Dance Jobs in Edinburgh
Teaching and choreography work throughout Edinburgh and the Lothians — choose the hours that suit you, from £22 an hour up, alongside the stage career you're already running.
Join Our Edinburgh Team
Edinburgh's diary is filling out fast — weekly classes, Saturday hen parties, wedding first dances and school workshops all want professional dancers who can teach a room.
Paid, and Paid On Time
£22 an hour to start on weekly classes, £25 on hen parties and wedding choreography — the rate's fixed before you begin, and payment lands on schedule with no chasing.
Fitted Round Your Career
You name the hours; we book around them. Most of our Edinburgh teachers take anywhere from two hours to a near-full week, fitted between auditions, contracts and touring — and it all goes on hold the moment a job pulls you away.
Room to Grow
Turn a weekly class into a real following while our marketing does the promoting, take on casting leads off our events diary, and move between or add roles as your range widens.
Positions Available
Three kinds of role — do one or take all three. Teachers who cover several styles get first dibs on the Edinburgh timetable.
Hen Party Instructor
From £25/hrRun themed hen routines at a city-centre studio or the group's own digs — the highest-energy, best-paid weekend work going.
- 38+ themes, choreography provided
- 1–1.5 hour sessions
- Studios & come-to-you across the Lothians
- Weekend availability essential
Wedding Dance Choreographer
From £25/hrCreate couples' first-dance routines in private, one-to-one sessions — steady, encouraging teaching matters far more than a dazzling résumé.
- One-hour private sessions
- Your diary, their first song
- Track-editing help provided
- Experience teaching beginners essential
Regular Class Teacher
From £22/hrRun a weekly slot in your strongest style, pull in a regular following and expand from there — with our marketing pulling the crowd in for you.
- 20 styles on the roster
- Evening & weekend slots
- Adults' & children's classes
- Marketing support included
Current Dance Job Opportunities
Dance teacher jobs and dance teaching roles open across Edinburgh right now — apply for any listing below.
| Position | Type | Pay |
|---|---|---|
| Ballet teacher wanted for adult beginner classes in the New Town | Part-time / Full-time | From £22 p/h |
| Street dance instructor needed across Edinburgh and the Lothians | Part-time / Freelance | From £22 p/h |
| Salsa teacher required for Latin socials near George Street | Part-time / Evening | From £22 p/h |
| Contemporary dance teacher for Leith studio classes | Part-time / Full-time | From £22 p/h |
| Hip-hop instructor wanted for city-centre evening classes | Part-time / Evening | From £22 p/h |
| Jazz dance teacher for Old Town studio sessions | Part-time / Full-time | From £22 p/h |
| Ballroom teacher needed for weekly Edinburgh evening classes | Part-time / Weekend | From £22 p/h |
| Commercial dance instructor for Stockbridge studio classes | Part-time / Freelance | From £22 p/h |
| K-pop dance teacher wanted for classes in Edinburgh | Part-time / Evening | From £22 p/h |
| Tap dance teacher for Edinburgh daytime classes | Part-time | From £22 p/h |
| Bollywood dance instructor wanted in central Edinburgh | Part-time / Weekend | From £22 p/h |
| Heels instructor wanted for evening classes in Leith | Part-time / Evening | From £22 p/h |
| Burlesque teacher needed for Old Town classes | Part-time / Evening | From £22 p/h |
| Wedding dance choreographer needed across Edinburgh and Fife | Freelance / Flexible | From £25 p/h |
| Hen party dance instructor for Edinburgh Saturdays | Part-time / Weekend | From £25 p/h |
What We Offer & What We Need
What We Offer
- £22–25+ an hour, set by the role
- A schedule shaped around the hours you offer
- Studios across the New Town, Old Town, Leith and Stockbridge
- Choreography and music handed to you for hen work
- Marketing that keeps your classes booked up
- Casting leads via our live events diary
- A crew of working performers, just like you
- An immediate start whenever you're ready
What We Need
- Solid dance training, or performance experience that stands in
- A teaching qualification is a plus, never a must
- Stage presence — you can own a room of strangers
- Dependability, whatever the trams and Lothian buses do
- A DBS check for children's work — we help you sort it
- Public liability insurance, or the will to arrange it
- The right to work in the UK
Immediate Start Available
Recruitment is open across all twenty styles and right the way round the region — from the middle of Edinburgh to Leith, out through West and East Lothian, and over the Forth into Fife. If you can start soon, send your details below; a real person replies to every application inside 48 hours.
Apply to Teach in Edinburgh
Complete the form and tell us your story. Every application is read personally, with a reply back inside 48 hours.
Or send your CV & showreel to:
jobs@dancecentreuk.co.ukYour Application
Tell us about your dance background and availability.
Dance Jobs Edinburgh FAQ
What instructors ask before signing up with the Edinburgh team.
Do I need a teaching qualification to teach for you in Edinburgh?
Welcome, but not a requirement. The role goes to whoever has proper dance training or genuine performing experience and can command a class of strangers. Several of our best instructors learned teaching on the job, having arrived from the stage rather than the classroom.
How much does the teaching pay in Edinburgh?
Regular classes open at £22 an hour, hen and wedding choreography at £25. We settle every rate up front, pay it on schedule, and raise it as your hours grow.
Which styles are you looking to hire in Edinburgh?
The full twenty on the roster — everything from ballroom and ballet to heels, K-pop and street — with hen-party instructors and wedding choreographers on top. Teach a handful of styles and you'll fill an Edinburgh week the fastest.
Is this salaried or freelance work?
It's freelance, shaped entirely around your availability. One teacher might run a single class a week; another stacks daytime sessions, Saturday hen parties and the odd school workshop into most of a working week. Nothing here works on a use-it-or-lose-it basis.
I'm still gigging and auditioning — will teaching fit in?
Exactly the people we look for. A lot of the Edinburgh roster are performers who teach in the gaps between jobs. Tell us when you're generally free and we'll fit the work in — and pause the whole lot the week a tour or contract starts.