Dance Jobs in Southend-on-Sea

Teaching and choreography work right across Southend and south Essex — freelance hours that flex from £22 upwards, arranged around the performing career you already have.

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Join Our Southend-on-Sea Team

Southend-on-Sea is a fast-growing corner of our network and the diary keeps filling up — regular classes, weekend hen dos, wedding routines and school workshops all need professional dancers who can also teach.

Paid Properly

£22 an hour to begin for regular classes and £25 for hen and wedding choreography — settled before you start, paid promptly, and no chasing invoices.

Around Your Career

You tell us when you are free and we fill the gaps. Most of our Southend teachers cover anywhere from two to ten hours a week around auditions, contracts and touring — and step back the moment a job lands.

Room to Build

Grow a weekly class of your own with our marketing pushing it, pick up casting leads through our events roster, and move across roles as your range widens.

Positions Available

Three kinds of role — do one, or take on all three. Teachers who cover a few styles get the first look at the Southend timetable.

Hen Party Instructor

From £25/hr

Run themed routines for hen groups at town-centre studios or their seafront digs — the liveliest, best-paid weekend work on our books.

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

Wedding Dance Choreographer

From £25/hr

Choreograph first dances for couples across private one-to-one sessions — calm, clear teaching counts for much more than a flashy CV here.

  • 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 of your own style, gather regulars, and build it into something bigger — with our marketing packing the room for you.

  • 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 Southend-on-Sea, live right now — apply for any of the roles listed below.

Position Type Pay
Ballet teacher wanted for classes in Southend-on-Sea Part-time / Full-time From £22 p/h
Street dance instructor needed across Southend and Westcliff Part-time / Freelance From £22 p/h
Salsa teacher required for Latin classes in Southend Part-time / Evening From £22 p/h
Contemporary dance teacher for Southend studios Part-time / Full-time From £22 p/h
Hip-hop dance instructor wanted, town-centre studios Part-time / Evening From £22 p/h
Jazz dance teacher for Leigh-on-Sea classes Part-time / Full-time From £22 p/h
Ballroom teacher needed for Southend evening classes Part-time / Weekend From £22 p/h
Commercial dance instructor for Southend studio classes Part-time / Freelance From £22 p/h
K-pop dance teacher wanted for Southend classes Part-time / Evening From £22 p/h
Tap dance teacher for classes in Westcliff Part-time From £22 p/h
Bollywood dance instructor needed in Southend Part-time / Weekend From £22 p/h
Heels instructor wanted for Southend classes Part-time / Evening From £22 p/h
Burlesque dance teacher needed in Southend Part-time / Evening From £22 p/h
Wedding dance choreographer needed across south Essex Freelance / Flexible From £25 p/h
Hen party dance instructor wanted, Southend 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
  • Venues across the town centre, Westcliff and Leigh
  • Choreography and music handed to you for hen work
  • Marketing that puts feet on the studio floor
  • Casting chances from our events roster
  • A team of working pros in exactly your position
  • An immediate start if you want one

What We Need

  • Professional dance training or equivalent stage experience
  • A teaching qualification is a bonus, never a barrier
  • Presence — you can command a room full of strangers
  • Reliability that survives the c2c timetable
  • A DBS check for children's work (we help sort it)
  • Public liability insurance, or the willingness to arrange it
  • The right to work in the UK

Immediate Start Available

We are hiring right now across every style and every part of the borough — so if you are based around Southend or anywhere in south Essex and could begin soon, send the form below. We answer every applicant personally inside 48 hours.

Apply to Teach in Southend-on-Sea

Complete the form and give us a sense of who you are. We look over every application ourselves and come back to you within 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

Tell us about your dance background and availability.

Dance Jobs Southend-on-Sea FAQ

Common questions from instructors thinking about joining the Southend team.

Do I need a teaching qualification to apply for dance jobs in Southend-on-Sea?

Helpful, but never a must. What actually wins the work is strong training or stage experience, plus the knack of commanding a room. Plenty of our finest teachers picked up teaching through performing, not the reverse.

What do dance instructors get paid in Southend-on-Sea?

Regular weekly classes begin at £22 an hour, and hen or wedding choreography begins at £25. Every rate is fixed before the booking, paid on schedule, and lifts as your workload grows.

Which dance styles are you hiring for in Southend-on-Sea?

Every one of the twenty on the timetable — ballet, ballroom, street, K-pop, heels and the rest — as well as hen party instructors and wedding choreographers. The teachers who cover a few styles book up soonest.

Is this full-time work or freelance?

Freelance and flexible, arranged around what you can give. One teacher might run a single weekly class near the High Street; another packs together classes, weekend hen dos and school workshops across Southend and Leigh into an almost-full week. None of it works on a use-it-or-lose-it basis.

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

Exactly the people we look for. Nearly all of our Southend crew are working performers fitting teaching between contracts. Give us your pattern of availability and we shape the work around it — then hit pause the moment a tour comes in.