Performing Arts Professional

About Us

Fred Astaire Dance Studios® is the leader in ballroom dance instruction across the country and around the world. Founded in 1947 with one studio on Park Avenue in Manhattan, we have grown our franchise network to 180 dance studio locations serving over 25,000 students. We enrich lives—physically, mentally, emotionally, and socially—through the positive, transforming power of dance. Our mission is to welcome everyone interested in starting their dance journey because we believe dance is for everybody and every BODY.

Students stay with Fred Astaire Dance Studios® because of the atmosphere of kindness, warmth, and care at every location. From the first step inside, they experience a welcoming, non-judgmental, and fun "FADS community." We offer group and private lessons, choreograph wedding dances, prepare couples and wedding parties, provide performance opportunities in beautiful venues, host local parties for practice and camaraderie, and organize 35+ branded national, inter-regional, and regional dance competitions annually.

About the Role

As a high-energy, customer-focused Performing Arts Professional Instructor, you will conduct private and group dance classes throughout the week. You and your Fred Astaire team will help students reach their personal dance goals—from single events to lifelong journeys. This role offers the unique honor of enhancing people’s lives daily while working closely with individuals from all walks of life, providing personal enrichment unlike any other environment.

We maintain regular studio hours but also host events on weekday evenings and weekends, which you will attend with your students.

Requirements

• Self-motivated, enthusiastic, and 100% passionate about dance
• Outstanding customer service skills
• Understand what it takes to be successful and are willing to commit to the work
• Hold themselves accountable
• Unselfish team players
• Eagerly accept coaching and feedback for improvement
• Positive outlook—cup is always half full
• Exceptional physical fitness/endurance levels to perform this role successfully
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work with students of all ages

Benefits

• A high-energy, fun-filled work environment
• A variety of activities to participate in and offer students, such as group and private lessons, performances, parties, and competitions
• The best initial and ongoing professional dance training in the country
• A robust and well-established dance curriculum and program to teach students
• Access to top-level national dance coaches to further your dance skills
• Expert training programs to develop both dance and business skills
• Professional advancement at all management levels, including studio ownership
• Opportunities to compete and earn championship titles and prize money in both Pro and Pro-Am categories
• Beautiful venues to perform with other professionals and students
• Travel opportunities
• Paid time off (PTO)/Vacation
• Continuing education support
• Health and wellness benefits

Pay

Our compensation plan includes multiple components:

• Salary commensurate with experience
• Multiple opportunities to earn bonuses
• Competition winnings