# Competences — dancer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/07b91f36-8272-493a-8e1c-5625e77efe68).

## Essential

- **acting techniques** (knowledge)
- **analyse own performance** (skill/competence)
- **attend rehearsals** (skill/competence)
- **check the production schedule** (skill/competence)
- **describe artistic experience** (skill/competence)
- **develop an artistic approach to your interpretation** (skill/competence)
- **develop the physical language** (skill/competence)
- **evaluate own dance abilities** (skill/competence)
- **follow directions of the artistic director** (skill/competence)
- **follow time cues** (skill/competence)
- **identify requirements of the work in the artistic performance** (skill/competence)
- **intellectual property law** (knowledge)
- **interact with an audience** (skill/competence)
- **interact with fellow actors** (skill/competence)
- **labour legislation** (knowledge)
- **maintain dance training** (skill/competence)
- **maintain safe working conditions in performing arts** (skill/competence)
- **manage artistic career** (skill/competence)
- **manage feedback** (skill/competence)
- **manage personal professional development** (skill/competence)
- **perform dances** (skill/competence)
- **perform fast changeover** (skill/competence)
- **perform live** (skill/competence)
- **self-promote** (skill/competence)
- **study roles from scripts** (skill/competence)
- **understand the conceptual dimension of a live performance** (skill/competence)
- **understand the emotional dimension of a performance** (skill/competence)
- **understand the physical language of a live performance** (skill/competence)
- **work with a dance team** (skill/competence)
- **work with an artistic team** (skill/competence)
- **work with broad variety of personalities** (skill/competence)
- **work with respect for own safety** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- analyse music score (skill/competence)
- analyse your fight discipline expertise (skill/competence)
- be a role model in community arts (skill/competence)
- create choreographic material (skill/competence)
- demonstrate specialisation in a dance tradition (skill/competence)
- develop codified movements (skill/competence)
- develop methods for choreographic integration (skill/competence)
- develop proposed choreographic language (skill/competence)
- direct community arts activities (skill/competence)
- inspire enthusiasm for dance (skill/competence)
- manage artistic project (skill/competence)
- match needs of target community with your skills (skill/competence)
- musical genres (knowledge)
- perform with motion capture equipment (skill/competence)
- read dance scores (skill/competence)
- show intercultural awareness (skill/competence)
- sing (skill/competence)
- teach dance (skill/competence)
- understand the architecture of a live performance (skill/competence)
- use declaiming techniques (skill/competence)
- work in an international environment (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 17 ads, as of 2026-07-11)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Hard skills

- dancing — **35 %**
- modern dance — **18 %**
- ballet — **18 %**
- contemporary dance — **18 %**
- singing — **18 %**

### Responsibilities

- performing — **24 %**

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