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Dancers
Perform dances. May perform on stage, for broadcasting, or for video recording.
10 main tasks · most important first
Your main tasks and AI
Importance- 01Study and practice dance moves required in roles.Mostly human for now
- 02Harmonize body movements to rhythm of musical accompaniment.Mostly human for now
- 03Train, exercise, and attend dance classes to maintain high levels of technical proficiency, physical ability, and physical fitness.Mostly human for now
- 04Coordinate dancing with that of partners or dance ensembles.Mostly human for now
- 05Develop self-understanding of physical capabilities and limitations, and choose dance styles accordingly.Mostly human for now
- 06Perform classical, modern, or acrobatic dances in productions, expressing stories, rhythm, and sound with their bodies.Mostly human for now
- 07Collaborate with choreographers to refine or modify dance steps.Mostly human for now
- 08Audition for dance roles or for membership in dance companies.Mostly human for now
- 09Attend costume fittings, photography sessions, and makeup calls associated with dance performances.Mostly human for now
- 10Monitor the field of dance to remain aware of current trends and innovations.Mostly human for now
Tasks from O*NET® 31.0 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0, changed by us), most important first. “Already use” comes from Anthropic’s data on real work chats with Claude; “could speed up” from task ratings made with GPT-4 in 2023.
Four studies, side by side
None is a forecast of job lossToo little dataNot enough work use was seen to measure. This does not mean the job is safe from AI.Anthropic, 2026
2%of this job’s tasks an AI model could do in half the time, counting tasks that need extra tools as half (rated in 2023).Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, 2023
Above 26% of jobsin how often and how well AI helped with this job’s work in Microsoft Copilot chats (2024 data).Microsoft Research (Tomlinson et al.), 2025
Above 38% of jobsin how much of this job’s physical work robots have been shown to do, from factories to homes (2026).Anthropic, 2026
Your human edge
The main tasks with no real AI use seen and no big speed-up expected. This is where your skill counts most today.
- Study and practice dance moves required in roles.
- Harmonize body movements to rhythm of musical accompaniment.
- Train, exercise, and attend dance classes to maintain high levels of technical proficiency, physical ability, and physical fitness.