Dance instructor

Description: Dance teachers are responsible for leading dance classes for individual or groups of people. They may work at production companies and also at schools, universities, and colleges.

Dance teachers must perform these actions:

• Monitoring students’ performance
• Planning activities
• Instructing students at home
• Making suggestions to students
• Adapting teaching methods to meet students’ needs

Education: The education that a Dance instructor has to have is a degree program offered from some colleges and performing art schools. There are employers that require past work experience and also a certification in a dance method. Their techniques have to know belly dance, classical ballet ballroom dance, and among others.

Salary: $38,000

Skills they must have:

• Having business skills
• Being able to control groups of pupils
• Having good sense of quality music
• Being able to motivate others

• Having an understanding of health and safety
• Being patient

• Having good communication skills
• Being physically fit
• Having dedication and passion for dancing
• Being able to work with people of all ages