Dance Production Roles

Start with the choreographer

The mind map Roles, skills, and responsibilities of a choreographer is a starting point for separating what a choreographer does from the skills the role calls for. It includes directing rehearsals and instructing dancers in steps and techniques. Read the main branches first, then look at the examples under each one.

Next, look at Choreographer improved. Its branches include creating routines, researching ideas and explaining moves. Compare these with the first map to see how the resources describe responsibilities.

Compare the dancer’s role

Dancer brings together performing a dance, learning choreography, facial expressions, flexibility and physical fitness. The map also mentions expressing a story. Compare its branches with the choreographer maps: which points describe performing, and which describe creating or teaching a routine?

The Mind Maps resource includes both dancer and choreographer branches. It mentions timing, group work and making steps fit the dance. It can help you bring the two roles together after looking at them separately.

Use maps and questions together

There are no quizzes listed on this page, but you can turn a map’s branches into questions. For example, cover a branch about responsibilities and try to recall its points before checking the map. A free GoConqr account lets you make your own quizzes, mind maps, flashcards and notes, and saves your quiz scores.

See the topic in its unit

Dance Production Roles is a section of Dance Styles and Forms in Performing arts (theatre, dance). The maps give you a way to study the people and responsibilities within this section of the unit. One map also brings together dancers, choreographers, costume designers and lighting designers; there is a separate mind map on costume design too.

Make a question set from a map and use it to check what you remember.