Job Summary

- We are seeking an enthusiastic, dependable Part-Time Ballet Teacher to lead engaging ballet classes for children.
- The ideal candidate enjoys helping young dancers build coordination, confidence, musicality, and foundational ballet technique in a supportive, age-appropriate environment.
- This role may suit someone with experience in teaching, tutoring, classroom settings, or early childhood education who is excited to share a love of dance.

Duties

- Plan and teach ballet classes suited to students’ ages, abilities, and developmental needs.
- Introduce and reinforce foundational ballet positions, steps, posture, balance, and movement vocabulary.
- Create a welcoming, structured classroom environment that encourages participation, creativity, and respect.
- Adapt instruction to support different learning styles and experience levels.
- Monitor students’ safety and engagement during class, and communicate relevant observations to studio staff and families.




- Prepare class materials and maintain an organized teaching space.
- Use age-appropriate activities, music, and movement exercises to keep lessons engaging.
- Support studio activities or performances as needed.

Requirements

- Interest in ballet and a commitment to creating a positive learning experience for children.
- Robust communication, patience, organization, and classroom-management skills.
- Experience working with children is preferred.
- Previous teaching, tutoring, or classroom experience is a plus.
- Background in early childhood education is helpful but not required.
- Ballet training or dance-instruction experience is preferred.
- Ability to adapt lessons to students’ ages, abilities, and needs.
- Cooking experience is a nice-to-have, particularly for supporting occasional child-focused studio activities; it is not required.

Pay: $18.25-$48.56 per hour

Work Location: In person

📌 Ballet Teacher – Part-Time (Burnaby)
🏢 Élan Dance
📍 Burnaby