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Things that widen your options

• More than one style

  Dancers who move between ballet, contemporary, jazz and commercial work get far more offers than specialists.

• Singing and acting

  The musical theater route needs all three, and it has more jobs than concert dance.

• Pilates or dance teaching certification

  Real income between contracts and a genuine second career later.

• Choreography and composition

  The step from performing to making work. Some college programs teach it formally.