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A choreographer already meets 46% of what the dancer role asks for. The move turns on 19 required skills not yet in the profile.
46%
64.9/ 100
1 Share of the dancer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the choreographer profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.
Why this move works
A dancer role treats 13 of its required skills as things a choreographer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- describe artistic experience
- develop the physical language
- identify requirements of the work in the artistic performance
- intellectual property law
- labour legislation
- maintain safe working conditions in performing arts
What stands in the way is 19 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 28 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A dancer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a choreographer background worth leading with.
- already held identify requirements of the work in the artistic performance communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held understand the physical language of a live performance communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held demonstrate specialisation in a dance tradition communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held understand the conceptual dimension of a live performance 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
All 28 carried skills, including the 13 the dancer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 25 missing skills fall into 3 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.
- required, not held develop an artistic approach to your interpretation required
- required, not held perform fast changeover required
- required, not held self-promote required
- required, not held work with a dance team required
- required, not held follow time cues required
- required, not held maintain dance training required
- required, not held perform dances required
- required, not held perform live required
- required, not held study roles from scripts required
- required, not held work with an artistic team required
- required, not held attend rehearsals required
- required, not held follow directions of the artistic director required
- required, not held interact with an audience required
- required, not held interact with fellow actors required
- required, not held manage feedback required
- optional, not held perform with motion capture equipment optional
- optional, not held sing optional
- optional, not held use declaiming techniques optional
- required, not held check the production schedule required
- required, not held evaluate own dance abilities required
- required, not held analyse own performance required
- optional, not held analyse your fight discipline expertise optional
- optional, not held direct community arts activities optional
- required, not held acting techniques required
- optional, not held musical genres optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a dancer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 develop an artistic approach to your interpretation skill · occupation specific
- 02 perform fast changeover skill · occupation specific
- 03 self-promote skill · occupation specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 28 skills that carry over
- already held describe artistic experience skill
- already held develop the physical language skill
- already held identify requirements of the work in the artistic performance skill
- already held intellectual property law knowledge
- already held labour legislation knowledge
- 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 conceptual dimension of a live performance skill
- already held understand the emotional dimension of a performance skill
- already held understand the physical language of a live performance skill
- already held work with broad variety of personalities skill
- already held work with respect for own safety skill
- already held analyse music score skill
- already held be a role model in community arts skill
- already held create choreographic material skill
- already held demonstrate specialisation in a dance tradition skill
- already held develop codified movements 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 read dance scores skill
- already held show intercultural awareness skill
- already held teach dance skill
- already held understand the architecture of a live performance skill
- already held work in an international environment skill
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held analyse your fight discipline expertise optional
- optional, not held direct community arts activities optional
- optional, not held perform with motion capture equipment optional
- optional, not held sing optional
- optional, not held use declaiming techniques optional
- optional, not held musical genres optional
21 held skills the dancer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role art-historical values knowledge
- not needed by the target role assemble an artistic team skill
- not needed by the target role correct potentially harmful movements skill
- not needed by the target role create a work environment where performers can develop their potential skill
- not needed by the target role create new fight sequences skill
- not needed by the target role define artistic approach skill
- not needed by the target role demonstrate technical expertise of your dance style skill
- not needed by the target role design flying movements skill
- not needed by the target role develop a choreographic language skill
- not needed by the target role develop a choreographic work skill
- not needed by the target role develop an artistic framework skill
- not needed by the target role ensure longevity of choreography skill
- not needed by the target role identify performers' needs skill
- not needed by the target role monitor art scene developments skill
- not needed by the target role notate different dances skill
- not needed by the target role practise flying movements skill
- not needed by the target role prepare performance training session skill
- not needed by the target role rehearse artist fly movements skill
- not needed by the target role select music for performance skill
- not needed by the target role stimulate performers' imagination skill
- not needed by the target role train artists in flying skill
2 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held acting techniques required
- optional, not held musical genres optional
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.