Dance Jobs in Bristol

Teaching and choreography work across Bristol and the West of England — freelance hours starting at £22, arranged to sit alongside the performing career you are already building.

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Join Our Bristol Team

Bristol is a heavyweight on the UK hen-weekend circuit and our West of England workload only grows — regular weekly classes, Saturday hen sessions, wedding first dances and school workshops each need a trained dancer who can hold a room.

Paid Properly

Regular classes pay from £22 an hour and hen or wedding choreography from £25. Every rate is agreed in advance, put in writing, and lands in your account on time — no invoices left hanging.

Around Your Career

You name the hours, we shape the diary to fit. Most of our Bristol teachers run somewhere between a single weekly class and a near-full timetable, slotting it around auditions and contracts — and pressing pause the moment a tour comes in.

Room to Build

Launch your own weekly class and grow it, with our marketing handling the job of filling seats. Casting calls land through our events roster too, and switching or stacking roles as you develop is actively encouraged.

Positions Available

Three role types here — pick a single one or take on all three. Anyone teaching a spread of styles gets first shout on the Bristol timetable.

Hen Party Instructor

From £25/hr

Take hen groups through a themed routine at our Stokes Croft, Old City or Harbourside studios, or out at wherever they are based for the weekend — high-energy Saturday work that pays our top rate.

  • 38+ themes, choreography provided
  • 1–1.5 hour sessions
  • Studio or come-to-you across the West of England
  • Weekend availability essential

Wedding Dance Choreographer

From £25/hr

Put together bespoke first-dance routines and teach them to couples in quiet, private sessions — the role is all about patience and reassurance, not credentials or flash.

  • 1-hour private lessons
  • Your schedule, their song
  • Song editing support provided
  • Beginner-teaching experience essential

Regular Class Teacher

From £22/hr

Head up a recurring weekly class in whichever style is your strongest, build up a regular crowd, and let our marketing do the work of keeping seats full.

  • 20 styles on the timetable
  • Evening & weekend slots
  • Adults & children's classes
  • Marketing support included

Current Dance Job Opportunities

The dance teacher jobs and dance teaching jobs open around Bristol right now are listed below — apply to whichever suits.

Position Type Pay
Ballet teacher wanted for adult beginner classes, Clifton studios Part-time / Full-time From £22 p/h
Street dance instructor needed for classes across Bristol and Bath Part-time / Freelance From £22 p/h
Salsa teacher required for Bristol's weekly Latin socials Part-time / Evening From £22 p/h
Contemporary dance teacher for Harbourside studio sessions Part-time / Full-time From £22 p/h
Hip-hop instructor wanted in the home of the Bristol Sound Part-time / Evening From £22 p/h
Jazz dance teacher for Old City evening classes Part-time / Full-time From £22 p/h
Ballroom teacher needed for Stokes Croft weekend classes Part-time / Weekend From £22 p/h
Commercial dance instructor for Bedminster and Southville studios Part-time / Freelance From £22 p/h
K-pop choreography teacher wanted for Bristol's student scene Part-time / Evening From £22 p/h
Tap teacher for adult beginner classes in Bristol Part-time From £22 p/h
Bollywood dance instructor needed across greater Bristol Part-time / Weekend From £22 p/h
Heels instructor for weekday evening classes on the Harbourside Part-time / Evening From £22 p/h
Burlesque teacher wanted for Bristol studio classes Part-time / Evening From £22 p/h
Wedding first-dance choreographer, Bristol and the West of England Freelance / Flexible From £25 p/h
Hen party dance instructor wanted for Bristol weekends Part-time / Weekend From £25 p/h

What We Offer & What We Need

What We Offer

  • £22–£25+ an hour, depending on the role
  • A diary shaped entirely around your availability
  • Studios in Stokes Croft, the Old City and the Harbourside
  • Choreography and music supplied for hen bookings
  • Marketing that keeps your classes full
  • Casting leads off our events roster
  • A roster of working performers, just like you
  • An immediate start if you want one

What We Need

  • Professional dance training, or comparable stage experience
  • A teaching qualification helps but is never required
  • Enough presence to command a room full of strangers
  • Dependable timekeeping, Clean Air Zone and all
  • An enhanced DBS for any under-18s work (we help sort it)
  • Public liability cover, or the willingness to arrange it
  • The legal right to work in the UK

Immediate Start Available

We're actively taking on teachers in every one of the twenty styles — if you're based in Bristol, Bath or anywhere across the West of England and can begin soon, apply through the form below. Every applicant gets a personal answer back, normally inside 48 hours.

Apply to Teach in Bristol

Send the form across with a few details about your background, the styles in your locker and the hours you can offer. Every submission is read by an actual human, and you'll hear back within a working day or two.

Quick response — a personal reply within 48 hours
Immediate start — begin as soon as you are ready
No long contracts — flexible freelance arrangement
All backgrounds — formal qualifications not required

Or send your CV & showreel to:

jobs@dancecentreuk.co.uk

Your Application

Tell us about your dance background and availability.

Dance Jobs Bristol FAQ

What dancers tend to want cleared up before they join the Bristol team.

Is a teaching qualification essential to get a dance job in Bristol?

No — a qualification helps, but it has never been the deciding factor. We take people on for the quality of their training or stage experience and whether a room pays attention when they lead. A good number of ours found teaching only after years on stage, and it has never held them back.

What hourly rate can a dance instructor expect in Bristol?

Regular classes begin at £22 an hour, and hen and wedding choreography at £25. Everything is agreed up front for each booking, paid promptly, and nudged upward as your week fills out.

Which styles are you looking to hire teachers for in Bristol?

The entire timetable is in play — all twenty styles, from ballroom and ballet to tap, street, heels and K-pop — plus hen instructors and wedding choreographers. Cover a handful and your Bristol week fills faster than anyone's.

Is the teaching salaried or done on a freelance basis?

It's freelance, and the shape is yours to set. Plenty of teachers keep it to one class a week; others bolt weekend hen sessions and school workshops onto their regular classes until it's nearly full-time. Nothing commits you beyond the sessions you say yes to.

Can teaching flex around auditions and touring commitments?

That's exactly the kind of dancer we're built for. Almost everyone on the Bristol team performs for a living and teaches around it. Tell us your pattern, we'll fit a schedule inside it, and when a booking or tour pulls you away, we put your classes on hold until you're back.