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Dancer resume example.

A dancer resume looks nothing like a standard work-history document. Casting directors and artistic directors scan for training lineage, performance credits tied to specific companies and choreographers, special skills, and physical stats in seconds, usually next to a headshot and a reel link. This example shows how to organize ballet, jazz, contemporary, and commercial credits so a panel can read your range at a glance.

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Nadia Haddad
Contemporary & Commercial Dancer | Ballet-Trained
[email protected] · (555) 626-8289 · Pittsburgh, PA · linkedin.com/in/nadia-haddad · nadiahaddad.com
Summary

Versatile dancer with ten years of classical and contemporary training and credits spanning concert dance, commercial film, and live touring. Strong in pointe, partnering, and improvisation, with a movement vocabulary across ballet, jazz, contemporary, and hip-hop. AGMA member. Reel: nadiahaddad.com/reel

Experience
Company Dancer2023 - Present
Hudson Contemporary Dance Theater
  • Perform principal and ensemble roles across a 24-show repertory season choreographed by Artistic Director Lena Okafor.
  • Originated a featured duet in the premiere of 'Tidewater,' rehearsing 25 hours weekly to set partnering and weight-sharing phrases.
  • Tour nationally to 14 venues, adapting spacing and timing to proscenium, black-box, and outdoor festival stages.
Commercial Dancer (Freelance)2021 - Present
Various Music Videos, Live TV & Brand Campaigns
  • Booked featured ensemble work for a national athletic-wear campaign and two music videos after open commercial-jazz auditions.
  • Learned and cleaned choreography on set within single rehearsal days, matching counts and formations under tight production schedules.
  • Performed live on a televised awards-show number, executing camera-blocked choreography to fixed marks across multiple takes.
Apprentice / Trainee2020 - 2022
Metro Ballet Second Company
  • Danced corps de ballet roles in 'The Nutcracker,' 'Coppelia,' and contemporary commissions over two seasons.
  • Covered soloist tracks as an understudy, learning full variations on pointe to perform on short notice.
  • Took daily company class and partnering rehearsals, refining adagio, allegro, and pas de deux technique.
Skills

Ballet (pointe) · Contemporary · Jazz · Hip-hop · Modern (Graham, Horton) · Partnering / pas de deux · Improvisation · Choreography · Quick-study choreography retention · Stage and on-camera performance

Education
BFA in Dance, accredited university conservatory program (2020); ABT National Training Curriculum, Pre-Primary through Level 5 (certified teacher track), American Ballet Theatre
Certifications
  • AGMA (American Guild of Musical Artists) member
  • Royal Academy of Dance, Intermediate vocational graded examination (Ballet)
  • ACE-certified group fitness instructor (cross-training)
  • Height 5'6" | Brown hair | Brown eyes
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Keywords ATS systems scan for

Use the ones that are genuinely true for you, in your own words. Mirror the exact phrasing from the job posting where it matches.

balletpointecontemporaryjazzhip-hoppartneringpas de deuxchoreographyimprovisationcorps de balletrepertoryaudition

How to make this resume stronger

Specific to dancer roles, not generic advice.

  • Lead with training and credits, not a job timeline

    A dance panel reads training lineage and performance credits before anything else. List your styles, schools, and notable teachers, then credits as Company or Production, Role, Choreographer, and Year. Put your strongest classical or commercial credits first so range is obvious in the first few lines.

  • Name the choreographer and company on every credit

    Who you trained and performed under is the credential. 'Ensemble, Tidewater, choreographed by Lena Okafor, Hudson Contemporary Dance Theater' tells a panel far more than 'company dancer.' Specific names also double as the keywords directors and ATS systems scan for.

  • Keep it to one page with a reel link and stats up top

    Audition resumes are one page, often stapled behind a headshot. Put height, hair and eye color, and a reel URL near your name so a director can verify type and movement quality instantly. Include physical stats only where they are genuinely relevant, such as ballet, musical theater, or on-camera work.

Common mistakes to avoid

  • Formatting it like a corporate resume with paragraphs and an objective statement instead of the training, credits, special skills, and stats blocks a dance panel expects.
  • Listing 'dance' as one skill rather than naming specific styles and techniques (pointe, partnering, Graham, popping) that match the role you are auditioning for.
  • Inventing a credential or training level. Use real issuing bodies such as the ABT National Training Curriculum, Royal Academy of Dance, or ISTD, and list only the levels and exams you actually completed.
  • Leaving off a reel or portfolio link, which most directors now expect to see directly in the resume header.

Dancer resume FAQ

How is a dancer resume different from a regular resume?

A dancer resume is built around training and performance credits rather than a chronological job history. It groups your dance styles, schools and teachers, performance credits (company or production, role, choreographer, and year), special skills, and physical stats, and it usually sits next to a headshot with a link to a video reel.

Should I put my height and physical stats on a dance resume?

Include physical stats such as height, hair color, and eye color when they are relevant to the work, which is common for ballet, musical theater, and on-camera or commercial dance. For concert or contemporary company auditions they matter less, so use judgment and keep the stats brief and near your name.

What dance certifications can I list, and who issues them?

List only credentials you actually hold. Common real ones include the ABT National Training Curriculum from American Ballet Theatre, graded examinations from the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) or the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD), and union membership such as AGMA for company dancers or Actors' Equity for musical theater. Name the issuing body and never invent a level you have not passed.

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