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Your employer, sea chefs— on a diverse range of missions: whether ocean cruises, expedition voyages, luxury trips, or river cruises. As an experienced partner in hotel and crew management for international cruise lines, sea chefs offers unique career opportunities aboard cruise ships in the premium through luxury segments.
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Your Job
More than just a show. A world of glamour, elegance, and allure.
As Dance Captain of the Burlesque Theater on the Mein Schiff fleet, you combine a strong stage presence with artistic responsibility. You perform as a burlesque dancer in both productions while also overseeing the choreography of your ensemble.
With your eye for precision, musicality, and expression, you ensure that choreographies and productions are executed at the highest level—and serve as the primary point of contact for your dancers.
- Full participation as a burlesque dancer in two high-quality burlesque shows
- Artistic and choreographic leadership of the three burlesque dancers in your ensemble
- Leading the 7-day rehearsal and training phase in Berlin prior to the first shipboard engagement, as well as conducting warm-ups, run-throughs, brush-ups, and choreographic show checks
- Ensuring the precise and consistent execution of choreography, formations, transitions, and show sequences
- Communicating and tracking artistic notes and corrections
- Quality assurance regarding synchrony, musicality, line work, precision, and stylistic consistency of the ensemble
- Close collaboration with the Production Supervisor as well as the relevant artistic and technical departments
- Participating in and contributing to all rehearsals and repertoire rehearsals for the respective show formats
- Willingness to perform double shows when the schedule requires it
Here’s what you can look forward to:
- A key artistic role within the burlesque theater: You’ll be part of the shows yourself and, at the same time, play a crucial role in maintaining the highest standards of dance quality and the ensemble’s collective style.
- A predictable engagement with two onboard stints of approximately 10 weeks each
- Accommodation in a single crew cabin as well as guest privileges throughout the ship
Your Course & Your Talents
Here's what you'll bring to the table:
- Professional dance training or a comparable artistic qualification
- Solid ballet or classical dance technique with excellent body control, alignment, and precision of movement
- Several years of professional stage experience and versatility as a dancer, for example in jazz, show dance, heels, commercial, or contemporary
- Proven experience as a dance captain, rehearsal captain, assistant choreographer, or in a comparable artistic leadership role
- Experience in coaching, correcting, and ensuring the quality of professional dancers and ensembles
- Confidence in wearing high heels, as well as an elegant, expressive, and self-assured stage presence
- Strong musicality, quick comprehension, and the ability to convey choreographic concepts clearly and motivatingly
- Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills, as well as a keen sense of how to work within an ensemble
- Proficiency in working with digital rehearsal materials, videos, casting plans, notes, and version histories
- Experience in burlesque, revue, cabaret, or similar show formats is a plus
- Excellent English skills; knowledge of German is a plus
- A professional and engaging demeanor, reliability, resilience, and a keen eye for detail
- Experience aboard a cruise ship is a plus
Note regarding the burlesque component:
- A confident, elegant, playful, and sensual approach to physicality on stage is expected
- Due to specific choreographic and production requirements for this role, a height of approximately 173 cm is required
- No topless scenes: The maximum level of undressing is limited to underwear or nipple pasties
Why sea chefs?
Here's what we offer you:
- The most beautiful destinations on Earth
- Paid travel to and from the destination
- An international work environment
- Free room and board
- Good opportunities for career advancement
Do you have questions about a job on board and/or our application process?
You can find comprehensive information and the FAQ on our website.
Still have questions? Our recruiting team is happy to help:
Paolo
Fenu, Casting Entertainment Services Team
We look forward to receiving your application—regardless of your age, gender, nationality, ethnic background, religion, beliefs, and/or sexual orientation. Please apply online only.