Dance Teachers
A Dance Teacher teaches students in dance movement and choreography. Usually requires previous dance experience. Teaches a variety of dancing styles to individuals or groups of students. Styles may include ballet, tap, hip-hop, ballroom, jazz, lyrical or modern.
About this Career
Average Salary
£38,141New workers start at around £19,156. Normal pay is £38,141 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £52,473
Annual Openings
454Job counts include both employed and self-employed persons in London, and do not distinguish between full and part-time jobs
Daily Tasks
- Assists with or plans and develops curriculum and rota of teaching duties.
- Discusses progress with student, parents and/or other education professionals.
- Supervises teaching assistants and trainees.
- Undertakes pastoral duties.
- Supervises any practical work and maintains classroom discipline.
- Maintains records of students’ progress and development.
- Prepares students for external examinations and administers and invigilates these examinations.
- Prepares, assigns and corrects exercises and examinations to record and evaluate students’ progress.
- Prepares and delivers courses and lessons in accordance with curriculum requirements and teaches one or more subjects.
Skills Employers are looking for
| Skills | Importance |
|---|---|
| Learning Strategies | 88% |
| Monitoring | 83% |
| Active Learning | 77% |
| Active Listening | 75% |
| Speaking | 75% |
| Reading Comprehension | 75% |
| Critical Thinking | 72% |
| Writing | 71% |
| Mathematics | 53% |
| Science | 33% |