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Dance teachers train and develop their pupils in all types of dance.
You could work: evenings / weekends; attending events or appointments
You could:
You could work at a school, at a college, at a university, an independent training centre or in the community.
You can get into this job through:
You'll need a relevant degree in dance or performing arts. There are some degrees in dance that include teacher training. To teach in a state school you'll need qualified teacher status (QTS).
As a primary teacher, you'll train to teach all subjects and could develop a subject specialism in physical education, which may include dance or creative movement.
At secondary level you could teach dance as a single subject or combined with other subjects like physical education, drama or performing arts.
To be a lecturer in a university you'll need a postgraduate qualification or a recognised profile as a professional performer, along with teaching experience.
You'll usually need:
You'll need at least a level 3 qualification in performing arts dance or higher, if you want to teach, for example in a further education college, as a sessional teacher in schools or in a private dance school.
You'll improve your chances of employment with a professional qualification from a recognised dance awarding organisation.
You can find out more from:
You'll usually need:
You could work your way into this role if you've got several years' experience in dance.
You could start as an assistant in a private dance school and do teaching qualifications with a relevant dance organisation.
The Council for Dance, Drama and Musical Theatre has a list of approved awarding organisations.
If you're already a qualified teacher without dance subject knowledge, for example a P.E. teacher, you could take a course like a Level 3 Award in Supporting the Delivery of Dance in Physical Education and School Sport.
You'll need to:
You can search for jobs in schools through the Teaching Vacancies service.
If you have an interest in dance but do not want to train as a teacher you could consider dance fitness instructor training. You can find out more from EMDUK
You can join One Dance UK for professional recognition, training opportunities and to make industry contacts.
You can find out more about becoming a dance teacher from:Council for Dance, Drama and Musical Theatre; One Dance UK; Get Into Teaching
You can also find out more about working in creative careers from Discover Creative Careers.
In a school you could become a head of department or headteacher.
You could also move into choreography or dance movement psychotherapy, with further training.
As a private dance teacher you could develop your own business and run your own dance school.