Bella Ballerina RVA | Chesterfield, Short Pump & NEW Forest Hill
Do you love dance and working with children? Keep reading, as this may be the perfect role for you!
Bella Ballerina RVA is the area's premier dance studio for young children, serving dancers ages 18 months through 10 years old. We're looking for enthusiastic, reliable instructors to join our growing team for our Fall 2026 season, beginning August 30, 2026. Training would begin ASAP.
As a Bella Ballerina instructor, you'll teach the same weekly class days and times each week, allowing you to build meaningful relationships with your dancers and their families. We provide an extensive paid training program, a supportive team environment, and all of the tools you'll need to feel confident in the classroom. If you're looking for a fun, rewarding part-time job where you can inspire young children through dance, we'd love to meet you.
What You'll Do
As a Bella Ballerina instructor, you'll be assigned a consistent weekly schedule and teach the same classes each week throughout the season.
Responsibilities include:
- Teaching engaging dance classes for children ages 18 months to 10 years
- Preparing your weekly classes using Bella Ballerina's curriculum
- Learning and teaching seasonal choreography provided by Bella Ballerina
- Creating a fun, encouraging, and professional classroom environment
- Communicating with families before and after class
- Depending on your assigned shift, assisting with studio clean-up at the end of the day
All instructors receive paid class preparation time, and you'll also receive paid administrative time each season to learn new choreography.
Paid Training
We believe great instructors are trained, not expected to know everything on day one.
Before teaching independently, every new instructor completes:
- Approximately 10 hours of paid at-home training
- Approximately 10 hours of paid in-person training
Our training program is designed to ensure every instructor feels confident, prepared, and supported before stepping into the classroom.
Available Weekly Shifts
We have teaching opportunities at all three of our studio locations. Instructors are assigned a consistent weekly schedule and are expected to teach the same day(s) and time(s) each week throughout the season.
We are happy to divide these shifts among multiple instructors, so please apply even if you're only available for one or two of the shifts listed below.
Chesterfield- 13924 Hull Street Road
- Wednesdays: 9:00 AM–12:15 PM
- Fridays: 9:30 AM–12:00 PM
- Saturdays: 8:00 AM–11:15 AM
Short Pump- 3411 Cox Road
- Fridays: 3:30 PM–8:00 PM
- Saturdays: 2:45 PM–7:15 PM
Forest Hill- 7101 N. Forest Hill Avenue
- Wednesdays: 3:00 PM–7:45 PM
- Saturdays: 9:00 AM–1:30 PM
- Sundays: 2:30 PM–7:00 PM
Additional substitute teaching opportunities and special event shifts are also available after training is completed.
Benefits
- Competitive hourly pay
- Paid training
- Paid class preparation time
- Paid administrative time to learn seasonal choreography
- 401(k) with company match
- Free dance classes for your immediate family
- A supportive team environment with opportunities for growth
Required Qualifications
You do not need to be a career dance teacher to thrive in this role.
Some of our most successful instructors danced throughout middle school, high school, or college before pursuing completely different careers. They simply missed having dance in their lives and wanted a meaningful, fun, part-time job working with children. We provide extensive paid training to help every instructor become confident and successful.
The ideal candidate:
- Has a dance background and familiarity with basic dance terminology (professional or competitive experience is not required)
- Loves working with toddlers and young children
- Is energetic, positive, and encouraging
- Is dependable and professional
- Communicates well with both children and adults
- Is excited to be part of a creative, collaborative team
- Wants to make a lasting impact on children's lives
If you're looking for a rewarding part-time position where you can share your love of dance while helping young children build confidence, creativity, and a lifelong love of movement, we'd love to hear from you!
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $22.00 - $25.00 per hour
Application Question(s):
- Please describe your dance training and experience, if applicable.
- Please describe your experience working with children ages 18 months to 10 years old, if applicable.
- Assuming the role is working out well for both parties, would you be able to make a year-long commitment to working at Bella Ballerina RVA?
Work Location: In person
