From performance artist to dancer
11 of the 32 essential skills of a dancer are already essential for a performance artist — about 34% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 11
- skills carry over
- 21
- would be new
- 34%
- of the target job covered
- 32
- essential skills of a dancer
What a dancer does
Dancers interpret ideas, feelings, stories or characters for audiences by using movement and body language mostly accompanied by music. This normally involves interpreting the work of a choreographer or a traditional repertory, although it may sometimes require improvisation.
What carries over
11 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
What would be new
21 skillsEssential for a dancer and not for a performance artist. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- acting techniques
- check the production schedule
- describe artistic experience
- develop an artistic approach to your interpretation
- develop the physical language
- evaluate own dance abilities
- follow directions of the artistic director
- identify requirements of the work in the artistic performance
- interact with fellow actors
- maintain dance training
- maintain safe working conditions in performing arts
- manage artistic career
- manage personal professional development
- perform dances
- perform fast changeover
- understand the conceptual dimension of a live performance
- understand the emotional dimension of a performance
- understand the physical language of a live performance
- work with a dance team
- work with broad variety of personalities
- work with respect for own safety
Other moves from performance artist
2 roles- street performer12 skills in common
- circus artist10 skills in common
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a dancer?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.