Salsa Club Instructor

Lafayette College; College Hill (PA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 103,000; Part time

Job summary

Lafayette College seeks a beginner-focused Salsa and Bachata instructor to deliver clear explanations, appropriate pacing, positive feedback, and skill progressions that help new dancers participate confidently and safely.

The role uses variation with music, lessons, and choreography to keep members challenged and engaged. If absent from a scheduled session, provide a sufficient lesson plan with counts, music selection, and videos to empower club officers to teach that day.

Qualifications

• Experience teaching beginners in dance is preferred.
• Ability to pace lessons and provide clear explanations.
• Demonstrates patience and inclusive instruction.

Responsibilities

• Deliver clear explanations and appropriate pacing for beginners.
• Provide positive feedback and skill progressions.
• Use variation with music, lessons, and choreography.
• Prepare a lesson plan or counts if a session is missed.
• Ensure beginner dancers participate confidently and safely.

Skills

Salsa

Bachata

Dance instruction

Clear explanations

Positive feedback

Safety-first teaching

Job description

Seeking a beginner-focused Salsa and Bachata instructor to deliver clear explanations, appropriate pacing, positive feedback, and skill progressions that help new dancers participate confidently and safely. Use variation with music, lessons, and choreography to keep members challenged and engaged. If absent from a scheduled session, provide a sufficient lesson plan, with step sequence or counts, music selection, and perhaps videos to allow the club officers to carry out instruction on that day. This position is paid an hourly wage ranging from $65 to 75 per hour. The club practices range from 60-90 minutes and occur up to twice a week during the semester.

Lafayette College is committed to creating a diverse community, one that is inclusive and responsive, and is supportive of each and all of its faculty, students, and staff. All members of the College community share a responsibility for creating, maintaining, and developing a learning environment in which difference is valued, equity is sought, and inclusiveness is practiced. All Lafayette operations reflect the College’s commitment to Diversity, Equity, Access, and Inclusion (DEAI) initiatives, and Lafayette welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds.