| Becoming a dance teacher is a very appealing career | | | | is a good idea to get as much exposure as you can |
| option for many people with an interest in dance. | | | | get for your classes. If you can get a teaching job in |
| Many dancers follow up their career by teaching their | | | | a popular dance studio you'll probably pay more to |
| skills to the next generation and in fact there are | | | | hire the studio but get more students and regular |
| many dancers who teach to provide a source of | | | | people through the doors of the dance studio. |
| additional income. | | | | If you have the skills to make a website it is |
| For many dance teachers the sensible option will be | | | | definitely worthwhile, if not in many cases it will be |
| to set up some dance classes that can be attended | | | | worth paying a web designer to make a simple |
| on a pay-as-you-go basis. This can provide a regular | | | | website for you. Make posters and leaflets and |
| income for a dance teacher. | | | | distribute them in suitable and prominent places. |
| The other option is to have students pay monthly or | | | | For a dance teacher there is also the option of taking |
| for longer periods of time. If you start up a dance | | | | on a dance teaching job where they will pay you a |
| school, you'll probably charge fees per term or | | | | set wage and you'll have to decide whether it will be |
| semester. Some dance teachers also run short dance | | | | a good deal for you. If the job is well paid it may well |
| courses that last periods of anything from 5 weeks | | | | be worth accepting as it will give you a more reliable |
| to 10 weeks. | | | | income than drop-in classes where your income can |
| The problem a lot of dance teachers have is that | | | | vary drastically. |
| there are less people who will want to commit | | | | In most cases there is also nothing stop you doing |
| themselves to a dance course straight away. The | | | | both. So you could teach at a dance school during |
| problem with pay-as-you go classes is that whilst a | | | | the day for a few hours and then also have your |
| teacher can get more people into a class, they never | | | | own class at a dance studio later in the night. |
| know how many will turn up from week to week. | | | | Have a look at different dance studios in your area; |
| On good weeks a very good hourly income of | | | | find the one which you feel will be the best place to |
| hundreds of pounds for an hour's work can be made. | | | | run your dance classes from. Things to consider |
| On quiet weeks there may only be enough students | | | | include your travel costs, how easy it is to get to for |
| to cover the cost of the studio hire. So what can a | | | | others and studio hire. Once you've decided on a |
| dance teacher do to make enough money that | | | | place and promoted it, all you can do is provide the |
| they're not working for free? | | | | best dance classes you can and with some luck and |
| Well dance classes are just like any other business. It | | | | patience a regular clientele will start to develop. |