Direct rehearsals to instruct dancers in dance steps and in techniques to achieve desired effects.

Advise dancers on standing and moving properly, teaching correct dance techniques to help prevent injuries.

Teach students, dancers, and other performers about rhythm and interpretive movement.

Record dance movements and their technical aspects, using a technical understanding of the patterns and formations of choreography.

Direct and stage dance presentations for various forms of entertainment.

Choose the music, sound effects, or spoken narrative to accompany a dance.

Experiment with different types of dancers, steps, dances, and placements, testing ideas informally to get feedback from dancers.

Seek influences from other art forms, such as theatre, the visual arts, and architecture.

Develop ideas for creating dances, keeping notes and sketches to record influences.

Coordinate production music with music directors.