Teaching Artist Position: Hip Hop Dance Teacher

Abrons Arts Center is a home for contemporary interdisciplinary arts in Manhattan's Lower East Side. A core program of the Henry Street Settlement, Abrons believes that access to the arts is essential for a thriving city. Through performances, exhibitions, education programs, and residencies, Abrons mobilizes communities through the transformative power of art.

Abrons Arts Center's Arts Education Program is seeking a dance educator to design and instruct four age-separated hip hop dance classes for learners that range from age 6 to adults. The classes will take place at our Lower East Side arts center.

You are:

• Committed to Arts Center's values of accessibility, equity, and inclusion
• A facilitator with a strong ability to teach diverse learners of all ages and backgrounds
• Creative, confident, and highly skilled at designing arts curriculum that uplifts community members through the arts
• Highly collaborative and able to work cooperatively with the arts education team in problem-solving
• Enthusiastic and interested in contemporary arts practices and arts education innovation
• Committed to submitting lesson plans, time sheets, supply orders, and other administrative documents in a timely manner
• Excited to continue growing your artistic practice in tandem with your teaching artistry

You have:

• 5+ years of dance education experience
• Deep knowledge of contemporary hip hop dance and its relationship to New York City
• Enthusiasm for and experience working with learners of all ages in a studio setting
• Proficiency in writing, designing, and facilitating arts education curriculum
• Proficiency in social-emotional learning methods
• Confident in conflict mediation, de-escalation, and classroom management skills
• Social adaptability and ability to work with a range of learning styles
• Experience leading choreographic devising processes and developing choreography for ensembles
• Experience choreographing and staging performances for public events

You will support the Abrons Arts Education Program by:

• Developing and implementing an innovative curriculum of hip hop dance for beginners and advanced beginners that focuses on choreography, creative expression, and contemporary dance trends
• Cultivating a classroom environment that is consent-based and affirming to learners of all genders identities, body types, and technical skill levels
• Being responsive to learning styles and being committed to building a sense of community and belonging
• Having a demonstrated interest in professional development and growth of teaching artistry

Essential Physical Job Functions:

• Must be New York City based and be present on-site to instruct classes
• Possessing or open to receiving de-escalation training
• Must be able to move throughout our 40,000+ square foot facility that includes stairs, ramps, indoor and outdoor spaces.

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