Dance Jobs in Wakefield
Teaching and choreography roles across the Wakefield district — freelance, flexible and paid from £22 an hour, fitted around whatever your dance life already holds.
Join Our Wakefield Team
Wakefield's book is young and growing on every line: twenty weekly class styles, weekend hen parties, wedding choreography and on-demand group work — and with Leeds twelve minutes away by rail, the West Yorkshire talent pool is effectively local.
Paid Properly
Classes open at £22 an hour, hen and wedding work at £25 — rates fixed before each booking and paid without prompting. Chasing invoices is not part of the role.
Around Your Career
Declare your hours and the diary works around them — most teachers hold two to eight a week beside performing, studying or another job, pausing whenever life requires.
Room to Build
Grow a weekly register with our marketing filling the room, layer weekend party bookings on top, and move across roles as your range grows.
Positions Available
Three role types, stackable freely — and multi-style teachers get first refusal as the Wakefield timetable expands.
Hen Party Instructor
From £25/hrDeliver themed routines to hen parties at central studios and accommodation across the district — the most energetic, best-paid weekend shift in teaching.
- 38+ themes, choreography provided
- 1–1.5 hour sessions
- Studios & come-to-you across the district
- Weekend availability essential
Wedding Dance Choreographer
From £25/hrGuide couples to their first dance in private sessions — a role won by warmth and patience, not performance CVs.
- 1-hour private lessons
- Your schedule, their song
- Song editing support provided
- Beginner-teaching experience essential
Regular Class Teacher
From £22/hrAnchor a weekly slot in your specialism and let it compound — our marketing keeps the register filling 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 live in Wakefield now — apply below for any role.
| Position | Type | Pay |
|---|---|---|
| Dance teacher wanted for ballet classes in Wakefield | Part-time / Full-time | From £22 p/h |
| Street dance instructor needed across the Wakefield district | Part-time / Freelance | From £22 p/h |
| Salsa teacher required for Latin classes in Wakefield | Part-time / Evening | From £22 p/h |
| Contemporary dance teacher for Wakefield studios | Part-time / Full-time | From £22 p/h |
| Hip-hop dance instructor wanted, city centre | Part-time / Evening | From £22 p/h |
| Jazz dance teacher for centre-side studio classes | Part-time / Full-time | From £22 p/h |
| Ballroom teacher needed for Wakefield evening classes | Part-time / Weekend | From £22 p/h |
| Commercial dance instructor for Westgate-side classes | Part-time / Freelance | From £22 p/h |
| K-pop dance teacher wanted for Wakefield classes | Part-time / Evening | From £22 p/h |
| Tap dance teacher for classes in Wakefield | Part-time | From £22 p/h |
| Bollywood dance instructor needed in Wakefield | Part-time / Weekend | From £22 p/h |
| Heels instructor wanted for Wakefield classes | Part-time / Evening | From £22 p/h |
| Burlesque dance teacher needed in Wakefield | Part-time / Evening | From £22 p/h |
| Wedding dance choreographer needed across Wakefield | Freelance / Flexible | From £25 p/h |
| Hen party dance instructor wanted, Wakefield 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 centre & 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 the timetable can build 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 open across all twenty styles, and the two-station geography matters: teachers based in Leeds, Sheffield or the Five Towns can hold a Wakefield slot without owning a car. Ready soon? Apply now.
Apply to Teach in Wakefield
The form below is read by a person, not a parser — tell us your styles and hours and expect a reply within 48 hours.
Or send your CV & showreel to:
jobs@dancecentreuk.co.ukYour Application
Your training, your specialisms, your free hours — enough to begin.
Dance Jobs Wakefield FAQ
What instructors ask before joining the Wakefield roster.
Do I need a teaching qualification to apply for dance jobs in Wakefield?
A certificate helps and is never required — professional training or genuine performance experience plus command of a room carries the application. Some of the network's best teachers arrived paperless.
How much do dance instructors get paid in Wakefield?
Class teaching opens at £22 an hour and hen or wedding choreography at £25, each rate agreed before the job and settled promptly after it. No chasing culture survives here.
Which dance styles are you hiring for in Wakefield?
Every style on the twenty-line timetable plus hen instructors and wedding choreographers — with ballroom, Latin and street specialists especially welcome as Wakefield's slots multiply.
Is the work full-time or freelance?
Freelance to the bone — one class a week or a full stack of classes and weekend parties, scaled to the hours you declare and rescaled whenever they change.
I perform, tour or study — can teaching fit around that?
That is the standard profile — the network runs on working performers and portfolio professionals teaching between commitments. Describe your pattern and the diary shapes to it.