Dance Associate (P/T) Instructor Pool - Ballroom - Fall 2026

MiraCosta College; Oceanside (CA); On-site; USD 123,694 - 144,703; Part time

Job summary

A community college in California seeks an instructor for a Ballroom Dance class for the Fall Semester 2026 at the Oceanside campus. The role requires teaching various styles of ballroom dance while enhancing students' skills in alignment, timing, and partnering. Candidates must reside within California and are compensated between $89.79 and $105.04 per hour, based on education. Applications are accepted until June 30, 2026.

Qualifications

• Plan, organize, and teach assigned courses in accordance with education code requirements.
• Provide feedback and evaluate student performance.

Responsibilities

• Introduce principles and techniques of American ballroom dances.
• Help students improve alignment, timing, coordination, and partnering techniques.

Job description

The college is accepting applications for an instructor to teach the following class:

Ballroom Dance

Fall Semester 2026
Oceanside Campus

Applications are valid through June 30, 2026, at which time they will expire. A new posting for this pool will be posted on July 1, 2026, and those still interested will need to reapply at that time.

Description

The mix-leveled Ballroom courses introduce principles and techniques of American ballroom dances, which may include the slow waltz, tango, Viennese waltz, foxtrot, swing, and quickstep. Students learn and perform ballroom dances while improving alignment, timing, coordination, and partnering techniques.

RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT

MiraCosta College Board Policy 7800: Employee Residency requires all associate faculty employees to maintain and permanently reside in a principal place of residence in the state of California that is within two-hundred (200) road miles from the employee’s regularly assigned district worksite. The purpose of the policy is to promote efficiency and continuity throughout all campus administrative functions, provide students with high quality assistance and accessibility to all academic and campus services, ensure that students receive an engaging education, and respond to emerging student needs.

Associate faculty who have a fully online assignment with the District must reside within the state of California, but may live beyond two-hundred (200) road miles from their designated District worksite without requiring the exception detailed below.

The District may consider an individual request to temporarily reside outside of the State of California or outside the 200-mile limit on a case‑by‑case basis, not to exceed twelve consecutive months.

Under direction, plan, organize and teach assigned courses in an instructional field or discipline in accordance with approved course outlines, education code requirements and faculty contract provisions; provide feedback and guidance to students and evaluate student performance; and perform related duties as assigned.

Compensation

$89.79 to $105.04 per hour. Compensation is based on education.