Dance Instructor

Salsa University; Falls Church, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 27,552,000 - 48,216,000; Part time

Job summary

Forever Dancing Ballroom in Falls Church, VA seeks a Ballroom Dance Instructor on a part-time contractor basis. The role covers ballroom, Latin, club dance, Salsa, Waltz and Tango, with emphasis on in-studio teaching and developing dancers’ careers.

You will lead classes, demonstrate technique, and provide feedback to students of all levels. Join a supportive studio team that values clear communication, rhythm, and partnership, while guiding dancers through training, performances, and ongoing

Qualifications

• Experience: all levels welcome.
• Part-time contractor role.
• Styles include Ballroom, Latin, club, Salsa, Waltz, Tango.

Responsibilities

• Teach daily in-studio sessions.
• Demonstrate movements and adjust for groups.
• Provide clear partner-work guidance and feedback.
• Support dancers’ ongoing development and performance.
• Maintain safe, structured classes and routines.

Skills

Teaching

Communication

Dance instruction

Lead & follow

Job description

Forever Dancing is hiring a Ballroom Dance Instructor in Falls Church, Virginia. The part-time contractor role covers ballroom, Latin, and club dance instruction, with Salsa among the listed styles. The studio is at 5818-B Seminary Rd., Falls Church, VA. The employer welcomes instructors at all experience levels. The work includes teaching, performing, supporting dedicated dancers, and developing a dance career. Training, events, professional development, and a supportive team are listed with the opening.

Role: Ballroom Dance Instructor

Employer: Forever Dancing / Forever Dancing Ballroom

Location: 5818-B Seminary Rd., Falls Church, VA

Employment type: Part-time contractor

Dance styles: Ballroom, Latin, club dance, Salsa, Waltz, and Tango

Experience: All experience levels

Daily Teaching In The Studio

Ballroom instruction turns movement concepts into repeatable practice. A teacher demonstrates the action, breaks it into smaller parts, watches how students respond, and adjusts the next exercise to the group in the room.

Partner dance classes also require clear communication about timing, direction, weight transfer, frame, and floor awareness. A calm explanation and a visible demonstration give students two ways to process the same movement before they practice it with a partner.

Partner Dance Skills In Practice

Salsa and other Latin forms depend on musical timing, grounded steps, directional changes, and partner connection. Ballroom work adds discipline around posture, lead and follow communication, spatial awareness, and controlled movement through a shared floor.

Club dance instruction may use a different balance of solo movement and partner interaction. A teacher can keep the class organized by defining the exercise, naming the transition, and giving students a clear reset point before the next repetition.

Safe dance teaching uses developmentally appropriate goals and movement progressions grounded in professional teaching standards. These practices help an instructor separate technical correction from personal judgment and keep feedback tied to the movement task.

Performance And Career Development

Forever Dancing includes performance in the role, so an instructor's work extends beyond classroom explanation. Performance requires reliable preparation, attention to musical phrasing, and the ability to repeat a sequence with consistent technique.

The opening also names training, events, and professional development. Dance teachers build their practice through rehearsal, observation, peer feedback, and continued study of the forms they teach. Dance education standards include lesson planning, assessment, safe practices, curriculum design, and professional reflection.

Working With Dedicated Dancers

The studio's description of dedicated dancers points to a teaching relationship that continues across repeated classes and rehearsals. In that environment, progress can be tracked through cleaner timing, more stable partnering, stronger recall, and greater control during performance work.

Instructors also give students a practical model for dance professionalism. Punctual starts, prepared music, clear demonstrations, and respectful corrections affect how students experience the class and how consistently they return to practice.

Questions About The Opening

What type of position is available? The Ballroom Dance Instructor opening is part-time and contractor-based.

Which dance styles are named? The employer names ballroom, Latin, club dance, Salsa, Waltz, and Tango.

Is prior teaching experience required? The employer states that all experience levels are considered.

Where is the studio? Forever Dancing is located at 5818-B Seminary Rd. in Falls Church, Virginia. Forever Dancing lists 703-824-3555 as its public studio telephone number. The studio also identifies its broader service area as Northern Virginia.

The public opening connects classroom teaching, performance, and continued dance development at one Falls Church studio. The contractor structure leaves scheduling and other engagement terms to the employer's application discussion.