Teach dance students.

“Teach dance students.” is a supplemental task performed by Dancers. Among the occupation's 14 rated tasks, workers place it 2nd by importance (#13 most important). About 62% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Train others on operational or work procedures. in Training and Teaching Others

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E0. No direct exposure — current language models give little or no time savings on this task.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.00. Automation potential label: T1.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Prepare pointe shoes, by sewing or other means, for use in rehearsals and performance. · importance 4.7
• Study and practice dance moves required in roles. · importance 4.5
• Harmonize body movements to rhythm of musical accompaniment. · importance 4.4
• Train, exercise, and attend dance classes to maintain high levels of technical proficiency, physical ability, and physical fitness. · importance 4.3
• Perform in productions, singing or acting in addition to dancing, if required. · importance 4.3
• Coordinate dancing with that of partners or dance ensembles. · importance 4.3
• Perform classical, modern, or acrobatic dances in productions, expressing stories, rhythm, and sound with their bodies. · importance 4.1
• Develop self-understanding of physical capabilities and limitations, and choose dance styles accordingly. · importance 4.1
• Collaborate with choreographers to refine or modify dance steps. · importance 4.1
• Audition for dance roles or for membership in dance companies. · importance 4.0
• Attend costume fittings, photography sessions, and makeup calls associated with dance performances. · importance 3.7
• Monitor the field of dance to remain aware of current trends and innovations. · importance 3.4
• Devise and choreograph dance for self or others. · importance 2.9

See all tasks on the Dancers page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

@misc{singulariki-task-7695,
  title  = {Teach dance students.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-7695}
}