Dance Instructor

The Little Gym; Iowa City (IA); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company parties

Employee discounts

Flexible schedule

Free food & snacks

Free uniforms

Opportunity for advancement

Job summary

The Little Gym in Iowa City is looking for a Dance Instructor who loves kids and dancing. We offer a fun, fast-paced environment that blends Serious Fun with strong health and safety practices. You will bring energy and a background in dance to our proven curriculum, helping children build confidence through movement.

Join us to deliver engaging classes, maintain a clean and safe space, and provide outstanding service to families as part of a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Create a safe space for children to learn and fall in love with Dance.
• Provide outstanding customer service to members and families.
• Keep the gym and lobby clean and disinfected at all times.
• Bring energy and enthusiasm to a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Create a safe space for children to learn and fall in love with Dance.
• Teach dance/gymnastics classes based on our program method.
• Maintain cleanliness and safety in the gym and lobby.
• Deliver excellent customer service to members and families.

Skills

Dance basics

Customer service

Safety consciousness

Energetic personality

Job description

Benefits:

• Company parties


• Employee discounts


• Flexible schedule


• Free food & snacks


• Free uniforms


• Opportunity for advancement

Job Summary:

Are you searching for a Dance Instructor job in a fun environment? We've got the job for you!

We’re looking for someone who loves kids and loves to dance! Dance at Little Gym is a full dance program for children, with a Serious Fun twist and we need a super energetic teacher with some awesome Dance experience to bring to the program! This person will help us deliver on the promise of Serious Fun dance classes with serious health and safety in mind. If you think you might be a good fit for our fun and fast-paced environment, then keep reading!

What we expect from you…

• Create a safe space for children to learn and fall in love with Dance!


• Teach amazing dance/gymnastics classes based on our proven curriculum and teaching method (don’t worry, we’ll teach you how!)


• A background knowledge of dance basics, including Ballet, Tap, or Hip Hop.


• Provide an outstanding customer service experience. We treat our members like family!


• So fresh and so clean, clean! It’s important that we work to keep our gym and lobby area cleaned and disinfected at all times.

You’d fit in here if…

• You’re totally open to being a goofball and love celebrating kid’s success. (A background in dance, child development, physical education, or gymnastics helps as well.)


• You live to serve! Making others feel good makes you feel good.


• Kids really like you, but their parents really like you too.


• You were voted most likely to win a dance-off by your high school classmates.


• You love to have fun but you know when to buckle down and do work.

You may think we’re awesome because…

• Kids walk out of our classes more confident than when they walked in.


• You’ll get your steps in and close your activity rings while you work because you’ll be moving all day.


• We get to build relationships with kids and their families and those relationships last a lifetime!


• You could get paid to fold t-shirts or you could get paid to dance. The choice is yours.


• This may not be your career but we’re sure going to train you like it is.

But seriously, read the fine print…

With more than 300 locations across the globe, The Little Gym is the world’s premier enrichment and physical development center for kids ages 4 months through 12 years. For over four decades, The Little Gym has helped millions of kids experience the thrill of achievement, develop new skills, and find new confidence through a variety of gymnastics-based programs. Parent/Child, Pre-K, and Grade School classes are all taught in a clean, fun, safe, and nurturing environment that encourages children to develop at their own pace.

As a part of The Little Gym team, you will be part of a family dedicated to the growth and development of children all over the globe. If this sounds like the job you’ve been dreaming about, what are you waiting for?