Founding Elementary Dance Teacher, 2027 - 2028

The role

The Founding Elementary Dance Teacher will design and lead an elementary ballet program from scratch. This role involves establishing foundational ballet technique, delivering a rigorous curriculum, and staging performances for scholars from Kindergarten through Grade 5.

What you will do

• Build a dance program with high expectations for alignment, musicality, discipline, technique, choreography, and performance.
• Deliver a structured, developmentally aligned curriculum in essential ballet principles and movement skills.
• Introduce scholars to landmark classical and contemporary ballet works and dance history.
• Teach scholars to observe movement, analyze technical execution, and articulate reflections.
• Direct school-wide showcases, assemblies, and prepare scholars for stage opportunities.
• Engage families through studio open houses, showcases, and celebrations.
• Foster relationships with local ballet companies, cultural institutions, and dance organizations.
• Participate in network-wide professional development and collaborate with Performing Arts colleagues.

Required qualifications

• Fluency in English
• Be prepared to share a performance reel or recordings, sample choreography, lesson plans, or class videos

Nice to have

• A degree in Dance, Dance Education, Choreography, or a related field
• Bilingual fluency in Spanish and/or Haitian Creole
• Strong history of dance training, performance, choreography, and teaching young students
• A strong mix of professional dance experience, deep subject knowledge, and proven success in the classroom

Benefits

• Full benefits program
• Opportunities for professional growth

Before you apply

• Success Academy Charter Schools does not offer employment-based immigration sponsorship

About the company

Success Academy is a fast-growing network of public charter schools in New York and Florida. They work to ensure children have access to a fun, rigorous, whole-child education.