Choreologist to dancer
A choreologist already meets 38% of what the dancer role asks for. The move turns on 22 required skills not yet in the profile.
71.7/ 100
1 How much of what a dancer 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 dancer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A dancer role treats 10 of its required skills as things a choreologist already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- describe artistic experience
- develop the physical language
- intellectual property law
- labour legislation
- maintain safe working conditions in performing arts
- manage artistic career
What stands in the way is 22 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 dancer 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 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
- already held inspire enthusiasm for dance management skills
- already held teach dance communication, collaboration and creativity
All 24 carried skills, including the 10 the dancer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 29 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 an artistic approach to your interpretation required
- still to learn perform fast changeover required
- still to learn self-promote required
- still to learn work with a dance team required
- still to learn follow time cues required
- still to learn identify requirements of the work in the artistic performance required
- still to learn maintain dance training required
- still to learn perform dances required
- still to learn perform live required
- still to learn study roles from scripts required
- still to learn understand the physical language of a live performance required
- still to learn work with an artistic team required
- still to learn attend rehearsals required
- still to learn follow directions of the artistic director required
- still to learn interact with an audience required
- still to learn interact with fellow actors required
- still to learn manage feedback required
- optional, not held perform with motion capture equipment optional
- optional, not held read dance scores optional
- optional, not held sing optional
- optional, not held use declaiming techniques optional
- still to learn check the production schedule required
- still to learn evaluate own dance abilities required
- still to learn analyse own performance required
- still to learn manage personal professional development required
- optional, not held analyse your fight discipline expertise optional
- optional, not held direct community arts activities optional
- still to learn 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 practise this
- 02 perform fast changeover practise this
- 03 self-promote 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 describe artistic experience skill
- already held develop the physical language 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 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 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 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
7 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 read dance scores optional
- optional, not held sing optional
- optional, not held use declaiming techniques optional
- optional, not held musical genres optional
17 held skills the dancer 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 art-historical values knowledge
- 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 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 draw up choreography skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate art quality skill
- not needed by the target role identify performers' needs 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 monitor art scene developments skill
- not needed by the target role notate different dances skill
- not needed by the target role stimulate performers' imagination skill
- not needed by the target role study community as a target community 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.
- still to learn acting techniques required
- optional, not held musical genres optional
Common questions about this move
Can a choreologist become a dancer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A choreologist already covers 38% of what a dancer is expected to do: 24 skills carry over, 10 of which the dancer role treats as required.
What skills does a choreologist need to become a dancer?
22 required skills are missing, plus 7 optional ones. They fall into 3 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is develop an artistic approach to your interpretation.
How hard is the move from choreologist to dancer?
Its learning distance is 71.7 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.