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Dancer cover letter template
A structured letter with example content specific to this role. Replace the bracketed placeholders and adjust the details to the job you're actually applying for.
How to structure it
Opening
Name the role and, in one line, the strongest reason you're a fit. Skip the throat-clearing.
Middle
One or two paragraphs of real, specific evidence: what you did, and the result. This is where most letters go generic. Yours shouldn't.
Why this employer
One genuine, specific reason you want this job at this company, not any company. Vague enthusiasm reads as a template that wasn't customised.
Close
Thank them, note your resume is attached, and make it easy to reach you.
Re: Application for Dancer
I am writing to apply for the Dancer role with [Company Name]. My training spans contemporary, classical and commercial work, and I bring a rehearsal room manner that lets a choreographer move quickly without losing the detail of the material.
In my most recent contract with a small ensemble staging a new contemporary work, I learned three understudy parts on top of my own during the final weeks before opening. I kept a video log of each run through and reviewed it after rehearsals, so by tech week I knew the spacing, entrances and cues for every track. When a cast member was injured mid-season, the show continued without a pause and without extra rehearsal time.
I would like to work with [Company Name] because [add one genuine, specific reason: a project, value, or market position you can point to]. I am drawn to companies that treat dancers as collaborators in the creation process, and I would welcome the chance to contribute to what you are building.
Thank you for considering my application. My resume is attached and sets out my training, performance history and teaching work, and I am happy to attend an audition or interview at your convenience.
Getting it right
- Keep it to one page. A hiring manager spends seconds on this before deciding whether to read your resume.
- Address a named person where you can find one, rather than "To Whom It May Concern".
- Don't repeat your resume line for line. Use the letter to add context a bullet point can't: why this role, why now, why here.
- Match the tone of the job ad. A formal listing calls for a formal letter; a casual one gives you room to write more like yourself.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Make it specific to the actual employer before you send it.