Dance Teacher

Job Title: Dance Instructor

Reports to: Studio Owner

Effective Date: August 15, 2023

Job Summary:

Essential duties are planning and conducting classes, monitoring student progress, providing constructive criticism and praise, coordinating with staff for rehearsals and recitals, and minimizing injury risks.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

● Make decisions regarding the time frame for dancers to move up levels.
● Possible Addendums are available for managing teacher’s assistants, social media, creating or updating curriculum, and other clerical duties.

Duties/Responsibilities:

● Instruct technique classes for a variety of ages (3-adult) and ability range in foundation classes, such as ballet, tap, and jazz. Possible instruction in specialty classes such as hip hop, acro and musical theatre.

● Choreograph class routines for each class in the annual recital.

● Coordinate with other faculty to ensure consistency across levels.

● Communicate effectively with students: explaining and demonstrating individual movements, sequences, and concepts to dance students.

● Incorporate safe practices: teach warm-up and cool-down exercises and routines that are in line with current teaching practices for injury prevention.

● Encourage student growth: Document students’ progression, providing feedback and advice.

Required Skills/Abilities:

● Serve as a positive role model and work to create a love of dance and movement in each child.

● Teaching methodology - Select and use training/instructional strategies and procedures appropriate for the situation, genre, and developmental age.

● Judgment and Decision Making - Consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

● Social Perceptiveness - Ability to be present and respond to others appropriately.

● Teamwork- the ability to support others and be part of the studio family.

● Critical Thinking - Use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

● Active Listening - Give full attention to what other people are saying, take time to understand the points being made, ask questions as appropriate, and not interrupt.

● Effective and timely communication

Education and Experience:

Preferred:

● BA or BFA major or minor in Dance

Necessary:

● Advanced training in ballet, tap, and/or jazz

Application Materials and Interview Process:

● Email introduction with a current resume

● Interview

● Teaching audition to include full class with compensation

Contact:
Susan Quint
susan@bellevuedanceacademy.com

Bellevue Dance Academy
11800 S. 25th Street
Bellevue, NE 68123

Bellevue Dance Academy Performing Arts
2264 Franklin Street
Bellevue, NE 68005

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: From $18.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Professional development assistance

Schedule:

• 4 hour shift
• After school
• Evening shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Bellevue, NE 68123: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Teaching (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $18