Founding Elementary Dance Teacher, 2027 - 2028

Success Academy Charter Schools•Miami-Dade, FL

About The Position

Success Academy is seeking a Founding Elementary Dance Teacher to design and lead an exemplary elementary dance program integrating technical skill, historical context, physical expression, and artistic excellence. The teacher will create a high-caliber ballet program from the ground up, establish foundational technique and movement concepts in Kindergarten, and develop a sustainable pathway of artistic growth through Grade 5. The role focuses on developing scholars’ performance abilities, discipline, and appreciation for dance. The ideal candidate is an accomplished dance practitioner and transformative educator who holds high expectations and rigorous artistic standards while translating technical ballet principles into engaging, age-appropriate instruction. The position includes developing curriculum, teaching dance history and cultural context, preparing polished performances, engaging families and community partners, and collaborating with colleagues to continuously improve instruction and program outcomes.

Requirements

Strong background in dance performance, choreography, dance education, or a related discipline, with demonstrated knowledge of foundational dance techniques, terminology, and movement processes.
Ability to assess technical quality and understand accomplished, thoughtfully composed, expressive, and original choreography.
Ability to connect classroom practice to choreographers, landmark works, dance methodologies, vocabularies, traditions, and ideas.
Sustained commitment to dance and a clear understanding of artistic growth, demonstrated through performance history, teaching experience, studio practice, choreography, or other professional accomplishments.
High expectations, patience, explicit coaching, and commitment to helping young scholars master foundational movement and develop physical discipline and artistic confidence.
Openness to critique and commitment to reflecting on and refining instructional practice, curriculum, and studio culture.
Fluency in English.
Candidates should be prepared to share a performance reel or recordings, sample choreography, lesson plans, or class videos demonstrating instructional technique and approach to developing young dancers.

Nice To Haves

A degree in Dance, Dance Education, Choreography, or a related field.
Bilingual fluency in Spanish and/or Haitian Creole.

Responsibilities

Build a culture of artistic excellence with high expectations for alignment, musicality, discipline, technique, choreography, and performance decision-making.
Deliver a structured, developmentally aligned dance curriculum that teaches essential ballet principles and movement skills through clear modeling, guided practice, and scholar mastery.
Introduce scholars to landmark classical and contemporary ballet works, iconic choreographers, and foundational dance history, and help them understand how movement communicates emotion and story.
Teach scholars to observe and analyze movement, discuss artistic choices, and offer constructive reflections on their own practice and peers’ performances.
Lead disciplined rehearsals, critique, and refinement; direct school-wide showcases and assemblies; and prepare scholars for network and community stage opportunities.
Engage families through studio open houses, showcases, and celebrations of scholars’ physical and artistic growth.
Build relationships with local ballet companies, cultural institutions, and dance organizations to expand scholar exposure and enrichment.
Participate in network-wide professional development, integrate feedback, collaborate with Performing Arts colleagues, and continuously refine instruction.