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Dance choreographers create dance routines for shows and other stage productions. They may work with opera or ballet companies, dance groups, television, movies, dance studios and schools, amusement parks and cruise ships. While these positions require formal training and experience as a dancer, there are no formal education requirements. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 16,200 choreographers employed in the United States in 2008. Competition is intense in the field despite continued employment growth.
Professional choreographers work with actors, dancers, music artists and students to teach them dance routines and techniques that express ideas and stories through precise movements. Choreographers produce art in motion through new interpretations of established dance routines and the creation of original dance for a variety of different outlets, including stage, screen, television and live performances.
A choreographer is a professional performance artist who designs and communicates sequences of movement through dance, either for a solo dancer, pair of dancers or an entire company of dancers, most often set to music or other forms of rhythm such as drums. Prior to the 1950s, a choreographer was referred to as a person who created or staged dances.
