Dance répétiteur to dancer
A dance répétiteur already meets 46% of what the dancer role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.
65/ 100
1 How much of what a dancer 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 dancer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A dancer role treats 14 of its required skills as things a dance répétiteur already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- describe artistic experience
- develop the physical language
- follow time cues
- intellectual property law
- labour legislation
- maintain safe working conditions in performing arts
What stands in the way is 18 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 26 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 dance répétiteur background worth leading with.
- already held understand the physical language of a live performance 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 read dance scores communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held inspire enthusiasm for dance management skills
- already held teach dance communication, collaboration and creativity
All 26 carried skills, including the 14 the dancer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 27 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 identify requirements of the work in the artistic performance required
- still to learn maintain dance training required
- still to learn perform live required
- still to learn study roles from scripts 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 demonstrate specialisation in a dance tradition 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 show intercultural awareness optional
- still to learn check the production schedule required
- still to learn evaluate own dance abilities required
- still to learn analyse own performance required
- optional, not held be a role model in community arts optional
- optional, not held direct community arts activities optional
- optional, not held match needs of target community with your skills 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 26 skills that carry over
- already held describe artistic experience skill
- already held develop the physical language skill
- already held follow time cues 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 perform dances 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 analyse your fight discipline expertise skill
- already held create choreographic material 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 read dance scores skill
- already held teach dance skill
- already held understand the architecture of a live performance skill
- already held work in an international environment skill
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held be a role model in community arts optional
- optional, not held demonstrate specialisation in a dance tradition optional
- optional, not held direct community arts activities optional
- optional, not held match needs of target community with your skills 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
- optional, not held show intercultural awareness optional
24 held skills the dancer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse a script 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 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 develop a coaching style skill
- not needed by the target role develop an artistic framework 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 identify performers' needs 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 prepare performance training session 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 rehearse artist fly movements skill
- not needed by the target role represent artistic production skill
- not needed by the target role stimulate performers' imagination skill
- not needed by the target role subject of music coaching knowledge
- not needed by the target role test artist flying systems 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.
- still to learn acting techniques required
- optional, not held musical genres optional
Other moves recorded from dance répétiteur
Common questions about this move
Can a dance répétiteur become a dancer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A dance répétiteur already covers 46% of what a dancer is expected to do: 26 skills carry over, 14 of which the dancer role treats as required.
What skills does a dance répétiteur need to become a dancer?
18 required skills are missing, plus 9 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 dance répétiteur to dancer?
Its learning distance is 65 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.