Dance Master Teaching Artist | ActUp Theater Arts Academy (ATAA)

ActUp Theater

ActUp Theater is seeking Dance Teaching Artists on movement technique. This position provides an inclusive community for participants at any and all abilities to creatively challenge and express themselves through training and performance. Duties include creating a class focused on learning proper dance technique such as isolations of the body, improving performance quality and developing complex rhythms and patterns.

This role will play a central role in management and supporting the work of ActUp Theater Arts Academy. At this summer’s ActUp Theater Arts Academy (ATAA), we will work with participants to sharpen their skills through a series of masterclasses that will propel their talent, improve their academic achievement, and empower them to explore their talent! ATAA will provide instruction from teaching artists, interactive training, and team building experiences. This exciting position will be an asset to ActUp Theater!

Programmatic Dates

Dates July 8th - August 1st 2025, Monday-Thursday

Participant Tracks

Each track is designed to get the tools that today’s dancer needs to take the stage! With each participant’s unique talent in mind, we have created two tracks to focus, nurture, and develop a dancer's creativity.

Youth | Ages 8-13 | 15-25 Participants

This track is a great way to build confidence, improve stage presence, and vibe with kids and teens. Taking this track will help strengthen a dancer’s control, muscle memory, and technique to stand out in any performance. Dancers at all levels are welcome!

Teen | Ages 14-19 | 15-20 Participants
Participants interested in a more rigorous track are encouraged to join our intense dance training that will make them an asset to any production. To be versatile in their expressions, emotions, and movement styles, dancers will focus on spacial and body awareness, floor work, leaps, and turns to further accelerate their training and give them a well-rounded facility. Intermediate and experienced dancers are welcome!

Required Qualification

• Experienced in developing and channeling group dynamics for positive learning outcomes.
• Experienced and conversant in relational and restorative justice classroom management approaches with and for BIPOC students.
• Successfully teaching youth and/or adults in disenfranchised communities.
• Teaching age-appropriate creative movement, dance skills, student self-directed improvisation and composition, and interdisciplinary inquiry projects during and after school.
• Integrating learning standards and arts blueprints.
• Highly motivated and motivating.
• Open to learning and professional critique to improve practice and problem-solve in the field.
• Committed
• Demonstrates child-centered teaching and learning methods.
• Serving students, teachers and communities similar to ours.
• Using differentiated and culturally responsive instruction.
• Continually improving practice.
• Supporting an organizational vision, mission, core values and programs similar to ours.
• Artistic Excellence
• Dance education grounded in professional artistry.
• Choreography, improvisation, pedagogy, world dance forms and performance.
• Passion for the arts
• Convene safe spaces that increase empathy and understanding
• Communicate with the team for all needs to accomplish the assigned task
• Attend all staff meetings
• Additional assignments at a supervisor's request

Vital Qualities

• Ability and experience to command and engaging an audience
• Background in creative arts
• Self-starter able to take initiative
• Strategic mindset, always able to keep in mind the overall goals of organization
• Love for the arts
• Ability to work in a high paced environment

Salary
Compensation is competitive with arts education organizations.

Equal Opportunity Employer
ActUp Theater is an equal opportunity employer. all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, national origin, marital status, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, personal appearance, family responsibilities, political affiliation, or enrollment in a college, university, technical school, or adult education. All inquiries are kept confidential.

Job Types: Part-time, Contract, Temporary

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Teaching: 2 years (Preferred)
• Dance: 3 years (Preferred)
• Choreography: 3 years (Preferred)

Location:

• Hartford, CT 06106 (Required)

Work Location: In person