artistic-coach/references/tasks.md

Tasks & work activities — artistic coach

Source: O*NET 30.3, occupation 27-2032.00 (Choreographers).

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.
• [Core] Manage dance schools, or assist in their management.
• [Supplemental] Restage traditional dances and works in dance companies' repertoires, developing new interpretations.

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.