Also called: Rehearsal Director, Ballet Mistress
Teaches company class and rehearses dancers so ballets look exactly as the choreographer intended.
A ballet master teaches morning class, then rehearses the corps de ballet so 24 dancers move in perfect unison. They also coach dancers learning new roles.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 0 years after high school. Professional dance career.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Dance.
Growing about average. Small field.
Low risk for 10 years. Video tools help review rehearsals, but teaching class and coaching dancers in the studio stays human.
Classes: Dance (ballet), Music, Anatomy or biology, Theater.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-2032.
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