Thank you for considering this position. We are looking for a Dance Captain that already has teaching experience with children to be our Dance Captain for our Fall Productions of Jungle Book Kids. We will have three casts of this, two of them rehearsing on Wednesdays 4pm - 6pm at our studio, and then the third one from 2:30pm - 4:30pm at Del Mar Pines (92130). You must be available for both days in order to be considering for this position.
We will use the general choreo outline from MTI for this production. This position would be involved in learning the choreography and then teaching it to the three casts, aged 6 - 11 from September 2nd (First Wednesday in September) until the shows in December.
We will need your assistance on other portions of the production during rehearsal including blocking, and some acting guidance. If you are interested in teaching dance only, and do not wish to help students also with learning lines, remembering their blocking, and other guidance - this position will not be a good fit for you. The children for our Kids Theater program are ages 6 - 11, and as such they will need (and our staff will need) help outside of teaching the dance numbers.
There is a financial stipend of $300 paid separately at the end of your term for learning all of the choreography from MTI and videoing them (4 songs in total) prior to teaching it.
Duties to include:
- Learn all the choreography, and then video yourself doing them (for reference for students at home, and occasionally in rehearsal if you need to be two places at once!)
- Attend rehearsals at the following times (beginning in September and running through until Mid December)
- Wednesdays 3:45pm - 6:15pm
- Friday 2:15pm - 4:30pm
Preferences in hiring:
Preference will be given to applicants who:
- Have worked with children
- Have choreographed previously
Requirements in hiring:
- Must be available on the following days and times (must be available for all 3 of these days):
- Must be able to pass background checks (criminal)
- Must genuinely enjoy teaching children and have previous successful and verifiable experience teaching children
- Have verifiable work history of dependability and consistency
- Have previous Musical Theatre Dance teaching experience
Job Types: Part-time, Contract
Pay: $45.00 - $55.00 per hour
Experience:
- THEATER Dance Captain and/or THEATER Choreography: 2 years (Required)
Work Location: In person
