Répétiteur to dance répétiteur
A répétiteur already meets 40% of what the dance répétiteur role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.
70.2/ 100
1 How much of what a dance répétiteur 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 dance répétiteur role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A dance répétiteur role treats 12 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
- develop a coaching style
- guide performers' training sessions
- identify performers' needs
- intellectual property law
- labour legislation
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 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A dance répétiteur 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.
- already held guide performers' training sessions management skills
- already held prepare rehearsals communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held prompt performers communication, collaboration and creativity
- 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
All 20 carried skills, including the 12 the dance répétiteur role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 30 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 contribute to the development of a creative choreography required
- still to learn help document artistic work at all stages required
- still to learn contribute to the choreographer's process of reflection required
- still to learn describe artistic experience required
- still to learn develop an artistic framework required
- still to learn develop the physical language required
- still to learn prepare performance training session required
- still to learn represent artistic production required
- still to learn train artists in flying required
- still to learn understand the emotional dimension of a performance required
- still to learn create new fight sequences required
- optional, not held develop proposed choreographic language optional
- optional, not held follow time cues optional
- optional, not held perform dances optional
- optional, not held read dance scores optional
- optional, not held teach dance optional
- optional, not held understand the architecture of a live performance optional
- optional, not held understand the conceptual dimension of a live performance optional
- optional, not held understand the physical language of a live performance optional
- still to learn help set performance schedule required
- still to learn participate in technical aspects of the production required
- still to learn help set rehearsal schedule required
- still to learn rehearse artist fly movements required
- optional, not held analyse your fight discipline expertise optional
- optional, not held develop methods for choreographic integration optional
- optional, not held inspire enthusiasm for dance optional
- still to learn test artist flying systems required
- optional, not held read scripts optional
- still to learn link between dance and music style required
- still to learn work with respect for own safety required
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a dance répétiteur role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 contribute to the development of a creative choreography practise this
- 02 help document artistic work at all stages practise this
- 03 help set performance schedule 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 20 skills that carry over
- already held create a work environment where performers can develop their potential skill
- already held develop a coaching style skill
- already held guide performers' training sessions 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 rehearsals skill
- already held subject of music coaching knowledge
- already held work with broad variety of personalities skill
- already held analyse a script skill
- already held analyse music score skill
- already held create choreographic material skill
- already held develop codified movements skill
- already held manage artistic project skill
- already held prompt performers skill
- already held stimulate performers' imagination skill
- already held work in an international environment skill
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held analyse your fight discipline expertise optional
- optional, not held develop methods for choreographic integration optional
- optional, not held develop proposed choreographic language optional
- optional, not held follow time cues optional
- optional, not held inspire enthusiasm for dance optional
- optional, not held perform dances optional
- optional, not held read dance scores optional
- optional, not held read scripts optional
- optional, not held teach dance optional
- optional, not held understand the architecture of a live performance optional
- optional, not held understand the conceptual dimension of a live performance optional
- optional, not held understand the physical language of a live performance optional
21 held skills the dance répétiteur role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse own performance skill
- not needed by the target role develop drama production process 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 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 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 show intercultural awareness skill
- not needed by the target role study music skill
- 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
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 link between dance and music style required
Common questions about this move
Can a répétiteur become a dance répétiteur?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A répétiteur already covers 40% of what a dance répétiteur is expected to do: 20 skills carry over, 12 of which the dance répétiteur role treats as required.
What skills does a répétiteur need to become a dance répétiteur?
18 required skills are missing, plus 12 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is contribute to the development of a creative choreography.
How hard is the move from répétiteur to dance répétiteur?
Its learning distance is 70.2 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.