Dance Instructor

"Five, six, seven, eight . . . and one, two, three, four . . ." Dancers are used to hearing this kind of rhythmic counting from their instructors, who study the musical beats in songs to help them teach dance steps, movement techniques, and to design and coordinate dance routines. They can teach everyone from amateur adults learning the foxtrot at a local community center to aspiring young ballerinas at ballet school. All instructors strive to create confident, proud dancers out of their students.

Dance instructors usually specialize in a particular area of dance such as ballet, ballroom, tap, jazz, hip-hop funk or modern dance. Their goal is to help dancers creatively communicate through the dance medium, while taking into consideration the limits to which dancers' bodies can be pushed. They may meet with their students for one or two hours a week, but if they are teaching serious dancers or professionals, they will work with them for many hours a day.

Dance instructors must be good communicators, as they are required to not only show the dance steps and techniques, but they must be able to explain them in ways that people understand them. The instructor might only be teaching one or two students, but often they are teaching large groups of students, which makes explanations harder. This means the instructor must have a solid understanding of the movements and techniques before becoming a teacher.

Generally, dance instructors are retired dancers, or individuals who love to dance, but were not willing to dedicate their lives to it, the way dancers must. Dance instructors are lucky in that they get to bring dance to everyone. Successful teachers will make all dancers feel proud and happy with their accomplishments, whether it's becoming the principal dancer for the ballet, or simply making it through a waltz without tripping.



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