Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

Répétiteur to choreologist

A répétiteur already meets 35% of what the choreologist role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From répétiteur
35 % overlap
Distant match
To choreologist
14 You already bring
16 Still to learn
41 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance Substantial retraining

71.8/ 100

1 How much of what a choreologist is expected to do is already part of a 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 choreologist role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A choreologist role treats 9 of its required skills as things a 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
  • develop codified movements
  • identify performers' needs
  • intellectual property law
  • labour legislation

What stands in the way is 16 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A choreologist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a répétiteur background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held work with broad variety of personalities communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held identify performers' needs communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held create choreographic material communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held stimulate performers' imagination management skills
  • already held create a work environment where performers can develop their potential management skills
  • already held develop codified movements communication, collaboration and creativity

All 14 carried skills, including the 9 the choreologist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 27 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.

Skill to pick up Tier
01 communication, collaboration and creativity 11 required, 5 supplementary
  • still to learn act as a resource person in dance required
  • still to learn draw up choreography required
  • still to learn log changes in choreography required
  • still to learn demonstrate specialisation in a dance tradition required
  • still to learn describe artistic experience required
  • still to learn develop the physical language required
  • still to learn interpret artistic intentions required
  • still to learn notate different dances required
  • still to learn understand the architecture of a live performance required
  • still to learn understand the conceptual dimension of a live performance required
  • still to learn understand the emotional dimension of a performance required
  • optional, not held contribute to an artistic approach optional
  • optional, not held contribute to the choreographer's process of reflection optional
  • optional, not held develop proposed choreographic language optional
  • optional, not held teach dance optional
  • optional, not held create new fight sequences optional
02 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn evaluate art quality required
  • still to learn monitor art scene developments required
  • optional, not held study community as a target community optional
03 management skills 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • still to learn be a role model in community arts required
  • optional, not held develop methods for choreographic integration optional
  • optional, not held inspire enthusiasm for dance optional
  • optional, not held match needs of target community with your skills optional
04 arts and humanities 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn art-historical values required
  • optional, not held body language optional
05 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn work with respect for own safety required
  • optional, not held clarify how various components work together optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a choreologist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 14 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held create a work environment where performers can develop their potential skill
  • already held create choreographic material skill
  • already held develop codified movements 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 work with broad variety of personalities skill
  • already held analyse music score skill
  • already held manage artistic project skill
  • already held show intercultural awareness skill
  • already held stimulate performers' imagination skill
  • already held work in an international environment skill
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held clarify how various components work together optional
  • optional, not held contribute to an artistic approach optional
  • optional, not held contribute to the choreographer's process of reflection optional
  • optional, not held develop methods for choreographic integration optional
  • optional, not held develop proposed choreographic language optional
  • optional, not held inspire enthusiasm for dance optional
  • optional, not held match needs of target community with your skills optional
  • optional, not held study community as a target community optional
  • optional, not held teach dance optional
  • optional, not held body language optional
  • optional, not held create new fight sequences optional
27 held skills the choreologist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse a script skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse own performance skill
  • not needed by the target role develop a coaching style skill
  • not needed by the target role develop drama production process skill
  • not needed by the target role guide performers' training sessions skill
  • not needed by the target role identify requirements of the work in the artistic performance skill
  • not needed by the target role manage feedback skill
  • not needed by the target role manage personal professional development skill
  • not needed by the target role manage prompt book skill
  • not needed by the target role music literature knowledge
  • not needed by the target role musical theory knowledge
  • not needed by the target role participate in music studio recordings skill
  • not needed by the target role perform music in ensemble skill
  • not needed by the target role perform music solo skill
  • not needed by the target role perform musical improvisations in therapy skill
  • not needed by the target role play musical instruments 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 musical score skill
  • not needed by the target role record music skill
  • not needed by the target role select music for training skill
  • not needed by the target role self-promote skill
  • not needed by the target role study music skill
  • not needed by the target role subject of music coaching knowledge
  • not needed by the target role transpose music skill
  • not needed by the target role work with an artistic team skill
  • not needed by the target role write musical scores 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.

Skill to pick up Tier
  • still to learn art-historical values required
  • optional, not held body language optional
Index

Other moves recorded from répétiteur

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a répétiteur become a choreologist?

Yes, and it is a substantial move. A répétiteur already covers 35% of what a choreologist is expected to do: 14 skills carry over, 9 of which the choreologist role treats as required.

What skills does a répétiteur need to become a choreologist?

16 required skills are missing, plus 11 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is act as a resource person in dance.

How hard is the move from répétiteur to choreologist?

Its learning distance is 71.8 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

Note

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.