Choreographers

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1. 01Restage traditional dances and works in dance companies' repertoires, developing new interpretations.
2. 02Advise dancers on standing and moving properly, teaching correct dance techniques to help prevent injuries.
3. 03Audition performers for one or more dance parts.
4. 04Assess students' dancing abilities to determine where improvement or change is needed.
5. 05Design sets, lighting, costumes, and other artistic elements of productions, in collaboration with cast members.
6. 06Train, exercise, and attend dance classes to maintain high levels of technical proficiency, physical ability, and physical fitness.
7. 07Read and study story lines and musical scores to determine how to translate ideas and moods into dance movements.
8. 08Choose the music, sound effects, or spoken narrative to accompany a dance.
9. 09Experiment with different types of dancers, steps, dances, and placements, testing ideas informally to get feedback from dancers.
10. 10Seek influences from other art forms, such as theatre, the visual arts, and architecture.
11. 11Develop ideas for creating dances, keeping notes and sketches to record influences.
12. 12Coordinate production music with music directors.

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