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Say H E L L O to the first comprehensive job placement resource dedicated to the Art of teaching DANCE. 

​We believe that the ARTS get to the heart of what it means to be human.  Art teachers are storytellers supporting the primary way in which we communicate with each other and about the world.  Independent schools have long cherished the arts, expanding their class offerings and investing in state of the art studio spaces, galleries and community performance venues. Independent schools thrive when their art programs flourish. 

To do this well, they need teachers like you.

As an art teacher in an independent school, you push boundaries and bring visionary thinking, craft and community to the campus. You are also the person that can effectively model collaboration between departments and attract a student to choose your school over another.

Furthermore art teachers tend to incorporate sophisticated means of feedback to their students, emphasizing progression towards mastery rather than rote learning and conventional modes of assessment. 

At OESIS we want to be your go-to job search support for Dance jobs in Independent schools and can help you with: 

• Articulating and refining your statement of purpose and overall goals as a dance educator  
• Feeling seen and heard by a dance professional when you describe your ideal next job opportunity and past experience.  
• Putting your resume in front of a hiring committee even if you do not have a masters degree but bring significant professional experience to the table.  
• Connecting you strategically to schools that are seeking new departmental leadership right now or down the road.  
• Searching for opportunities by location, school size or educational philosophy. 

We are looking for teachers and administrators with the following skills: 

• Teaching experience in a dance department in an Independent Schools or Higher Education  
• Positive thinkers, able to encourage, mediate and support students, present the dance program to parents and willing to perform a variety of administrative functions 
• Teachers of a variety of dance techniques and styles: 
  • Classical Ballet Technique (Vaganova, Balanchine, RAD, or ABT methodologies), Pas de Deux, Men’s Syllabus  
  • Modern Technique (Graham, Horton, Limon, Cunningham, Taylor and/or Release Technique) 
  • Jazz (Various styles) 
  • Tap and Musical Theatre Dance 
  • African Dance 
  • Hip Hop Choreography  
  • Coaching and Staging 
  • Somatic Practices & Dance Wellness 
  • Ballroom Dance 
    
• Teachers that enjoy working with a wide range of ages and abilities, have experience teaching community dance classes and choreographing for musicals or plays.  
  

​Best wishes from a fellow artist,

Niki 



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