Ninth graders explore careers in dance — from performing roles like company dancers and musical-theater performers to related paths like choreographers, teachers, and dance therapists — seeing that dance skills open many doors.
Students will be able to…
Dance can be a career in many ways — on stage AND beyond it. What are the career paths in dance?
Project this and sort each dance career into performing or related/behind-the-scenes.
Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.
Dance can be a career on stage AND beyond it — what are the paths?
Students explore.
Students create.
Students perform.
Students respond.
Aligned to the National Core Arts Standards (Dance, HS Proficient).
Connect dance to careers.
Connect dance to life.
Perceive dance’s roles.
Understand dance’s field.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students name one dance career they find interesting and one skill it needs. A printable careers sheet is in the Arts library.
Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.
A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.