(Career Asssessments, Exploration & Counselling)
Career: Choreographers
Job Description
Create and teach dance. May direct and stage presentations.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Direct rehearsals to instruct dancers in how to use dance steps, and in techniques to achieve desired effects. |
100
|
Coordinate production music with music directors. |
100
|
Audition performers for one or more dance parts. |
100
|
Direct and stage dance presentations for various forms of entertainment. |
100
|
Train, exercise, and attend dance classes to maintain high levels of technical proficiency, physical ability, and physical fitness. |
100
|
Seek influences from other art forms such as theatre, the visual arts, and architecture. |
96
|
Read and study story lines and musical scores to determine how to translate ideas and moods into dance movements. |
96
|
Design dances for individual dancers, dance companies, musical theatre, opera, fashion shows, film, television productions and special events, and for dancers ranging from beginners to professionals. |
96
|
Choose the music, sound effects, or spoken narrative to accompany a dance. |
96
|
Advise dancers on how to stand and move properly, teaching correct dance techniques to help prevent injuries. |
96
|
Develop ideas for creating dances, keeping notes and sketches to record influences. |
96
|
Record dance movements and their technical aspects, using a technical understanding of the patterns and formations of choreography. |
92
|
Teach students, dancers, and other performers about rhythm and interpretive movement. |
88
|
Re-stage traditional dances and works in dance companies' repertoires, developing new interpretations. |
84
|
Assess students' dancing abilities to determine where improvement or change is needed. |
84
|
Experiment with different types of dancers, steps, dances, and placements, testing ideas informally to get feedback from dancers. |
72
|
Design sets, lighting, costumes, and other artistic elements of productions, in collaboration with cast members. |
36
|
Manage dance schools, or assist in their management. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
93
|
Thinking Creatively
|
88
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
87
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
87
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
86
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
86
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
81
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
79
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
77
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
75
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
73
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
71
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
71
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
69
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
69
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
69
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
68
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
67
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
66
|
Getting Information
|
59
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
59
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
56
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
54
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
51
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
51
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
50
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
49
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
48
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
47
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
40
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
37
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
34
|
Processing Information
|
29
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
25
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
25
|
Interacting With Computers
|
21
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
20
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
15
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
8
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
6
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
5
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|