Dance répétiteur to choreographer
A dance répétiteur already meets 69% of what the choreographer role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
45.6/ 100
1 How much of what a choreographer is expected to do is already part of a dance répétiteur’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 24 of its required skills as things a dance répétiteur already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- create a work environment where performers can develop their potential
- create choreographic material
- create new fight sequences
- describe artistic experience
- develop an artistic framework
- develop codified movements
What stands in the way is 9 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 dance répétiteur background worth leading with.
- already held rehearse artist fly movements management skills
- already held train artists in flying communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held understand the physical language of a live performance 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
All 31 carried skills, including the 24 the choreographer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 18 missing skills fall into 5 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
- 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 select music for performance optional
- optional, not held show intercultural awareness optional
- still to learn assemble an artistic team required
- still to learn be a role model in community arts required
- optional, not held match needs of target community with your skills optional
- still to learn art-historical values required
- still to learn monitor art scene developments 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 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 an artistic framework 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 manage personal professional development skill
- already held prepare performance training session skill
- already held rehearse artist fly movements skill
- already held train artists in flying 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 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 inspire enthusiasm for dance skill
- already held manage artistic project skill
- already held read dance scores 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 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 match needs of target community with your skills optional
- optional, not held notate different dances optional
- optional, not held practise flying movements optional
- optional, not held select music for performance optional
- optional, not held show intercultural awareness optional
19 held skills the choreographer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse a script skill
- not needed by the target role analyse your fight discipline expertise skill
- not needed by the target role contribute to the choreographer's process of reflection skill
- not needed by the target role contribute to the development of a creative choreography skill
- not needed by the target role develop a coaching style skill
- not needed by the target role follow time cues skill
- not needed by the target role guide performers' training sessions skill
- not needed by the target role help document artistic work at all stages skill
- not needed by the target role help set performance schedule skill
- not needed by the target role help set rehearsal schedule skill
- not needed by the target role link between dance and music style knowledge
- not needed by the target role participate in technical aspects of the production skill
- not needed by the target role perform dances skill
- not needed by the target role prepare rehearsals skill
- not needed by the target role prompt performers skill
- not needed by the target role read scripts skill
- not needed by the target role represent artistic production skill
- not needed by the target role subject of music coaching knowledge
- not needed by the target role test artist flying systems skill
1 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
Other moves recorded from dance répétiteur
Common questions about this move
Can a dance répétiteur become a choreographer?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A dance répétiteur already covers 69% of what a choreographer is expected to do: 31 skills carry over, 24 of which the choreographer role treats as required.
What skills does a dance répétiteur need to become a choreographer?
9 required skills are missing, plus 9 optional ones. They fall into 5 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 dance répétiteur to choreographer?
Its learning distance is 45.6 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.