I Can Sing! Choreographer and Dance Coach

People Dancing; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A creative music education organization is looking for a Choreographer and Dance Coach for its I Can Sing! Music Theatre School. The role involves introducing various dance styles and choreographing performances for students aged 7-16. The ideal candidate will have experience working with young people and a passion for music theatre. This is a part-time position with sessions on Saturdays, starting November 2025.

Qualifications

• Authorisation to work in the UK.
• Enjoy working with young people in a music theatre context.

Responsibilities

• Introduce and rehearse dance styles including Jazz and Contemporary.
• Choreograph dance and movement for music theatre and opera.
• Collaborate with the creative team to plan sessions.

Skills

Experience working with young people

Choreography in Jazz and Contemporary

Music theatre knowledge

Job description

Overview

I Can Sing! Choreographer and Dance Coach

Location: Hackney, London

Salary: Approximately £1,575.00 per term (self-employed basis)

Deadline: 30 September 2025

Interview Date: Online Interviews week commencing 7 October

Role and Context

HMDT Music seeks an experienced choreographer and dance coach to join the team of its I Can Sing! Music Theatre School for the Spring and Summer terms of the 2025-26 Season.

I Can Sing! Music Theatre School is part of HMDT Music’s Saturday Programme, which enriches the lives of young people through high quality, exciting music making opportunities. I Can Sing! offers participants the opportunity to experience the joy of music theatre performance, with sessions in dance, drama/stagecraft and singing, as well as sessions that combine all these disciplines together. Repertoire includes HMDT Music’s own commissions as well as music from the Broadway tradition.

Responsibilities

The Choreographer and Dance Coach’s role is to introduce and rehearse a range of dance styles, including Jazz, Contemporary and Music Theatre, and choreograph dance and movement for music theatre and opera excerpts and scenes for groups of students ages 7-16, leading to showings and performances.

You will be expected to collaborate with HMDT Music’s Conductor/Creative Director, the I Can Sing! Stage Director and Pianists to plan the sessions for all groups.

Start Date: 8 November 2025 (if available) or 10 January 2026. The role is on Saturdays from 9.00am to 2.45pm for 2 x 10 week terms between January 2026 and July 2026 and is renewable each academic year.

Shortlisted candidates may be required to do an audition with students of the I Can Sing! on 11/18 October.

Requirements / Qualifications

Applicants must have authorisation to work in the UK. You should have experience of and enjoy working with young people, ideally in a music theatre or opera context.

Application Process

If you feel you can excel in this role, please fill out our online application form outlining your suitability for the post, along with your CV and covering letter (which should be addressed to Tertia Sefton-Green, CEO), References and Monitoring Form.

Contact / Location

LCB Depot, 31 Rutland Street

Leicester, LE1 1RE

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