Choreographers

• Read and study story lines and musical scores to determine how to translate ideas and moods into dance movements.
• Design dances for individual dancers, dance companies, musical theatre, opera, fashion shows, film, television productions and special events, and for dancers ranging from beginners to professionals.
• 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 to help prevent injuries.
• Coordinate production music with music directors.
• Audition performers for one or more dance parts.
• Direct and stage dance presentations for various forms of entertainment.
• Develop ideas for creating dances, keeping notes and sketches to record influences.
• Train, exercise, and attend dance classes to maintain high levels of technical proficiency, physical ability, and physical fitness.
• Teach students, dancers, and other performers about rhythm and interpretive movement.
• Assess students' dancing abilities to determine where improvement or change is needed.
• Experiment with different types of dancers, steps, dances, and placements, testing ideas informally to get feedback from dancers.
• Seek influences from other art forms such as theatre, the visual arts, and architecture.
• Design sets, lighting, costumes, and other artistic elements of productions, in collaboration with cast members.
• Record dance movements and their technical aspects, using a technical understanding of the patterns and formations of choreography.
• Re-stage traditional dances and works in dance companies' repertoires, developing new interpretations.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Choreographers.

• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.
• Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Choreographers.