The path to become a dance teacher is rather lengthy and stress inducing.
Your dance training will start at a very young age. Normally this is around age 2 or 3 that you will be placed in your first class, however, students can be placed in classes even earlier like myself. I was placed in dance classes just a few months after I began walking. Growing up in the studio is a different experience that some people would struggle to comprehend. There are days you will spend hours nitpicking steps just to make them perfect. You do not get to have time off if you are sick or injured for fear of falling behind the rest of the class.
The leaps and bounds you will make in your training slow as you age, you begin to focus on more than just perfecting the steps. You may also have to start focusing on what condition your body is in so when you audition for summer programs, apprentice spots, company positions, or college programs, all of which you have to be at the best you can manage for that day. Another thing you may focus on is your personal presentation. I have met a few of my peers who do not understand how to do this, they will walk into class unprepared and not ready to work, you know at that point the teacher has to question if they even want to be there. The ultimate goal for this would …show more content…
Most experienced and well-trained dance teachers get paid about $17 per hour. However, before you may become a dance teacher you would need to be qualified in one of the following ways; An undergraduate degree in dance, certified by the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD), American Ballet Theatre (ABT) or one of the other very select dance teacher programs out there. You may also be a professional dancer for many years so you may acquire the training to become a wonderful teacher. All of the following must be done after you have trained as a child or
Your dance training will start at a very young age. Normally this is around age 2 or 3 that you will be placed in your first class, however, students can be placed in classes even earlier like myself. I was placed in dance classes just a few months after I began walking. Growing up in the studio is a different experience that some people would struggle to comprehend. There are days you will spend hours nitpicking steps just to make them perfect. You do not get to have time off if you are sick or injured for fear of falling behind the rest of the class.
The leaps and bounds you will make in your training slow as you age, you begin to focus on more than just perfecting the steps. You may also have to start focusing on what condition your body is in so when you audition for summer programs, apprentice spots, company positions, or college programs, all of which you have to be at the best you can manage for that day. Another thing you may focus on is your personal presentation. I have met a few of my peers who do not understand how to do this, they will walk into class unprepared and not ready to work, you know at that point the teacher has to question if they even want to be there. The ultimate goal for this would …show more content…
Most experienced and well-trained dance teachers get paid about $17 per hour. However, before you may become a dance teacher you would need to be qualified in one of the following ways; An undergraduate degree in dance, certified by the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD), American Ballet Theatre (ABT) or one of the other very select dance teacher programs out there. You may also be a professional dancer for many years so you may acquire the training to become a wonderful teacher. All of the following must be done after you have trained as a child or