From circus artist to dancer
13 of the 32 essential skills of a dancer are already essential for a circus artist — about 41% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from circus artist in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 13
- skills carry over
- 19
- would be new
- 41%
- 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
13 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- analyse own performance
- attend rehearsals
- check the production schedule
- follow directions of the artistic director
- follow time cues
- interact with an audience
- interact with fellow actors
- manage artistic career
- manage feedback
- perform live
- study roles from scripts
- work with an artistic team
- work with respect for own safety
What would be new
19 skillsEssential for a dancer and not for a circus 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
- describe artistic experience
- develop an artistic approach to your interpretation
- develop the physical language
- evaluate own dance abilities
- identify requirements of the work in the artistic performance
- intellectual property law
- labour legislation
- maintain dance training
- maintain safe working conditions in performing arts
- manage personal professional development
- perform dances
- perform fast changeover
- self-promote
- 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
Other moves from circus artist
2 roles- circus arts teacher12 skills in common
- actor/actress11 skills in common
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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.