Dance teacher
Dance teachers train and develop their students in all types of dance.
Working Hours
30–37
hours per week
Day-to-day tasks
As a dance teacher, you would:
- plan and teach dance sessions
- design dance pieces for individuals and group productions
- keep records of students' performance and progress
- assess students for dance exams
- maintain your own dance skills and techniques
Skills needed
- knowledge of the fine arts
- knowledge of teaching and the ability to design courses
- the ability to use your initiative
- excellent verbal communication skills
- the ability to work well with others
- leadership skills
- the ability to teach pupils how to do something
- patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations
- to be able to use a computer and the main software packages competently
How to get into this role
You can get into this job through:
- a university course
- a college course
- working towards this role
Career progression
In a school you could become a head of department or headteacher.
You might also move into:
- choreography
- dance production
- dance movement psychotherapy
- dance fitness training
As a private dance teacher you could develop your own business and run your own dance school.