# Tasks & work activities — dance répétiteur

Source: O*NET 30.3, occupation 27-2032.00 (Choreographers) — manual nearest-occupation mapping via ISCO group 2653; the official ESCO crosswalk has no entry for this ESCO occupation.

## Task statements

- **[Core]** Direct rehearsals to instruct dancers in dance steps and in techniques to achieve desired effects.
- **[Core]** Read and study story lines and musical scores to determine how to translate ideas and moods into dance movements.
- **[Core]** 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.
- **[Core]** Choose the music, sound effects, or spoken narrative to accompany a dance.
- **[Core]** Advise dancers on standing and moving properly, teaching correct dance techniques to help prevent injuries.
- **[Core]** Coordinate production music with music directors.
- **[Core]** Audition performers for one or more dance parts.
- **[Core]** Direct and stage dance presentations for various forms of entertainment.
- **[Core]** Develop ideas for creating dances, keeping notes and sketches to record influences.
- **[Core]** Train, exercise, and attend dance classes to maintain high levels of technical proficiency, physical ability, and physical fitness.
- **[Core]** Teach students, dancers, and other performers about rhythm and interpretive movement.
- **[Core]** Assess students' dancing abilities to determine where improvement or change is needed.
- **[Core]** Experiment with different types of dancers, steps, dances, and placements, testing ideas informally to get feedback from dancers.
- **[Core]** Seek influences from other art forms, such as theatre, the visual arts, and architecture.
- **[Core]** Design sets, lighting, costumes, and other artistic elements of productions, in collaboration with cast members.
- **[Core]** Record dance movements and their technical aspects, using a technical understanding of the patterns and formations of choreography.
- **[Supplemental]** Restage traditional dances and works in dance companies' repertoires, developing new interpretations.
- **[Core]** Manage dance schools, or assist in their management.

## Detailed work activities

- Audition or interview potential performers or staff members.
- Choreograph dances.
- Coordinate artistic activities.
- Determine presentation subjects or content.
- Develop artistic or design concepts for decoration, exhibition, or commercial purposes.
- Evaluate skills of athletes or performers.
- Manage operations of artistic or entertainment departments or organizations.
- Monitor current trends.
- Practice athletic or artistic skills.
- Study scripts to determine project requirements.
- Train others on performance techniques.