Job Posting

Resident Dance Trainer

Job Description:

The Resident Dance Trainer will be required to:

  • teach dance technique for the company as the central focus of our annual training programming, which will include The August Intensive and Daily Technique Class, both of which are open to dancers of the professional community;
  • teach dance technique for clients of our company who hire our dance instruction services; and
  • provide expertise to our ensemble of elite professional dancers in the areas of functional anatomy and motor control, supervising their individual physical training regimens with a view to injury prevention.

Requirements:

The Resident Dance Trainer will have:

  • a minimum of 5-10 years experience as an instructor of dance technique working with professional, practicing dancers as well as with dance students;
  • international experience, both as a professional dancer and as a dance instructor; and
  • extensive training in functional anatomy and motor control, with specific application to professional dancers and contemporary dance practice.

Remuneration:

$62,400 per annum

How to Apply:

Your cover letter, addressing each of the Required Skill bullet points above, and your CV will be accepted via e-mail only: info@peggybakerdance.com

Peggy Baker Dance Projects is an equal opportunity employer. We thank all applicants for their interest, but only successful candidates will be contacted regarding interviews. Please no phone calls.

Application Deadline: 
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Start Date: 
Friday, January 1, 2016
Type of Work: 
Full Time
City: 
Toronto
Province: 
Ontario
Education Level: 
High School
Languages: 
English
Travel: 
No
Prefered Method(s) of Application: 
By E-Mail

Employer Details

Peggy Baker Dance projects

Meredith Potter
251 Crawford Street
Toronto, ON M6J 2V7
Canada

Peggy Baker Dance Projects is dedicated to offering experiences of significance, personal connection, and transformative potential to our audience through the power and beauty of the art of dance. Established in Toronto, Canada in 1990 and incorporated in 1996, Peggy Baker Dance Projects is a charitable non-profit organization led by one of Canada’s foremost modern dancers – Peggy Baker. Distinguished from the outset by collaborations with extraordinary creators and performers, the company has built an exceptional body of work and a growing slate of education, engagement, and enrichment programs. Peggy Baker Dance Projects began as a vehicle for solo dance expression; the company’s work now encompasses solo and ensemble dance repertoire, performed to both live and electro-acoustic music, and features a company of outstanding dancers.