Experienced, energetic, reliable Hip Hop Instructor to join our award-winning teaching staff for a long-term position.

We are seeking an instructor who is comfortable teaching beginner through advanced Hip Hop to dancers ages 6 through teens. The ideal candidate has strong Hip Hop technique, musicality and choreography skills, along with the ability to create fun, challenging, age-appropriate classes for dancers at very different stages of their training.

Applicants should be high-energy, creative, dependable and confident classroom leaders with previous dance teaching experience and strong classroom management skills.

Responsibilities

• Teach weekly engaging Hip Hop classes for dancers ages 6 through teens

• Teach beginner, intermediate and advanced levels

• Create age- and level-appropriate choreography

• Develop structured lesson plans that build technique, musicality, style and performance quality

• Maintain a positive, encouraging and well-managed classroom

• Challenge advanced dancers while creating an approachable environment for beginners

• Prepare choreography for our annual performances and other studio events

• Communicate professionally with students, families and fellow staff members

• Collaborate with our teaching and creative team as needed

• Be dependable and committed to students throughout the dance season

Qualifications

• Previous Hip Hop teaching experience required

• Minimum of 2 years of experience teaching children and/or teens preferred

• Strong Hip Hop technique, vocabulary, musicality and choreography skills

• Ability to confidently teach dancers ranging from beginner through advanced

• Strong classroom and behavior management skills

• Ability to connect with and motivate both younger dancers and teenagers

• Creative, energetic and positive teaching style

• Dependable, professional and able to commit to a long-term teaching position

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

What We Offer

• Competitive pay based on experience and qualifications

• A supportive, established and creative studio environment

• The opportunity to work with both recreational and eventually competitive dancers

• An enthusiastic community of dancers and families

• Most school holidays and vacation periods off

If you are passionate about Hip Hop, love working with kids and teens, and are looking for a studio where you can become a long-term part of the teaching team, we would love to hear from you.

Artistic Edge Dance Center is looking for experienced, dependable dance instructors interested in joining our Substitute Teacher List for the 2026–2027 season.

This is a great opportunity for experienced teachers who may not be able to commit to a regular weekly schedule but would like to teach when opportunities arise. It is also a wonderful way to get to know our studio, staff and dancers, with the potential for regular classes, choreography and additional teaching opportunities in the future.

We are looking for instructors experienced in one or more of the following:

• Ballet

• Jazz

• Contemporary/Lyrical

• Tap

• Hip Hop

• Acro

What We're Looking For

Our substitute teachers should be:

• Experienced dance instructors with a strong technical background

• Dependable and reliable — if you commit to covering a class, we need to know you'll be there!

• Confident teaching and managing a classroom independently

• Comfortable working with children and/or teens

• Able to quickly adapt to different ages, levels and class styles

• Positive, energetic and encouraging with dancers

• Professional in their communication with students, families and staff

• Comfortable following another teacher's lesson plans when provided, while also being capable of creating their own class when needed

• Strong in classroom management and able to keep dancers engaged, productive and having fun

Position Details

This is an as-needed substitute position with no required weekly commitment. Substitute opportunities will vary throughout the season based on teacher absences and studio needs.

We are especially interested in building relationships with teachers who may be interested in becoming a larger part of the Artistic Edge staff in the future. Substitute teaching gives both you and our studio an opportunity to make sure we're a great fit for one another before regular teaching opportunities become available.

Previous dance teaching experience is required.

If you're an experienced teacher who loves working with dancers and would like to become part of the Artistic Edge community without committing to a regular weekly schedule, we'd love to meet you!

📩 Send your resume and teaching experience to melanie@artisticedgedance.com