Dance Instructor

Dance Instructor

The Movement Dance Experience is growing! We are seeking an exceptional individual to join our team as a Dance Instructor with a focus in Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, Acro, and Hip Hop.

As a Dance Instructor at The Movement Dance Experience, you will be a crucial part of one of the most special activities to hundreds of young dancers. As the leader of the class, you are representing our brand and assisting the studio in accomplishing our lifetime mission: to create great people who just happen to become great dancers.

Your contagious energy and dedication to your classes will help us to foster happy and loyal customer and student relationships for years to come.

Estimated Hours/Classes Per Week: 6-18 hours

Tasks and Responsibilities

We are looking for a reliable, organized, detail-oriented, creative, outgoing, humble, and responsible star to join our team as an and Dance Instructor.

Applicants must have studied and understand how to instruct dance lessons in Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary and Hip Hop. Please do not apply if you do not have training in these 3 areas. Applicants must be prepared, delighted and equipped to instruct dancers between the ages of 18 months - 18 years, and adults.

You will already be excellent and passionate about preparing and delivering an outstanding dance lesson, as well as being excited to work on additional projects like Recital and Student Evaluations.

You will give unwavering attention to ensuring our studio culture and core values are reflected in your classroom atmosphere and in the example you lead. You will have a strong drive to provide an out of this world customer experience to the students and their families each and every time.

The Day To Day - What Youʼll Be Doing Exactly

Classroom Management and Teachings

• Preparing lesson plans according to The Movement Dance Experience’s cumulative curriculum.
• Taking attendance with an obsession to never forget.
• Leading with confidence and having complete control of a classroom with up to 15 students, anywhere between the ages of 18 months - 18 years, as well as adults.
• Building trust with and setting achievement goals with the dancers in your class.
• Being responsible for the well-being and safety of any and all guests within your classroom.
• Building clean and appropriate playlists of music, relative to the style of dance being taught, on your own device without any chance of slip-up for inappropriate music to be played on accident.
• Guiding new trial students through their first class with us and giving them an unforgettable experience full of positive interaction, attention and conversation.
• Enforcing student dress code every time, without failure.
• Reporting any odd disturbances, damages, or discrepancies to management with priority.

Media

• Featuring in studio marketing material such as Instagram posts and stories, Facebook posts and ads, newsletters, in-studio marketing and print, blogs, YouTube, and more.
• Taking the occasional photo or video of your students during your class time.

Customer Service

• Provide unbeatable customer service through your thoughtful interaction with dancers and their parents. You will always wear a smile when entering the studio and not feel shy to engage in quick small-talk with your students' families while in the hallway. We build trust with our members through our relationships and this must be an identical trait experienced with whomever they engage with at The Movement.
• Verbally announcing to families and guests in the hallways any need-to-know information regarding future events, and passing out handouts/flyers to dancers as they leave the classroom.
• Follow communication procedures, guidelines and policies when interacting with dancers, their parents and any other guests.

Classroom Up-Keep

• Basic upkeep of classroom; sanitizing equipment after use, turning off and replacing devices, emptying classroom trash bin, sweeping classroom floor and wiping down mirrors and viewing windows on closing shift.

Experience with the following software is a plus...

• Trello
• Slack
• Google Apps (Drive, Gmail, Calendar etc)
• Youtube

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Innovative but also an Excellent Direction-Taker - You are inspired to try new things creatively and have the confidence to do so, but you also know how to work collectively with a Director to achieve their final vision. Whether that be everyday in the classroom or for an upcoming performance, you pride yourself in your ability to take direction and deliver the desired result.
• Self-Motivated and Organized - You know how to prioritize the most important tasks (at times with minimal guidance), and how to think on your feet. You love completing tasks on time, and checking them off your checklist! In fact, you are one of those people who don't understand how some people can be so disorganized and tardy.
• Excellent Communication Skills - You understand the importance of over-communication when put in a leadership position. As the leader of your class, you know the responsibility of disseminating any necessary event and student related information to the class with clarity and definition, and can handle even the most challenging situations with professionalism and warmth. Youʼre also committed to keeping your manager “in the know” about your progress. (No one has to ever chase you down!)
• Reliable and Dedicated - You take pride in overseeing the success of the students in your class and make them and their class time a priority in your life. You place all of your focus during class time on what you can contribute to their growth and do not take the responsibility and commitment of being their dance teacher lightly. You show up on time to teach your classes each week with a positive outlook and lead by example for the dancers at our studio.
• Personal Responsibility - If you make a mistake, you take 100% responsibility and fast action to remedy the situation.
• Versatile and Flexible With Changes - You are always furthering your education in dance through online material, training, classes and workshops so that you can bring new and exciting themes and elements to your classes. You are not afraid to try something new or dance outside of your comfort zone, and you’ve trained in multiple styles to support your employment with us. You’re excited and challenged by changing it up sometimes and teaching different or more classes with new seasons.
• Confident and in Command - You’ve got it. You can handle any unprecedented situation thrown at you when it comes to working with kids. The kids are loud and have lots of energy today? You’ve got a trick for that. Bathroom accident? You don’t panic, you can handle that. Low energy from your dancers today? No worries, you got the magic for that. You love to tell your managers how you conquered an issue!

What do you think?

If youʼve just read this and it sounds like a great fit because you know you could completely own and deliver in this role...We would love to learn more about you!

Job Type: Part-time

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $20.00 - $25.00 per hour

Expected hours: 6 – 18 per week

Benefits:

• Employee discount
• Paid training
• Professional development assistance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Morning shift
• Weekends as needed

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Experience:

• Teaching: 1 year (Required)
• Dance: 5 years (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $20 - $25