# Choreographers > Create new dance routines. Rehearse performance of routines. May direct and stage presentations. - Code: 27-2032.00 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 27-2032) - Family: [Arts, Design, Media & Sports](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-27), one of its 45 occupations - Tasks: 18 tasks (17 core and 1 supplemental) - Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-2032.00 - JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/27-2032.00.json ## What the work is made of 1. Direct rehearsals to instruct dancers in dance steps and in techniques to achieve desired effects. Core task · Task 11028 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 2. Advise dancers on standing and moving properly, teaching correct dance techniques to help prevent injuries. Core task · Task 11032 · Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024 3. Teach students, dancers, and other performers about rhythm and interpretive movement. Core task · Task 11038 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 4. Record dance movements and their technical aspects, using a technical understanding of the patterns and formations of choreography. Core task · Task 11043 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 5. Direct and stage dance presentations for various forms of entertainment. Core task · Task 11035 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 6. Choose the music, sound effects, or spoken narrative to accompany a dance. Core task · Task 11031 · Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024 7. Experiment with different types of dancers, steps, dances, and placements, testing ideas informally to get feedback from dancers. Core task · Task 11040 · Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024 8. Seek influences from other art forms, such as theatre, the visual arts, and architecture. Core task · Task 11041 · Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024 9. Develop ideas for creating dances, keeping notes and sketches to record influences. Core task · Task 11036 · Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024 10. Coordinate production music with music directors. Core task · Task 11033 · Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024 11. 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. Core task · Task 11030 · Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024 12. Audition performers for one or more dance parts. Core task · Task 11034 · Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024 13. Assess students' dancing abilities to determine where improvement or change is needed. Core task · Task 11039 · Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024 14. Design sets, lighting, costumes, and other artistic elements of productions, in collaboration with cast members. Core task · Task 11042 · Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024 15. Train, exercise, and attend dance classes to maintain high levels of technical proficiency, physical ability, and physical fitness. Core task · Task 11037 · Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024 16. Read and study story lines and musical scores to determine how to translate ideas and moods into dance movements. Core task · Task 11029 · Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024 17. Manage dance schools, or assist in their management. Core task · Task 11045 · Rated by 20 occupational experts, August 2024 18. Restage traditional dances and works in dance companies' repertoires, developing new interpretations. Supplemental task · Task 11044 · Rated by 21 occupational experts, August 2024 ## More in Arts, Design, Media & Sports - [Actors](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-2011.00): 18 tasks - [Art Directors](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-1011.00): 16 tasks - [Artists and Related Workers, All Other](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-1019.00): no tasks listed - [Athletes and Sports Competitors](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-2021.00): 9 tasks - [Audio and Video Technicians](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-4011.00): 29 tasks - [Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-3011.00): 24 tasks - [Broadcast Technicians](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-4012.00): 27 tasks - [Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-4031.00): 21 tasks - [Coaches and Scouts](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-2022.00): 27 tasks - [Commercial and Industrial Designers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-1021.00): 17 tasks - [Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-3092.00): 14 tasks - [Craft Artists](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-1012.00): 15 tasks - [Dancers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-2031.00): 14 tasks - [Designers, All Other](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-1029.00): no tasks listed - [Disc Jockeys, Except Radio](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-2091.00): 19 tasks - [Editors](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-3041.00): 21 tasks - [Entertainers and Performers, Sports and Related Workers, All Other](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-2099.00): no tasks listed - [Fashion Designers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-1022.00): 20 tasks - [Film and Video Editors](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-4032.00): 22 tasks - [Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-1013.00): 28 tasks - [Floral Designers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-1023.00): 15 tasks - [Graphic Designers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-1024.00): 19 tasks - [Interior Designers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-1025.00): 16 tasks - [Interpreters and Translators](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-3091.00): 17 tasks - [Lighting Technicians](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-4015.00): 16 tasks - [Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-4099.00): no tasks listed - [Media and Communication Workers, All Other](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-3099.00): no tasks listed - [Media Programming Directors](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-2012.03): 23 tasks - [Media Technical Directors/Managers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-2012.05): 15 tasks - [Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-1026.00): 24 tasks - [Music Directors and Composers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-2041.00): 30 tasks - [Musicians and Singers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-2042.00): 29 tasks - [News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-3023.00): 30 tasks - [Photographers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-4021.00): 28 tasks - [Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-3043.05): 16 tasks - [Producers and Directors](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-2012.00): 30 tasks - [Public Relations Specialists](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-3031.00): 18 tasks - [Set and Exhibit Designers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-1027.00): 27 tasks - [Sound Engineering Technicians](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-4014.00): 14 tasks - [Special Effects Artists and Animators](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-1014.00): 13 tasks - [Talent Directors](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-2012.04): 15 tasks - [Technical Writers](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-3042.00): 15 tasks - [Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-2023.00): 16 tasks - [Writers and Authors](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-3043.00): 20 tasks ## Where this comes from Quoted from O*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, under CC BY 4.0: free to copy and reuse, with credit. 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