Ballet Major Related Careers
The following careers are directly or indirectly related to the study of this major. Click the job title to learn more about it. To search for more career options, visit OnetOnline.org.
The Ballet Department provides professional ballet training in classical and contemporary dance within a university environment enriched by many academic and artistic opportunities.
The ballet faculty includes artists who have been soloists, principal dancers, and teachers with some of the world's major ballet companies. IUB Ballet Theater offers three performances a year, which include classical and contemporary works as well as new works choreographed by IUB faculty. Guest teachers, choreographers, and artists include many major figures in the field of ballet, such as Julie Kent, Patricia McBride, Natalie Weir, and Patrick Bissell.
Ballet facilities include three spacious studios with state-of-the-art resilient floors in the Musical Arts Center. Performances are presented on the stage of the Musical Arts Center, which is modeled after the Metropolitan Opera House and includes the largest university performance stage in North America. Graduates of the program enjoy success as performers, choreographers, teachers, critics, administrators, and advocates for the arts.
To find out more about the majors offered in the music school, see the Degree Requirements page on the Jacob School of Music website.
Outside Field: If you would like to explore some possible areas for your outside field, you can do this through the Bloomington General Education Common Ground Curriculum courses on your specific area of interest.
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Open in Explore ProgramsThe following careers are directly or indirectly related to the study of this major. Click the job title to learn more about it. To search for more career options, visit OnetOnline.org.
John Holland developed a theoretical framework consisting of six general themes that describe broad areas interest relating to self and the working world. If you are interested in discovering your career interests, visit our Learn more about yourself page to learn about the Strong Interest Inventory.
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Below is a sampling of skills related to this major mapped from the Skillscan Driver Assessment. The SkillScan assessment provides a simple 3-step process to help you learn about your strengths and weaknesses, the skills you enjoy and want to use in a career and those skills needing development. Consider taking the SkillScan assessment to better understand your skills as it relates to majors at IU.
Our unique IU Career Guides offers the A-Zs of each field’s preferred educational backgrounds, as well as employment opportunities and insider tips, industry-related interview questions, and a lot more. Below are related career guides for this major.