Dance teachers educate and instruct on different forms of dance. They work with individuals and groups of all ages and abilities to help them learn dance practices.
The majority of their time is spent teaching classes and providing constructive feedback to pupils, but other tasks may include:
- Planning lessons around a syllabus
- Selecting music and preparing routines
- Showing people how to warm up and dance safely, in order to minimise the chances of injury
- Assessing and recording the individual progress of pupils
- Preparing pupils and putting them forward for examinations.
Many dance teachers start out as professional performers. They move into teaching as their career progresses. Job opportunities exist in:
- State and independent schools
- Colleges
- Private dance schools
- Leisure and community facilities.
