Dance Jobs in Derby

Freelance teaching and choreography work throughout Derby and the wider county — you set the hours, pay opens at £22 an hour, and the whole thing bends around the performing career you already have.

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Join Our Derby Team

The Derby diary is busy and still filling out — weekly classes, weekend hen parties, wedding first dances and school workshops all need trained dancers who can hold a room.

Paid Properly

Weekly classes pay from £22 an hour and hen or wedding choreography from £25, settled in advance and paid promptly — you will not be left chasing invoices.

Around Your Career

You tell us when you are free and we book into it. Plenty of our Derby teachers do anything from a couple of hours to a full week, fitting it around auditions, tours and contracts, and stepping back the moment a job lands.

Room to Build

Build up your own weekly class with our marketing pushing it, take first refusal on casting from our events work, and shift between roles as you grow.

Positions Available

Three kinds of role — pick one or take all three. Teachers who cover several styles get first look at the Derby schedule.

Hen Party Instructor

From £25/hr

Lead themed routines for hen groups in private Cathedral Quarter studios or wherever they happen to be staying — the liveliest and best-paid weekend work we have.

  • 38+ themes, choreography provided
  • 1–1.5 hour sessions
  • Studios & come-to-you across Derbyshire
  • Weekend availability essential

Wedding Dance Choreographer

From £25/hr

Create first-dance routines for couples in private one-to-one lessons — a calm, patient manner counts for far more here than a glittering CV.

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

Regular Class Teacher

From £22/hr

Take a weekly class in your own style, grow a regular crowd, and build it into something bigger — our marketing fills the room while you teach.

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

Current Dance Job Opportunities

Dance teacher jobs and dance teaching jobs open in Derby right now — apply for whichever role below suits you.

Position Type Pay
Ballet teacher wanted for classes in central Derby Part-time / Full-time From £22 p/h
Street dance instructor needed across the Derby suburbs Part-time / Freelance From £22 p/h
Salsa teacher for weekly Latin classes in Derby Part-time / Evening From £22 p/h
Contemporary teacher for Cathedral Quarter studios Part-time / Full-time From £22 p/h
Hip-hop instructor wanted for Chapel Street sessions Part-time / Evening From £22 p/h
Jazz teacher for city-centre Derby classes Part-time / Full-time From £22 p/h
Ballroom teacher needed for Derby evening classes Part-time / Weekend From £22 p/h
Commercial dance instructor for Derby studio classes Part-time / Freelance From £22 p/h
K-pop teacher wanted for classes in Derby Part-time / Evening From £22 p/h
Tap teacher for classes across Derbyshire Part-time From £22 p/h
Bollywood instructor needed in Derby Part-time / Weekend From £22 p/h
Heels instructor wanted for Derby classes Part-time / Evening From £22 p/h
Burlesque teacher needed for Derby classes Part-time / Evening From £22 p/h
Wedding dance choreographer needed across Derbyshire Freelance / Flexible From £25 p/h
Hen party instructor wanted for Derby weekends Part-time / Weekend From £25 p/h

What We Offer & What We Need

What We Offer

  • £22 to £25-plus an hour depending on the role
  • A diary shaped entirely around when you are free
  • Studios in central Derby plus classes out in the suburbs
  • Routines and playlists supplied for all hen bookings
  • Marketing that actually puts people in your class
  • First dibs on casting from our events work
  • A crew of working professionals, same as you
  • You can start more or less straight away

What We Need

  • Professional dance training, or the experience to match it
  • A teaching qualification helps but is never required
  • Enough presence to hold a room full of strangers
  • The reliability to turn up whatever the A38 is doing
  • A DBS check for any children's work — we will help sort it
  • Public liability cover, or the willingness to arrange it
  • The right to work here in the UK

Immediate Start Available

We are hiring across every style and every corner of the city and county — if you are based anywhere around Derby or Derbyshire and can start soon, put your name in below. Every application gets a real reply inside 48 hours.

Apply to Teach in Derby

Complete the form and tell us a bit about yourself. Every application is read by a person, and you will hear back within 48 hours.

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 dancing background and when you can teach.

Dance Jobs Derby FAQ

The questions instructors tend to ask before joining the Derby team.

Do I need a teaching qualification to apply for dance jobs in Derby?

Preferred, but not a dealbreaker. What actually lands the role is solid training or stage experience plus the knack of commanding a room. A good few of our strongest teachers came to it straight from performing rather than from any certificate.

How much do dance instructors get paid in Derby?

Weekly classes begin at £22 an hour, while hen and wedding choreography starts at £25. The rate is fixed before each booking, paid on schedule, and nudged up as you take on more.

Which dance styles are you hiring for in Derby?

Every one of the twenty on the timetable — ballet and ballroom through to street, K-pop and heels — as well as hen party leaders and wedding choreographers. Teachers who can cover several styles tend to fill their Derby week the fastest.

Would this be full-time or freelance?

Freelance and flexible, arranged around your own availability. Some people teach one class a week; others pile up classes, weekend hen dos and school workshops into nearly a full week. None of it is use-it-or-lose-it.

I'm still auditioning and performing — can teaching work around that?

That is precisely the person we want. Most of the Derby team are working performers who teach in the gaps between contracts. Give us your rough pattern and we will build to it — then pause everything the week a tour comes in.