Dance teacher to photography teacher
A dance teacher already meets 55% of what the photography teacher role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
51.8/ 100
1 How much of what a photography teacher is expected to do is already part of a dance teacher’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 photography teacher role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A photography teacher role treats 14 of its required skills as things a dance teacher already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adapt teaching to student's capabilities
- apply teaching strategies
- assess students
- assist students in their learning
- assist students with equipment
- consult students on learning content
What stands in the way is 8 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 21 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A photography teacher role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a dance teacher background worth leading with.
- already held develop a coaching style communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held consult students on learning content communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held develop artistic educational activities management skills
- already held encourage students to acknowledge their achievements management skills
- already held develop learning curriculum management skills
- already held manage student relationships communication, collaboration and creativity
All 21 carried skills, including the 14 the photography teacher role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 23 missing skills fall into 8 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 maintain photographic equipment required
- still to learn select photographic equipment required
- still to learn set up photographic equipment required
- optional, not held operate a camera optional
- optional, not held select auxiliary equipment for photographic work optional
- optional, not held use photographic equipment optional
- still to learn lighting techniques required
- still to learn photographic lenses required
- still to learn photographic processing techniques required
- optional, not held commercial photography optional
- still to learn determine image composition required
- optional, not held create artificial light optional
- optional, not held set up photographic exhibitions optional
- optional, not held create digital images optional
- optional, not held develop film optional
- still to learn select photos required
- optional, not held rinse photographic film optional
- optional, not held measure light levels optional
- optional, not held test photographic equipment optional
- optional, not held edit negatives optional
- optional, not held edit photographs optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a photography teacher role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 determine image composition practise this
- 02 maintain photographic equipment practise this
- 03 select photographic equipment 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 21 skills that carry over
- already held adapt teaching to student's capabilities skill
- already held apply teaching strategies skill
- already held assess students skill
- already held assist students in their learning skill
- already held assist students with equipment skill
- already held consult students on learning content skill
- already held demonstrate when teaching skill
- already held develop a coaching style skill
- already held encourage students to acknowledge their achievements skill
- already held give constructive feedback skill
- already held guarantee students' safety skill
- already held manage student relationships skill
- already held perform classroom management skill
- already held prepare lesson content skill
- already held assessment processes knowledge
- already held develop artistic educational activities skill
- already held develop learning curriculum skill
- already held facilitate teamwork between students skill
- already held keep personal administration skill
- already held manage resources for educational purposes skill
- already held provide lesson materials skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held curriculum objectives optional
- optional, not held manage budgets optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held create artificial light optional
- optional, not held edit negatives optional
- optional, not held edit photographs optional
- optional, not held measure light levels optional
- optional, not held operate a camera optional
- optional, not held rinse photographic film optional
- optional, not held select auxiliary equipment for photographic work optional
- optional, not held set up photographic exhibitions optional
- optional, not held test photographic equipment optional
- optional, not held use photographic equipment optional
- optional, not held commercial photography optional
- optional, not held create digital images optional
- optional, not held curriculum objectives optional
- optional, not held develop film optional
- optional, not held manage budgets optional
45 held skills the photography teacher role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adopt a person-centred approach to community arts skill
- not needed by the target role analyse your fight discipline expertise skill
- not needed by the target role balance participants' personal needs with group needs skill
- not needed by the target role be a role model in community arts skill
- not needed by the target role bring out performers’ artistic potential skill
- not needed by the target role contextualise artistic work skill
- not needed by the target role contribute to the choreographer's process of reflection skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate artistic production 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 choreographic material 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 develop a rehabilitation programme skill
- not needed by the target role develop artistic project budgets skill
- not needed by the target role develop codified movements skill
- not needed by the target role develop methods for choreographic integration skill
- not needed by the target role develop proposed choreographic language skill
- not needed by the target role develop the physical language skill
- not needed by the target role devise choreography skill
- not needed by the target role direct movement experiences skill
- not needed by the target role evolution in delivery practices in practiced dance tradition knowledge
- not needed by the target role express yourself physically skill
- not needed by the target role help performers internalise choreographic material skill
- not needed by the target role history of dance style knowledge
- not needed by the target role inspire dance participants to improve skill
- not needed by the target role inspire enthusiasm for dance skill
- not needed by the target role instructional strategies knowledge
- not needed by the target role keep up to date on professional dance practice skill
- not needed by the target role learning difficulties knowledge
- not needed by the target role link between dance and music style knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain dance training skill
- not needed by the target role maintain safe working conditions in performing arts skill
- not needed by the target role manage artistic career skill
- not needed by the target role match needs of target community with your skills skill
- not needed by the target role movement techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role prepare performance training session skill
- not needed by the target role present exhibition skill
- not needed by the target role read dance scores skill
- not needed by the target role record lessons learnt from your sessions skill
- not needed by the target role stimulate performers' imagination skill
5 further entries not listed here
5 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 lighting techniques required
- still to learn photographic lenses required
- still to learn photographic processing techniques required
- optional, not held commercial photography optional
- optional, not held curriculum objectives optional
Common questions about this move
Can a dance teacher become a photography teacher?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A dance teacher already covers 55% of what a photography teacher is expected to do: 21 skills carry over, 14 of which the photography teacher role treats as required.
What skills does a dance teacher need to become a photography teacher?
8 required skills are missing, plus 15 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is determine image composition.
How hard is the move from dance teacher to photography teacher?
Its learning distance is 51.8 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.