Competition Dance Coach

Also called: Competition Team Choreographer

Choreographs and coaches studio competition dance teams.

A day in the life

A competition coach choreographs routines and rehearses kids' teams after school, then travels to weekend competitions. Costumes and music are part of the job.

Pay over a career

Starting
$25k
Typical
$42k
High
$75k

Approximate.

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

No formal education, about 0 years after high school. Years of dance training and competing, then a couple of years as an assistant coach or teacher at a studio; a dance degree helps.

Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.

Majors to look at: Dance.

Outlook

Growing about average. Steady.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Low risk for 10 years. AI video feedback helps, but choreographing and coaching kids' teams in the studio stays human.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Dance, Physical education, Music, Psychology.

Official data: O*NET occupation 25-3021.

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