Choreographer
Also known as: Dance Choreographer · Assistant Choreographer
Creates and sets dance movement for stage shows, films, events and competitions.
Starting salary: not added yet.
What you’d do
A choreographer designs dance movement and teaches it to performers, for stage productions, films, music videos, weddings, events and competitions. Many start as assistant choreographers in a team. A typical day involves planning movement to music, running rehearsals and adjusting the piece with directors or clients.
- Create dance sequences to music
- Teach and rehearse dancers
- Work with directors on staging
- Adapt work for stage, screen or events
How you get in
Most choreographers begin as dancers or assistants to an established choreographer, building a reel of their own work. Film and TV work usually needs membership of a dancers' or choreographers' association in that industry.
Salary in India
Salary data isn’t added for this role yet. When it is, every figure points to its source.
Skills you’ll use
From our guide · a curated list is coming
- Movement composition
- Musicality and rhythm
- Teaching and rehearsing groups
- Staging and spacing
- Working with directors and clients
About this field · for freshers
Job openings by year
Is demand growing?
Not added yet.
Competition2
How many graduates enter each year?
BPA graduates in 2023-24 at institutions that reported to AISHE — everyone finishing that degree, not only those entering this role.
Who hires
IT firms, banks, government, startups?
Not added yet.
Where the jobs are
Which cities?
Not added yet.
Women in the field2
Is it diverse?
Share of women among BPA graduates in 2023-24 — the entry degree, not people already working in this role.
At a glance
- Income depends on a steady flow of projects and contacts.
- Teaching classes alongside is a common way to keep income steady.
- Next roles: lead choreographer, studio owner, creative director for shows.
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