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

£38,198

New workers start at around £17,666. Normal pay is £38,198 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £53,198

Annual Openings

426

Job 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.
  • Teaches simple songs and rhymes, reads stories and organises various activities to promote language, social and physical development.
  • 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 a range of subjects.

Skills Employers are looking for

Skills Importance
Learning Strategies 83%
Monitoring 79%
Reading Comprehension 75%
Speaking 75%
Active Learning 72%
Active Listening 71%
Writing 70%
Critical Thinking 68%
Mathematics 56%
Science 40%