Teaching Artists in Dance & Creativity

Time Sensitive Opportunity!

Mark DeGarmo Dance is accepting Teaching Artists in Dance & Creativity applications for the 2024-25 School Year.

Applications are due by Tuesday, September 3rd!

Requirements

-Two to five years plus in dance education with at least one year teaching in similar communities.
-Demonstrated effective teaching NYC Title I public elementary students, including multilingual learners and students with disabilities.
-Gains students’ engagement through culturally responsive, differentiated, and restorative justice pedagogies.
-Experienced choreographer for PreK-5 students able to develop and integrate students’ original work via dance improvisation and composition for school- and community-wide sharings (AKA performances).
-Shown to engage co-teachers effectively in order to develop and sustain multi-year public school partnerships.
-Excellent writer with dance education planning, assessment, and evaluation experience.
-A Master’s degree or equivalent is a plus, especially in dance education and special education.
-Bilingual Arabic, Creole, Mandarin, Spanish or other multilingual skills with fluency a plus.