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Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
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Choreographers design steps, movements and dances, usually with music, for dancers and other artists to perform.
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: evenings / weekends / bank holidays; managing your own hours
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As a choreographer, you could:
If you're self employed or run your own dance company, you'll also:
You could work in a creative studio, in a theatre, at a film studio or at a TV studio.
Your working environment may be physically and emotionally demanding, you'll travel often and you may spend nights away from home.
You can get into this job through:
You'll need a high level of dance training and experience. You could do a foundation degree, degree or postgraduate award to develop your skills.
Relevant subjects include:
These are offered by dance schools and universities.
You'll usually need:
You could start out as a professional dancer and combine this with an assistant choreographer role.
With further training and experience you could work your way up to become a choreographer.
You may find it useful to get work experience with an established choreographer.
You could also develop your skills by volunteering to choreograph amateur dance club performances.
You may be able to apply for work if you're an experienced professional dancer or dance teacher.
When you're starting out it's good to have a mentor, perhaps someone whose work you admire, to guide you and give you advice.
You can find professional choreographers in the UK Directory of Choreographers.
Observing as many different types of dance to increase your knowledge of dance styles is also useful.
You can join One Dance UK for professional recognition, training opportunities and to make industry contacts.
You can find out more about becoming a choreographer from One Dance UK.
You can get more information on working in creative careers from Discover Creative Careers.
You're likely to work freelance on a fixed term contract. You may be able to find full time permanent opportunities with dance companies.
You could set up your own dance school.
With additional training and qualifications, you could teach dance or move into community arts or dance therapy work.
You'll need: