Dancers

• Train, exercise, and attend dance classes to maintain high levels of technical proficiency, physical ability, and physical fitness.
• Study and practice dance moves required in roles.
• Harmonize body movements to rhythm of musical accompaniment.
• Perform classical, modern, or acrobatic dances in productions, expressing stories, rhythm, and sound with their bodies.
• Coordinate dancing with that of partners or dance ensembles.
• Collaborate with choreographers to refine or modify dance steps.
• Attend costume fittings, photography sessions, and makeup calls associated with dance performances.
• Develop self-understanding of physical capabilities and limitations, and choose dance styles accordingly.
• Audition for dance roles or for membership in dance companies.
• Monitor the field of dance to remain aware of current trends and innovations.
• Teach dance students.
• Devise and choreograph dance for self or others.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Dancers.

• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Learning Strategies - Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
• Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Dancers.