High school students should take courses in music, drama and speech. Extracurricular activities in which they get an opportunity to perform can be good experience. There are many ways to continue the study of dancing after high school. Professional schools of dance usually teach music, literature and history along with dance to help students in dramatic interpretation of the dance. University of Missouri-Kansas City, Southwest Missouri State University, Stephens College, Washington University and Webster University.
Dance is the smallest field in the performing arts.
The work is not steady. The number of unemployed dancers at any on time is about equal to the number of those employed. A growing interest in dance will increase the demand for dancers. Some jobs will become available as dancers leave the occupation. The increasing numbers of dancers trying for professional careers will make for stiff competition, however.