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Dancers

Perform dances. May perform on stage, for broadcasting, or for video recording.

Also called: Ballerina, Ballet Company Member, Ballet Dancer, Ballet Soloist, Belly Dancer, Company Dancer

Median pay in Greater Boston
Not published
Jobs in Greater Boston
110
Massachusetts 2024–2034
Not published
Typical U.S. entry requirement
No formal educational credential
plus Long-term on-the-job training

Greater Boston: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, May 2025. Growth and openings: Massachusetts statewide projection.

Pay range in Greater Boston

Yearly pay in Greater Boston by percentile
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10% of workers earn less than the first figure and 10% earn more than the last.

What you’d do

  • Study and practice dance moves required in roles.
  • Harmonize body movements to rhythm of musical accompaniment.
  • Train, exercise, and attend dance classes to maintain high levels of technical proficiency, physical ability, and physical fitness.
  • Coordinate dancing with that of partners or dance ensembles.
  • Develop self-understanding of physical capabilities and limitations, and choose dance styles accordingly.
  • Perform classical, modern, or acrobatic dances in productions, expressing stories, rhythm, and sound with their bodies.

AI and this job

AI exposure: how much of this job’s work AI tools can do or help with, based on national research. It is not a forecast of job loss.

Lower exposure4 of 100

The index averages three national research measures, each shown as a percentile of all jobs:

  • AIOE 0
  • Language-model AIOE 0
  • GPTs-are-GPTs 11

Observed AI use today: Little or none (Anthropic Economic Index)

Dancing is physical, live work, and AI exposure is lower for this job. AI tools may help a little with studying routines or planning training. They do not perform, move to music, or work alongside partners, and observed AI use is little or none.

Likely to change

  • Studying and learning routines from video
  • Planning training and fitness schedules

Still relies on people

  • Moving to rhythm and live music
  • Coordinating with partners and ensembles

Written with AI from the data on this page. Check with a career coach before making a decision.

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