet, Chinese dance, modern or jazz dance. Their work includes:
- Instruct pupils in dancing in private schools, academies or community centres
- Explain and demonstrate techniques and methods of regulating movement of body to musical accompaniment
- Teach dance-related topics and provide opportunities for students to practise and perform so that they can have an all-rounded development in areas like cognition, creativity, body and skills
- Choreograph, arrange rehearsals and direct dance performances
Qualities and Qualifications
- Have formal training on dance and music
- Qualifications granted by recognised examining bodies such as Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music, Royal Ballet School are preferred
- Possess good communication skills and expression power, observant of different dance styles
- Have keen interest in teaching and good at demonstrating to pupils
- Good at organisation and leadership
- Have interest in putting on small productions
Career Opportunities
Teach in dance schools, community centres, television broadcasting companies or dance clubs
Choreographer
Job Description
- Create and arrange dances for stage performance, TV programmes, movies or cultural activities, design and create dance, movement and space control to convey a story, a visual idea, a feeling or image
- Combine dance with music, setting, lighting and costume for a complete piece of creative work
- Instruct performers at rehearsals to achieve the desired effects and direct the presentation
Qualities and Qualifications
- Possess good musical sense, creativity and imagination
- Have years of experience in the relevant dance form and mastery of the professional vocabulary
- Academic credentials are generally not important but formal training in the field is necessary
Career Opportunities
Mainly employed on part-time basis to create and arrange dances for the following occasions:
- Stage performance, e.g., professional dance performances, concerts, musicals, dramas and operas
- Television programmes, e.g., music video, variety shows
- Film production and other cultural activities