Career Blog Post

Dance Choreographer

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Responsibilities: Dance choreographers create movements and patterns for a dance or performance. Their responsibilities include designing a piece, choosing music, picking out the costumes and props, teaching the choreography, later cleaning the choreography, and then ultimately bringing the vision to life on stage.

Required Credentials:

• A high level of training and experience

• A secondary degree is not necessary, but is very helpful when applying for positions.

• Many programs also offer shorter certification processes in dance choreography that are helpful for booking jobs.

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Recommended College Majors for Choreography:

• Dance

Recommended Colleges in America to Aquire a Bachelors Degree:

• University of North Carolina School of the Arts

• The Juilliard School

• University of the Arts

• SUNY at Purchase College

• Oklahoma City University

• Point Park University

• Dean College

• Muhlenberg College

• Bennington College

• New York University

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Recognized Top Programs:

• The Ailey School/Fordham University

• University of Arizona

• Boston Conservatory at Berklee

• Florida State University

• The Juilliard School

• New York University

• University of North Carolina School of the Arts

• Oklahoma City University

• Point Park University

• University of Utah

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Resources:

https://apac.edu.au/blog/what-is-a-choreographer-responsibilities-of-a-choreographer/

https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/how-to-become-a-choreographer-75458/

https://www.collegeraptor.com/Majors/Details/50.0301/Level/Bachelors-degree/State/All/Dance-General/

https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/best-college-dance-programs-3219/