Dance Lessons: Video Series

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.

Background dancers need to always be in class, working on their technique and seeking out an agent that can send them to auditions. Bring technique and a personal style to dancing auditions with help from a professional dance instructor in this free video on background dancers.

In order to become a dancer, an individual should first try out a number of different dance classes, such as ballet, jazz, tap and salsa. Find out how to advance from beginning dance classes with help from a professional dance instructor in this free video on dancing careers.

Professional backup dancers take a lot of classes, learn a variety of styles and have agents that can help set up auditions. Discover ways to get noticed at dancing auditions with help from a professional dance instructor in this free video on backup dancing careers.

There's no right or wrong way to dance, as dancing is all about feeling the moment and expressing that to the audience. Go to a class to get serious about dancing and moving to music with help from a professional dance instructor in this free video on dancing lessons.

Dirty dancing is all about confidence, feeling sexy, feeling the music and trading technicalities for raw emotion. Learn about letting go and having fun with dirty dancing with help from a professional dance instructor in this free video on dirty dancing lessons.

Before attempting to do the splits in dance, it's important to warm up properly and to let the front leg slide out in front of the other leg. Find out how to work on the splits, and how to do variations on the splits, with help from a professional dance instructor in this free video on dancing lessons.

Freestyle dancing is non-choreographed dance that usually involves dancers pulling together a bunch of dance moves and fitting them to the music. Discover ways that untrained dancers can freestyle at the clubs with help from a professional dance instructor in this free video on freestyle dancing lessons.

The first step in creating a school dance team is making fliers to let people know that auditions will be held. Hold auditions right after school, and determine ahead of time how many people are going to make the dance team with help from a professional dance instructor in this free video on school dance teams.

There are a number of ways to learn how to dance, including watching music videos, dancing at home and taking classes. Find out who other dancers have trained alongside with help from a professional dance instructor in this free video on dancing lessons.