Dance Project of Washington Heights (DPWH) is home to an ever-growing community of young dance students, adult professional dancers, and various other artists passionate about dance, dance-making, and arts education. DPWH currently serves over 300 students of different ages, backgrounds, cultures, and socio-economic status. In addition, we make our space available to other dancers, choreographers and arts groups - furthering our reach beyond our direct student base. 

The mission of Dance Project of Washington Heights is to remove barriers to dance education and to build community through dance. We believe the art of dance is transformative for individuals and communities. There should be no barriers to everyone experiencing the magic that dance holds, so we work to remove the barriers that do exist. In our efforts to remove such barriers, all of our kids' classes are Pay-What-You-Can. 

Full Job Description

We are seeking a social justice-focused, dedicated, and enthusiastic teaching artist who specializes in teaching Latin dance styles including but not limited to Salsa, Bachata and Merengue. We are seeking teaching artists who are highly trained and immersed in their styles, who value both strong technique, play, and positive classroom management. The perfect candidate will have experience working with children aged 5-16. Ability to engage children in this vast age range is necessary. This position has plenty of opportunities for growth as the instructor will have their own classes to conduct at Dance Project of WH with a possibility of more leadership opportunities. 

We are committed to inclusion, and require teachers who embrace the opportunity to include students of all learning styles and needs. Participation in monthly faculty meetings and various training is required. We are seeking a commitment starting this September and continuing  through at least the end of the academic year (June 2024), preferably longer.