Required skills
communication skills to:
work collaboratively
demonstrate cooperation, consideration and develop rapport with partners
respond appropriately to feedback on own skill development
consult with peers and mentors, including interpersonal skills relating to listening, questioning, gaining feedback and giving information
initiative and enterprise skills to:
access, draw on and creatively develop a variety of imaginative stimuli
work creatively with music and dance
dance with artistry and assurance
communicate mood and style through dance
learning skills to:
perfect allied contemporary dance techniques through:
practising complex movements and sequences repeatedly
a capacity for advanced self-correction and concentrated response to feedback
a positive attitude to dancing
excel at a personal physical conditioning program
planning and organising skills to:
research and analyse from contemporary works:
use of improvisation, duo techniques and acrobatic moves
contexts and characteristics of artists involved in chosen repertoire
plan practice time
self-management skills to:
arrive punctually at classes and rehearsals
dress appropriately
observe dance discipline and follow direction
apply safe dance practices and identify risk factors
demonstrate professional work ethic
teamwork skills to work collaboratively with partner in dance classes
technical dance skills to:
execute high level of technical skills in solo, ensemble and partnership situations
employ physical control throughout execution of sequences
demonstrate timing and weight centring techniques with partner, applying them to lifts and counterbalances
demonstrate a high level of spatial awareness in partnering, including floor patterns and aerial pathways
sense needs of partner and adapt appropriately
emulate the style and intention of duo-work repertoire and choreography through partnering allied technique
replicate precisely physical instructions and choreographic material
undertake high order physical risk with awareness of safe dance practices.
Required knowledge
specialised knowledge of:
contemporary dance repertoire and performance
advanced dance practices required to engage and participate in the research, investigation and development of a choreographic work
principles underlying dance movements and techniques, such as:
movement efficiency
relationship with gravity
spatial awareness
successional movement
use of breath
folding
extending
rotating
giving and taking weight
placement and coordination of body parts
anatomical and alignment principles, including:
skeletal structure
articulation of the spine
engagement of the feet
bases of support, including feet, legs, hands, arms and torso
range of motion of the joints
differentiation of the legs and pelvis
partnering and improvisational techniques relevant to contemporary dance
mechanics of partnering
risk factors in partnering techniques and high level acrobatic work
principles of professional work ethic
well-developed knowledge of:
ways in which improvised partnering can contribute to the development of new material for choreography
holistic approaches to knowledge in alternative media
safe dance practice.