Henry Street is hiring: TEACHING ARTIST POSITION: Salsa I & II in New York
Henry Street, New York, NY, United States, 10261
Position Overview:
- Schedule: Saturdays 10am-11am and 11am-12pm, September - December 2025, with the possibility of extension to 2026
- Type: Part time, regular
- Pay: $75 Hourly - non-exempt
- To apply, please submit:
- A resume highlighting your work as an arts educator and dance artist
- A cover letter describing your interest in being a teaching artist at Abrons Arts Center
About Abrons Arts Center
Abrons Arts Center is a home for contemporary interdisciplinary arts in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. A core program of the Henry Street Settlement, Abrons believes that access to the arts is essential for a thriving city. Through performances, exhibitions, education programs, and residencies, Abrons mobilizes communities through the transformative power of art.
Overview:
Abrons Arts Center's Arts Education Program is seeking a dance educator to design and instruct a beginner and advanced beginner intergenerational (ages 7 and up) salsa class for our Fall 2025 Semester. The classes will take place at our Lower East Side arts center.
You are:
- Committed to Arts Center’s values of accessibility, equity, and inclusion
- A facilitator with a strong ability to teach diverse learners of all ages and backgrounds
- Creative, confident, and highly skilled at designing arts curriculum that uplifts community members through the arts
- Highly collaborative and able to work cooperatively with the arts education team in problem-solving
- Enthusiastic and interested in contemporary arts practices and arts education innovation
- Committed to submitting lesson plans, time sheets, supply orders, and other administrative documents in a timely manner
- Excited to continue growing your artistic practice in tandem with your teaching artistry
You have:
- 5+ years of dance education experience
- Deep knowledge of contemporary Latin dance, particularly genres grown and popularized in New York City i.e., Salsa, and Mambo
- Enthusiasm for and experience working with intergenerational learners in a studio setting
- Proficiency in writing, designing and facilitating arts education curriculum
- Proficiency in social-emotional learning methods
- Confident in conflict mediation, de-escalation, and classroom management skills
- Social adaptability and ability to work with a range of learning styles
- Experience leading choreographic devising processes and developing choreography for ensembles
You will support the Abrons Arts Education Program by:
- Developing and implementing an innovative curriculum of salsa dance for beginners and advanced beginners that includes instruction on musicality, shines, and partner work
- Cultivating a classroom environment that is consent-based and affirming to learners of all gender’s identities, body types, and technical skill levels
- Being responsive to learning styles and being committed to building a sense of community and belonging
- Having demonstrated an interest in professional development and growth of teaching artistry
Essential Physical Job Functions:
- Must be New York City based and be present on-site to instruct classes
- Possessing or being open to receiving de-escalation training
- Must be able to move throughout our 40,000+ square foot facility that includes stairs, ramps, indoor and outdoor spaces.
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