Auditions, Jobs, and Open Calls

Zenon Dance School provides instruction for dancers of all genders, orientations, abilities and levels of experience. A key part of our mission is providing quality dance classes for adult professionals, community dancers, and youth in Minneapolis. We are currently searching for multiple dance instructors who share our mission and vision and would like to join our faculty!

We are seeking three new instructors to lead adult classes for the upcoming 2025 Winter Session, running January 6 – March 16. If you have a passion for working with adult dancers and prior experience teaching movement classes, we would love to hear from you. All dance genres are welcome, priority will be given to Hip Hop, Jazz and Contemporary Dance.

Zenon is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age.

To apply, please send a resume and brief class description to Erika Martin, Zenon’s School Coordinator, at erika@zenondance.org by December 10, 2024. Class video or dance samples are also encouraged, but not required to apply.

Work with Minnesota Dance Task Force (MNDTF aka Task Force) members to plan and facilitate a series of community meetings meant to gather information from the dance community about their current experiences, needs, and dreams. The desired outcome from those meetings is to generate a framework and implementation steps for the creation of a service organization to support Minnesota dance artists and intentionally move toward an equitable dance ecosystem.

To accomplish these objectives, the Task Force has identified a two-phased process:

Phase I: Three small-community focus groups, identical in format to gather broad and deep input about the community’s desires from a service organization. These meetings will be held in a variety of locations in the state.

Phase II: Two larger community-wide meetings to review those needs and identify a strategy for moving forward, which we project will include identifying a Steering Committee to spearhead that work. These meetings will be hosted by The McKnight Foundation.

It is expected that this work will be completed between January and July 2025. Read the full RFP here. To apply, send the requested information to mndancetaskforce@gmail.com.

The Department of Dance at St. Olaf College invites applications for a full-time, tenure track position in Dance at the Assistant Professor level to begin August 2025.

Teaching will include one or more of the following dance theory areas: Dance Anatomy and Kinesiology, Movement for the Camera/Screendance, and/or Creative Practices (movement composition and improvisation), as well as one or more of the following dance practice areas: Modern dance, Hip Hop, and/or Ballet at all levels and leading to a depth of student experience.

Other courses might include Dance in the United States (a Dance History course with a focus on the impact of race and gender on American dance history), Introduction to Dance (a lecture based dance survey course), and a First Year Seminar with movement and dance as a focus, among others, including the potential for cross-disciplinary courses.

Qualifications 
M.F.A. in Dance or Ph.D. in Dance or a related field in hand or near completion by the start of fall semester. The preferred candidate has at least 2 years of higher education teaching experience.

See complete job description here.