Teach for Us

Teach dance and fitness to the Twin Cities' youngest movers.

Thanks for visiting! We're excited that you're considering becoming a member of the Dancercise Kids family of talented, creative teachers.

Dancercise Kids is expanding and we need energetic, enthusiastic dance teachers to teach our original, fun curriculum to pre-school children throughout the twin cities metro area (Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota). Classes are 30 minutes long in pre-schools and daycare centers, and we offer flexible opportunities from as few as 3–5 classes per week to as many as 15. Most classes are held weekday mornings, with some afternoon opportunities. It's a great part-time way to combine your love of dance and music with your passion and gift for teaching young children.

Instructor reading to children
The role

What you'll be doing.

We bring our unique curriculum of dance, fitness and healthy living to children in pre-school, childcare, elementary schools and community centers. We teach kids basic lessons of life and healthy living through fitness and dance.

We visit accredited child care centers throughout the Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area on weekday mornings and some afternoons.

Requirements

What we're looking for.

  • You should be enthusiastic working with young children, with all of the joys and occasional challenges that entails
  • You should have specific experience teaching pre-school age kids
  • You should have a background in dance. We teach jazz, tap and ballet, as well as fitness and creative movement.
  • You need to be enthusiastic and engaging for the kids, even on a Monday morning when it's -5 outside!
  • You need be organized and reliable — you must be a self-starter willing to take responsibility for your classes and customers
  • You should be at least 18 years of age, and have graduated from high school.
  • You must have a reliable car, since you are responsible for getting to all of your classes ON TIME EVERY TIME
  • You must be vaccinated in accordance with state and federal guidelines and be prepared to adopt any and all safety measures requested by our clients
  • You will need to be fingerprinted and pass a state background check as required by state licensing laws
Benefits

What you can expect from us.

  • Competitive pay structure that rewards you for growing your classes
  • Supportive office staff who will manage most of the administrative elements and leave you to focus on building your classes and teaching the curriculum
  • Gas reimbursement
  • Flexible hours — from as few as 2–3 classes a week to 12
  • A fun and rewarding role with adorable customers!

Already teaching with us?

Access your curriculum and class materials on Kinisi.

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