- Direct rehearsals to instruct dancers in how to use dance steps, and in techniques to achieve desired effects.
- Teach students, dancers, and other performers about rhythm and interpretive movement.
- Choose the music, sound effects, or spoken narrative to accompany a dance.
- Advise dancers on how to stand and move properly, teaching correct dance techniques
Choreographer | Average UK Salary & Outlook
Choreographers design sequences of steps and movements, usually accompanied by music, for dancers and other artists to perform.
Choreographers typically work around 28 to 30 hours per week.
As a Choreographer you will typically work evenings / weekends / bank holidays.
This occupation tends to be:
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Which qualifications do I need?
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What soft skills do I need?
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Instructing Teaching others how to do something
Active Listening Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times
Speaking Talking to others to convey information effectively
Coordination Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions
Monitoring Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action
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Persistence Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. Initiative Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. Achievement/Effort Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. Dependability Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. Innovation Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
