Artistic coach to choreographer
An artistic coach already meets 48% of what the choreographer role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.
64.2/ 100
1 How much of what a choreographer is expected to do is already part of an artistic coach’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the choreographer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A choreographer role treats 16 of its required skills as things an artistic coach already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- be a role model in community arts
- create a work environment where performers can develop their potential
- create choreographic material
- create new fight sequences
- define artistic approach
- describe artistic experience
What stands in the way is 17 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 23 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A choreographer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an artistic coach background worth leading with.
- already held create new fight sequences communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held work with broad variety of personalities communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held match needs of target community with your skills management skills
- already held identify performers' needs communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held inspire enthusiasm for dance management skills
- already held teach dance communication, collaboration and creativity
All 23 carried skills, including the 16 the choreographer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 26 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn develop a choreographic language required
- still to learn develop a choreographic work required
- still to learn ensure longevity of choreography required
- still to learn design flying movements required
- still to learn develop an artistic framework required
- still to learn develop the physical language required
- still to learn prepare performance training session required
- still to learn train artists in flying required
- still to learn understand the architecture of a live performance required
- still to learn understand the conceptual dimension of a live performance required
- still to learn understand the physical language of a live performance required
- optional, not held demonstrate specialisation in a dance tradition optional
- optional, not held demonstrate technical expertise of your dance style optional
- optional, not held identify requirements of the work in the artistic performance optional
- optional, not held notate different dances optional
- optional, not held practise flying movements optional
- optional, not held read dance scores optional
- optional, not held select music for performance optional
- still to learn intellectual property law required
- still to learn labour legislation required
- still to learn assemble an artistic team required
- still to learn rehearse artist fly movements required
- still to learn monitor art scene developments required
- optional, not held analyse music score optional
- still to learn art-historical values required
- optional, not held correct potentially harmful movements optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a choreographer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 develop a choreographic language practise this
- 02 develop a choreographic work practise this
- 03 ensure longevity of choreography practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 23 skills that carry over
- already held be a role model in community arts skill
- already held create a work environment where performers can develop their potential skill
- already held create choreographic material skill
- already held create new fight sequences skill
- already held define artistic approach skill
- already held describe artistic experience skill
- already held develop codified movements skill
- already held develop methods for choreographic integration skill
- already held develop proposed choreographic language skill
- already held identify performers' needs skill
- already held maintain safe working conditions in performing arts skill
- already held manage artistic career skill
- already held manage personal professional development skill
- already held understand the emotional dimension of a performance skill
- already held work with broad variety of personalities skill
- already held work with respect for own safety skill
- already held inspire enthusiasm for dance skill
- already held manage artistic project skill
- already held match needs of target community with your skills skill
- already held show intercultural awareness skill
- already held stimulate performers' imagination skill
- already held teach dance skill
- already held work in an international environment skill
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held analyse music score optional
- optional, not held correct potentially harmful movements optional
- optional, not held demonstrate specialisation in a dance tradition optional
- optional, not held demonstrate technical expertise of your dance style optional
- optional, not held identify requirements of the work in the artistic performance optional
- optional, not held notate different dances optional
- optional, not held practise flying movements optional
- optional, not held read dance scores optional
- optional, not held select music for performance optional
12 held skills the choreographer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse your fight discipline expertise skill
- not needed by the target role assess data collected to improve community arts programme skill
- not needed by the target role assess your competences for artistic coaching skill
- not needed by the target role clarify how various components work together skill
- not needed by the target role collaborate with coaching team skill
- not needed by the target role contribute to the choreographer's process of reflection skill
- not needed by the target role identify artistic niche skill
- not needed by the target role inspire dance participants to improve skill
- not needed by the target role manage participants' expectations in arts skill
- not needed by the target role provide arts coaching sessions skill
- not needed by the target role study community as a target community skill
- not needed by the target role subject of music coaching knowledge
3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn art-historical values required
- still to learn intellectual property law required
- still to learn labour legislation required
Common questions about this move
Can an artistic coach become a choreographer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An artistic coach already covers 48% of what a choreographer is expected to do: 23 skills carry over, 16 of which the choreographer role treats as required.
What skills does an artistic coach need to become a choreographer?
17 required skills are missing, plus 9 optional ones. They fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is develop a choreographic language.
How hard is the move from artistic coach to choreographer?
Its learning distance is 64.2 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.