How do you classify a show's dancing level?

To help performers understand the dance demands of a production, StageAgent classifies a show’s dancing level into the following categories:

• Heavy:

  The show includes major dance numbers requiring technical knowledge of dance. Strong dance skills are essential.

• Some Dance:

  There are dance numbers in the production that require dancing, but not necessarily at a highly technical level.

• Optional:

  The artistic staff may choose to include minimal or some dance in scenes that traditionally have full dance numbers. Dancing is flexible or optional.

• Musical Staging:

  Basic staging that requires performers to move during musical numbers but no formal dance training is needed (e.g., chorus numbers in opera).

• None:

  The production does not include any dance.