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WE USE THE METRICS BELOW TO IDENTIFY CHOREOGRAPHERS
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CAREERS
| 1. Junior Choreographers: | a) Student - has begun to learn the fundamentals of dance making and practice basic skills of choreography |
| b) Young – has created short chamber dances and presented them in a safe learning environment and student venues. | |
| c) Emerging – has created longer solo, chamber or group works and presents them in selected public venues | |
| 2. Professional Choreographers: | d) Early Career - has created long-format works and has presented in regional and national venues |
| e) Mid-Career - has created professionally-produced large-scale works and regularly presents them in major national and international dance venues | |
| f) Established - has created large-scale, full-length professional productions and regularly presents them in prestigious national and international venues | |
| g) Prominent – has created substantial body of repertory, award-winning and critically acclaimed works that are presented in high-ranking and prestigious industry venues. |
CHOREOGRAPHERS’ CAREER CHOICES AND CATALOGING AS PER Dance ICONS, Inc.
| Educating Choreographer - Working in private/non-profit dance schools/ studios |
| Academic/College Faculty Choreographer - In charge of student repertory and production |
| Independent Choreographer - Project-based, freelance engagements |
| Resident Choreographer - Professional Dance/Ballet Company |
| Director Choreographer - In charge of own dance company |
| Industrial & Competition Choreographer - TV, Broadways, Theater, Opera, Film |
| Movement Specialist Choreographer - Interested in choreography, with area(s) of expertise: (Parkour, Gymnastics, Ice-skating, Marshal Arts, Stage Combat, and others) |
CHOREOGRAPHER’S SPECIALTIES AND MAJOR DANCE/MOVEMENT/PERFORMANCE GENRES:
| Ballet - Classical, Neo-Classical and Contemporary |
| Modern Dance - Movement Theater, Postmodern, Contemporary and Avant-garde |
| Vernacular Dance Forms - Broadway, Opera, Theater, Ballroom, Social, Tap, Step, Jazz, Lyrical, Hip-Hop, Street |
| World Dance - Indigenous Folklore, Global Forms, please specify |
| Interdisciplinary - Dance Theater, Performance, Awareness |
| Experimental - Installations, Interactive, Film, and Electronic Media |
| Physical Body Expression - Athletics and Human motion in general |
INFORMATION, RECOURSES AND NETWORKING WE CAN OFFER
| New Names in Choreography |
| New Trends in Choreography |
| Recent Choreographic Premieres |
| Text book and videos on Choreography |
| Teaching Methodology |
| Workshops & Master Classes |
| Mentorship & Feedback |
| Professional Development Workshops |
| Artistic Residencies |
| Development of New Work/Incubators |
| Choreographic Competitions & Festivals |
| Presenters & Showcases |
| National & International Touring |
| Advertisement & Promotion |
| Exchanges & Collaborations between Institutions & Individuals |
| Conferences & Assemblies |
| Social Networking & Marketing |
| Individual Artist Grants |
| General Funding |
| Choreographic Research & Scholastic Debate |
| Preservation & Archival |
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