Choreologist to choreographer
A choreologist already meets 63% of what the choreographer role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.
50.5/ 100
1 How much of what a choreographer is expected to do is already part of a choreologist’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 21 of its required skills as things a choreologist already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- art-historical values
- be a role model in community arts
- create a work environment where performers can develop their potential
- create choreographic material
- create new fight sequences
- describe artistic experience
What stands in the way is 12 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 31 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 a choreologist background worth leading with.
- already held demonstrate specialisation in a dance tradition communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held notate different dances communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held create new fight sequences 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 31 carried skills, including the 21 the choreographer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 18 missing skills fall into 3 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 define artistic approach required
- still to learn design flying movements required
- still to learn develop an artistic framework required
- still to learn prepare performance training session required
- still to learn train artists in flying required
- still to learn understand the physical language of a live performance required
- 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 practise flying movements optional
- optional, not held read dance scores optional
- optional, not held select music for performance optional
- still to learn assemble an artistic team required
- still to learn rehearse artist fly movements required
- still to learn manage personal professional development 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 31 skills that carry over
- already held art-historical values knowledge
- 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 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 develop the physical language skill
- already held identify performers' needs 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 monitor art scene developments skill
- already held understand the architecture of a live performance skill
- already held understand the conceptual dimension of a live performance 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 analyse music score skill
- already held demonstrate specialisation in a dance tradition 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 notate different dances 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
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held correct potentially harmful movements 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 practise flying movements optional
- optional, not held read dance scores optional
- optional, not held select music for performance optional
10 held skills the choreographer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role act as a resource person in dance skill
- not needed by the target role body language knowledge
- not needed by the target role clarify how various components work together skill
- not needed by the target role contribute to an artistic approach skill
- not needed by the target role contribute to the choreographer's process of reflection skill
- not needed by the target role draw up choreography skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate art quality skill
- not needed by the target role interpret artistic intentions skill
- not needed by the target role log changes in choreography skill
- not needed by the target role study community as a target community skill
Common questions about this move
Can a choreologist become a choreographer?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A choreologist already covers 63% of what a choreographer is expected to do: 31 skills carry over, 21 of which the choreographer role treats as required.
What skills does a choreologist need to become a choreographer?
12 required skills are missing, plus 6 optional ones. They fall into 3 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 choreologist to choreographer?
Its learning distance is 50.5 out of 100, which is the moderate 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.