Artistic coach to choreologist
An artistic coach already meets 51% of what the choreologist role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.
58.6/ 100
1 How much of what a choreologist 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 choreologist role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A choreologist role treats 11 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
- describe artistic experience
- develop codified movements
- identify performers' needs
What stands in the way is 14 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 24 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A choreologist 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 clarify how various components work together assisting and caring
- already held contribute to the choreographer's process of reflection communication, collaboration and creativity
- 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 study community as a target community information skills
All 24 carried skills, including the 11 the choreologist role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 17 missing skills fall into 4 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 act as a resource person in dance required
- still to learn draw up choreography required
- still to learn log changes in choreography required
- still to learn demonstrate specialisation in a dance tradition required
- still to learn develop the physical language required
- still to learn interpret artistic intentions required
- still to learn notate different dances required
- still to learn understand the architecture of a live performance required
- still to learn understand the conceptual dimension of a live performance required
- optional, not held contribute to an artistic approach optional
- still to learn evaluate art quality required
- still to learn monitor art scene developments required
- optional, not held analyse music score optional
- still to learn intellectual property law required
- still to learn labour legislation required
- still to learn art-historical values required
- optional, not held body language optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a choreologist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 act as a resource person in dance practise this
- 02 draw up choreography practise this
- 03 log changes in 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 24 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 describe artistic experience skill
- already held develop codified movements 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 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 clarify how various components work together skill
- already held contribute to the choreographer's process of reflection skill
- already held create new fight sequences skill
- already held develop methods for choreographic integration skill
- already held develop proposed choreographic language 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 study community as a target community skill
- already held teach dance skill
- already held work in an international environment skill
3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held analyse music score optional
- optional, not held contribute to an artistic approach optional
- optional, not held body language optional
11 held skills the choreologist 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 collaborate with coaching team skill
- not needed by the target role define artistic approach 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 manage personal professional development skill
- not needed by the target role provide arts coaching sessions skill
- not needed by the target role subject of music coaching knowledge
4 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
- optional, not held body language optional
Common questions about this move
Can an artistic coach become a choreologist?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An artistic coach already covers 51% of what a choreologist is expected to do: 24 skills carry over, 11 of which the choreologist role treats as required.
What skills does an artistic coach need to become a choreologist?
14 required skills are missing, plus 3 optional ones. They fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is act as a resource person in dance.
How hard is the move from artistic coach to choreologist?
Its learning distance is 58.6 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.