Study of experiences of professional dancers who had to stop dancing because of their age and look for other work. Mail survey: vocational dance training / general schooling and other vocational training / age starting amateur dancing and professional dancing / engagement by dance company / age giving up dancing / reason stop with dancing / occupation after dancing. Interviews: how and why started professional dancing/ expectations / success and disappointments in dance career / working hours, different locations, travelling / had a say in casting and choice of repertoire / changing companies / relations with other dancers and management / knowledge of condition in labour- contract / physical and other problems during career / preferred ( sector of ) occupation after dance career / occupational sector of best friends during and after career / reason for stopping / problems with quitting / reactions of colleagues and management / need for advice / knowledge and use of quitting arrangements and possibilities for re-training / occupation after dancing / problems with ( getting a ) job, how r got job, satisfaction, differences with dance profession. Background variables: basic characteristics/ residence/ occupation/employment/ income/capital assets/ education