Welcome back, BU dancers! Though the weather is dreary, we’re excited to bring you a fun new post on the BU Dance blog.
Today’s post is all about personality types. In case you haven’t heard, the Myers-Briggs test is a famous theory of personality that sorts everyone into one of sixteen types. (Click here to take a fun quiz that will tell you which one you are!)
According to the Myers-Briggs system, you’re either Introverted or Extraverted; Intuitive or Sensing; Feeling or Thinking; and Judging or Perceiving. Different combinations of different letters reveal a lot about your personality – both as a human being and as a dancer!
At least, that’s the humor behind today’s post, which will tell you what kind of dancer you are based on your MBTI type. We can’t promise our assessment will be entirely accurate, but we can promise you some silly fun along the way!
INTJ (The Architect)
- Always stands in front for warm up
- Shares too many dance articles on Facebook
- The devil is in the details (or in this case, the pointed toes)
INTP (The Logician)
- It’s all about the repetition!
- Constantly changing the choreography
- Prefers to perform in the background
ENTJ (The Commander)
- “One more run” is always a lie
- Usually the one shouting “5, 6, 7, 8!”
- Captain of her high school dance team
ENTP (The Debater)
- Will climb anywhere and everywhere to get a better look at the choreo
- Would rather be choreographing than rehearsing
- Technique is not a strong suit
INFJ (The Advocate)
- Usually found helping another dancer
- Practice makes perfect…and would practice 24/7 if she could
- Naps religiously after dance class (#burnout)
INFP (The Mediator)
- Choreographs in their head…doesn’t always work on the floor
- Every dance has a hidden meaning
- Considers dance a second (or third or fourth…) language
ENFJ (The Protagonist)
- Always gets the solo
- Never done revising the choreography
- Likes to demonstrate
ENFP (The Campaigner)
- Loves contact improv
- The one pulling their friends onto the dance floor
- Emote, emote, emote!
ISTJ (The Logistician)
- Schedules plenty of extra rehearsals to get it right
- Will try any move once
- Would rather take a technique class than perform
ISFJ (The Defender)
- Goofs off during rehearsals…
- …but always nails the performance
- Often found helping another dancer
ESTJ (The Executive)
- Likes clean, organized dances
- Values strong technique
- Gives helpful, if blunt critiques
ESFJ (The Consul)
- Prefers to dance as part of a team
- HATES improv
- Sometimes seen as the “teacher’s pet”
ISTP (The Virtuoso)
- Takes on too many dances…
- …but great at managing their time
- Amazing improvisor and choreographer
ISFP (The Adventurer)
- Competitive dancer, probably since childhood
- Easily brushes off mistakes
- Their choreography comes from the heart
ESTP (The Entrepreneur)
- Constantly rearranging the sequence of dances
- Great choreographer; bad at running rehearsals
- Teaches at a fast pace
ESFP (The Entertainer)
- Loves character dance
- It’s all about the costumes
- Prides herself on flexibility
