Dance Jobs in Eastbourne

Teaching and choreography roles across Eastbourne and East Sussex — freelance from £22 an hour, shaped to fit a performing life rather than replace one.


Join Our Eastbourne Team

The Eastbourne diary is being written now — class slots across twenty styles, weekend hen work, wedding commissions and kids' groups all recruiting together, in a town whose events calendar keeps visitors arriving all year.

Paid Properly

The rates: £22 an hour upward for weekly classes, £25 upward for hen and wedding bookings — agreed before you teach, paid without reminders afterwards. Invoice-chasing is structurally absent from this job.

Around Your Career

Your declared hours are the only fixed clause — most teachers hold two to eight a week around performing, studying or other work, scaling freely as seasons change.

Room to Build

Anchor a weekly class with our marketing keeping the register full, stack weekend party work at will, and migrate between roles as your range grows.


Positions Available

Three role types, stackable freely — and multi-style teachers hold first refusal as the Eastbourne timetable fills.

Hen Party Instructor

From £25/hr

Lead themed hen sessions at the studio or out at group accommodation across the county — weekend work with the energy dial at maximum.

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

Wedding Dance Choreographer

From £25/hr

Build first dances with couples in private sessions — the role where patience and a calm room outrank any performance credit.

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

Regular Class Teacher

From £22/hr

Hold a weekly slot in your specialism and let it compound — our marketing fills the room while you teach it.

  • 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 in Eastbourne are open today — the form below starts the conversation.

Position Type Pay
Dance teacher wanted for ballet classes in Eastbourne Part-time / Full-time From £22 p/h
Street dance instructor needed across Eastbourne and district Part-time / Freelance From £22 p/h
Salsa teacher required for Latin classes in Eastbourne Part-time / Evening From £22 p/h
Contemporary dance teacher for Eastbourne studios Part-time / Full-time From £22 p/h
Hip-hop dance instructor wanted, town centre Part-time / Evening From £22 p/h
Jazz dance teacher for Devonshire Quarter classes Part-time / Full-time From £22 p/h
Ballroom teacher needed for Eastbourne evening classes Part-time / Weekend From £22 p/h
Commercial dance instructor for Eastbourne studio classes Part-time / Freelance From £22 p/h
K-pop dance teacher wanted for Eastbourne classes Part-time / Evening From £22 p/h
Tap dance teacher for classes in Eastbourne Part-time From £22 p/h
Bollywood dance instructor needed in Eastbourne Part-time / Weekend From £22 p/h
Heels instructor wanted for Eastbourne classes Part-time / Evening From £22 p/h
Burlesque dance teacher needed in Eastbourne Part-time / Evening From £22 p/h
Wedding dance choreographer needed across Eastbourne Freelance / Flexible From £25 p/h
Hen party dance instructor wanted, Eastbourne weekends Part-time / Weekend From £25 p/h

What We Offer & What We Need

What We Offer

  • £22–25+ per hour by role
  • Diary built around your availability
  • Venues across the town & district
  • Choreography & music provided for hen work
  • Marketing that fills your classes
  • Casting opportunities from our events roster
  • A team of working professionals like you
  • Immediate start available

What We Need

  • Professional dance training or equivalent experience
  • Teaching qualification a bonus, not a barrier
  • Presence — you can hold a room of strangers
  • Reliability a timetable can lean on
  • DBS check for children's work (we help arrange)
  • Public liability insurance (or willingness to get it)
  • Right to work in the UK

Immediate Start Available

Recruitment is live across all twenty styles, and the geography helps applicants: teachers based in Brighton, Hastings, Lewes or along the coast line can hold Eastbourne hours without moving house. Apply now, start as slots open.


Apply to Teach in Eastbourne

A human reads every application — outline your styles, training and availability and you'll hear back inside two working days.

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

Your training, your styles, your available hours — that's the whole opening move.


Dance Jobs Eastbourne FAQ

What instructors ask before joining the Eastbourne roster.

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

Useful, never required — what hires you is training or real stage miles plus command of a room. Paperwork is a bonus here, not a gate.

How much do dance instructors get paid in Eastbourne?

£22 an hour opens the weekly-class scale and £25 the hen-and-wedding one, each figure agreed per booking before work begins. Payment follows promptly — a policy, not a slogan.

Which dance styles are you hiring for in Eastbourne?

Hiring spans the full twenty-style timetable plus hen and wedding work — with the warmest welcome for ballroom, ballet and tap specialists, where the town's demand leads.

Is the work full-time or freelance?

Freelance throughout — one weekly class or a full stack of classes and weekend bookings, sized to your declared hours and resized whenever they change.

I perform, tour or study — can teaching fit around that?

That description already covers most of the roster — performers, tourers and students teaching in the gaps. Tell us your pattern and the diary is shaped to fit it, summer seasons included.