Lead Ballet Tap Jazz Instructor: Salsa Silvia

The lead ballet, tap, and jazz instructor role at Salsa With Silvia is a part‑time teaching position for children from age 2 through the teenage years. Classes take place through the studio's Washington, DC and Bethesda, Maryland programs, with compensation of $38 to $50 per class based on experience. The role covers beginner through advanced instruction, group and private lessons, lesson planning, curriculum updates, and recital choreography.

Salsa With Silvia is a Latin dance studio with locations at 3232 Georgia Ave NW in Washington, DC and 4731 Elm St. in Bethesda, Maryland.

Employer:

Salsa With Silvia

Location:

Washington, DC and Bethesda, MD

Employment type:

Part-time, paid per class

Pay: $38 to $50 per class, based on experience

Dance styles:
Ballet, tap, jazz, creative movement, and other styles

• Teach group and private classes.
• Build curricula and lesson plans for different ages and levels.
• Assess student progress and adjust teaching methods.
• Choose music and choreograph recital or concert routines.
• Support student motivation during lessons.

• Previous teaching experience.
• Strong preference for discipline‐specific dance instruction experience.
• Bachelor's degree in dance or an accredited college qualification.
• Communication, patience, leadership, energy, creativity, and dependability must be demonstrated.

• Paid per class: $38 to $50 per class, based on experience.
• Employees receive free group classes.
• Event and gig pay can vary by client budget.
• Position does not include a stated health plan, retirement plan, paid leave, or travel allowance.

Washington, DC – 3232 Georgia Ave NW

Bethesda, MD – 4731 Elm St.

The studio also teaches group, private, virtual, wedding, kids', ballroom, and online classes.

Salsa With Silvia Studios offers salsa, bachata, reggaeton, kizomba, ballroom, cumbia, and dance fitness instruction. The company also runs workshops, monthly social parties, corporate classes, performances, and team‑building programs, giving instructors several program formats to support.

Teach beginner through advanced classes for children from age 2 through the teenage years. Group lessons require age‑appropriate explanations, repeatable class structure, and progress checks that help young dancers develop coordination, musical response, and classroom habits. Private lessons require a more individualized plan. The role creates curricula and lesson plans, updates teaching methods, selects music, and choreographs routines for recitals and concerts.

Student motivation and progress assessment are part of the teaching work, while the studio expects a creative and positive class environment.

Salsa With Silvia Studios celebrated 10 years serving the community in April 2026. Its Washington, DC and Bethesda programs serve beginners through advanced dancers across group, private, virtual, kids', workshop, and event formats.

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