Dance Lesson Instructor

Deerfield Academy; Deerfield (MA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts seeks a Hip-Hop Dance Instructor to lead technique classes within our dance program, reporting to the Director of Dance.

You will teach Hip-Hop, model movements, and provide feedback to help students grow, while fostering a diverse, inclusive classroom and safe performance spaces.

This role requires preparing lessons, demonstrating moves, and assessing progress to support the program's co-curricular goals.

Qualifications

• At least three years of teaching experience in their field.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion and to serving the needs of a diverse community.

Responsibilities

• Teach Hip-Hop dance techniques to students.
• Impart the tenets of the technique in a way that resonates with teenagers.
• Physically demonstrate all movements of the technique.
• Measure student progress through direct feedback and term-end comments.

Skills

Hip-Hop technique

Teen engagement

Demonstration skills

Feedback & assessment

Job description

The Dance lesson instructors teach dance technique classes within our academic and co-curricular dance programs. They report to the Director of Dance. For this posting, we are specifically seeking an instructor for Hip-Hop only.

Primary Duties And Responsibilities

• The ability to teach Hip-Hop dance techniques.
• The ability to impart the tenets of their particular technique in a manner that resonates with teenagers
• The ability to physically demonstrate all of the movements of their technique
• The ability to measure their students’ progress through direct feedback, and term-end comments
  

Job Specifications

• At least three years of teaching experience in their field.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion and to serving the needs of a diverse community.
  

Physical Job Demands

• The ability to perform all of the gross motor skills that dancing entails for sustained amounts of time (at least one hour): walking, running, leaping, jumping, hopping, skipping, turning, twisting, crouching, stooping, kneeling, crawling, rolling, balancing, and reaching
• The ability to speak accurately, loudly, and quickly over music played at high volume
• The ability to hear questions from students while loud music is playing
• The ability to lift themselves and carry other dancers
• The ability to frequently perform tasks of repetitive motion with torso, arms, legs, head and neck
• The ability to see both near range (computer screens and documents) and far range (dancers in the studios and proscenium theater)
  

Working Conditions

The Dance Lesson Instructors teach in our state-of-the-art dance studios with sprung dance floors and temperature control.

Disclaimer

The above job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. This job description is not intended to be construed as a comprehensive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. It is expected that job duties and responsibilities will develop over time commensurate with performance.