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FOLKLORICO DANCE INSTRUCTOR Part Time
Pay Range: $20.00/hr. - $30.00/hr. DOE
Reports to: Director of Dance Instruction
Status: Part-time
Location: San Bernardino
Do you like to dance? Do you want to teach kids how to dance? As a Folklorico Dance Instructor, you will participate in professional development, manage equipment and supplies, plan lessons, supervise children, teach dance lessons from a variety of states of Mexico, and perform a variety of other related tasks as required. You will work alongside and get training from Matisse Azul Rainbolt, a professional ballet FOLKLORICO DANCEr, DANCE INSTRUCTOR, social media personality, music producer, Disney performer, verified TikTok content creator and the owner and founder of Step-By-Step Ballet Folklrico.
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
- Training & development
FOLKLORICO DANCE INSTRUCTOR Part Time
Pay Range: $20.00/hr. - $30.00/hr. DOE
Reports to: Director of Dance Instruction
Status: Part-time
Location: San Bernardino
Do you like to dance? Do you want to teach kids how to dance? As a Folklorico Dance Instructor, you will participate in professional development, manage equipment and supplies, plan lessons, supervise children, teach dance lessons from a variety of states of Mexico, and perform a variety of other related tasks as required. You will work alongside and get training from Matisse Azul Rainbolt, a professional ballet FOLKLORICO DANCEr, DANCE INSTRUCTOR, social media personality, music producer, Disney performer, verified TikTok content creator and the owner and founder of Step-By-Step Ballet Folklrico.
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
- Proficiently distinguish characteristics from a wide variety of Mexican folkloric dances.
- Perform effectively as an assistant or lead instructor.
- Teach and model footwork, dance steps, skirt work, in basic sequences and combinations, and choreography that fosters love and excitement for dance.
- Provide instruction for up to groups of twenty students.
- Differentiate dances for younger/older and beginner/more advanced learners.
- Deliver organized, fun, and engaging lessons with the prescribed objectives and lesson plans for direct instruction that support teamwork and collaboration and lead to the successful attainment of the student objectives.
- Deliver mini lessons in accordance with the provided lesson plans regarding the historical elements that have influenced traditional Mexican dance from multiple states of Mexico including traditional attire, music, art, and storytelling.
- Utilize strategies including mindfulness, group management, and lesson design to implement structured and orderly classes.
- Utilize stretching, warm-up, posture, body alignment, footwork, skirt work, turns, spacing, and other dance strategies and techniques for effective lessons.
- Successfully teach basic dance vocabulary and terminology in English and Spanish.
- Set up and operate audio and video equipment and systems.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
- 2 Years of successful experience working with children.
- 2 Years of ballet Folklrico dance experience or 3 years of dance experience in another genre of dance.
- Classroom teaching experience preferred.
- Ballet de Folklrico experience preferred.
- Travel will be required, valid drivers license and reliable transportation.
- Background Check and Drug Screen.
