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Skills that open doors

• More than one style

  The choreographer who can do ballet, hip hop and musical theater staging works far more weeks a year.

• Filming and editing

  Almost every hiring decision starts with someone watching your reel on a phone.

• Rehearsal directing

  Keeping somebody else's piece clean on tour is real paid work and it is how many people get inside a company.

• Teaching credentials

  A college dance department will hire you to teach, which is the closest thing to a salary in this field.