Profession dancer

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.

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Personality Type

• Artistic / Realistic

Knowledge

• Intellectual property law

  The regulations that govern the set of rights protecting products of the intellect from unlawful infringement.

• Labour legislation

  Legislation, on a national or international level, that governs labour conditions in various fields between labour parties such as the government, employees, employers, and trade unions.

• Acting techniques

  The different acting techniques for developing lifelike performances, such as method acting, classical acting, and Meisner technique.

• Be in touch with your body

  The key aspects of applied anatomy, psychology, nutrition, physiology, and psychosocial studies and how they relate to the self-awareness of one's body. 

• Theatre techniques

  Understand techniques that facilitate a successful presentation of a play.

Skills

• Work with respect for own safety

  Apply the safety rules according to training and instruction and based on a solid understanding of the prevention measures and risks to your own personal health and safety.

• Interact with an audience

  Convey the artistic values of the art form(s). Respond to the reactions of your audience and involve them.

• Manage personal professional development

  Take responsibility for lifelong learning and continuous professional development. Engage in learning to support and update professional competence. Identify priority areas for professional development based on reflection about own practice and through contact with peers and stakeholders.

• Perform live

  Perform in front of live audiences.

• Accept feedback on artistic performance

  Accept feedback, proposed discussions and avenues of exploration about the precision of movements, rhythm, musicality, precision of the performance, interaction with peers and stage elements, areas requiring improvement. Take feedback into account to develop the potential as performer. Note the choreographers/repetiteur/dance master instructions, the instructions of other collaborators (dramaturge, performers/dancers peers, musicians, etc.) assuring being in the same page with direction team.

• Maintain dance training

  Participate in training sessions and classes to ensure the highest possible level of technical proficiency, physical ability, and physical fitness. Identify the requirements of the work that orientates the goal of the training.

• Perform fast changeover

  Perform dress, hair, wigs and makeup changeovers during a performance.

• Maintain safe working conditions in performing arts

  Verify the technical aspects of your workspace, costumes, props, etc. Eliminate potential hazards in your work space or performance. Intervene actively in cases of accidents or illness.

• Work with a dance team

  Work with the dance direction and artistic team ensuring smooth cooperation.

• Work with broad variety of personalities

  Be flexible and work with a broad mix of personalities.

• Develop an artistic approach to your interpretation

  Contribute as a performer to the development of an artistic approach or creative project. Analyse and evaluate your own practice and expertise in general and in relation with the artistic proposal. Analyse the artistic approach proposed and describe your artistic vision for the creation of your role. Identify the components of the show developing the choreographer's or director's artistic intent and comprehending the character of the work. Participate in the creative process helping to prepare a production of the work.

• Check the production schedule

  Check the daily and long term schedules for rehearsal, training, performances, season, tour, etc., taking into account the project timeline and all the preparations required by the production.

• Manage artistic career

  Present yourself and your artistic approach. Position your work in target markets. Promote and market yourself and your oeuvre.

• Dance

  Perform in artistic productions of differents disciplines such as classical ballet, modern dance, contemporary dance, early dance, ethnic dance, folk dance, acrobatic dances and street dance.

• Promote yourself

  Market one's own strengths in terms of skills and knowledge.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB