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Summary: A dancer's salary can vary from about $10 to $100 an hour, but other factors can contribute to what a dancer earns, such as whether or not they instruct classes. Find out what dancers in companies can expect to earn with help from a professional dance instructor in this free video on dancing careers.
"Hi guys first I am going to talk to you about dancers and their salaries. A dancer's salary varies from $10 an hour to $100 an hour. Now for instance if you were teaching a dance class you can start anywhere from $20 a class to I know some people that teach for $200 a class and I'm sure some choreographers teach for more than that. Also too some dancers they start off in companies and they are making about $1,000 a week in their company and that could be just for rehearsals and then once you get on to performing they can be making I don't know about 3 grand a performance. If you really want to get serious with this you could be making anywhere from $30,000 to $50,000 a year if you are in shows, some kind of Broadway production, off Broadway and then if you were to get really really serious about it and wanted to become a choreographer the sky is the limits. I mean you could be making 100 grand a year if you were working for Justin Timberlake or Brittany Spears, Cher, I don't know but it varies, every person makes a different salary. If you are a principle dancer versus just a background dancer or a choreographer versus an assistant choreographer I mean it just varies but you can make a decent living."
eHow Article: About Dance Careers & Their Salaries
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