Assistant Teaching Artist

Assistant Teaching Artists support Dance Center faculty with class management in the Children & Teen Program, Dance Camps, and Community Education programs. Assistants must possess a strong interest in dance education, have the maturity and disposition to work with children in a bustling dance center and/or off-site, and have reached advanced proficiency in their own dance training.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Model movement clearly to support student learning
• Provide modifications and offer encouragement to individual students
• Opportunities to lead warm-up or exercises when requested by the teacher
• Be a source of positive and enthusiastic energy in the class
• Support Teaching Artist's classroom management strategies
• Keep students on task and focused
• Manage student count/rosters
• Before class, greet students and assist with transition into studio. After class, support students as they exit and ensure they have found a parent/guardian
• Keep an eye out for potential hazards (untied shoe laces, spatial-awareness, etc.)
• Prepare and clean up space (props, etc.)
• Escort children to bathroom or water fountain
• Work seamlessly with the teacher by anticipating his/her needs so that together you can provide a fun and supportive learning environment for younger dancers

BENEFITS

• Unlimited discounted dance classes
• Valuable experience as a dance teaching artist
• Letters of recommendation or reference for future work
• Access to subsidized studio rental space
• Discounts on intensives, workshops, and master classes offered at the Dance Center
• Access to discounted tickets and special events

AVAILABLE SHIFTS:

Monday-Friday: Class times meet between 3:45-6:45pm

Saturday: Class times meet between 9:00am-12:00pm

Dance Camps: Camps meet Monday-Friday for 4.5 hours (summer; mid-winter break)