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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)

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 %