A professional who instructs pupils in ballet, ballroom, tap, and other forms of dancing. Responsibilities include:

• Observes students to determine physical and artistic qualifications and limitations and plans programs to meet students' needs and aspirations.
• Explains and demonstrates techniques and methods of regulating movements of body to musical or rhythmic accompaniment.
• Drills pupils in execution of dance steps.
• May teach history of dance.
• May teach theory and practice of dance notation.
• May choreograph and direct dance performance.
• May be designated according to style of dancing taught as Instructor, Ballroom Dancing; Instructor, Tap Dancing; Teacher, Ballet.
• May be employed by ballet company to train corps de ballet and be designated Ballet Master/Mistress.