Dance Mentor

Wednesday, September 20th, 2017 from 12:00am to Friday, June 15th, 2018 12:00am (ET)
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POSITION DESCRIPTION: DANCE MENTOR

Department of Dance & Movement Arts, TAPA: Trinity Academy for the Performing Arts

150 Washington Street, Providence, RI 02903


Through a rigorous arts-integrated program, TAPA, a public charter school in Providence, Rhode Island, cultivates artist-scholars who are prepared for collegiate and professional success and leadership in a global society. The dance program at TAPA is a comprehensive program which focuses on both movement technique (Latin, West-African, Hip Hop, Modern, Ballet, & Yoga) as well as dance (Choreographing, Composing, Devising, and Performing) as a tool for inquiry around interdisciplinary questions and contemporary themes such as power, oppression, balance, beauty, representation, independence, movement, and transformation.


HOURS: Flexible based on availability/interest (includes planning, meeting, and instructional time)

LENGTH OF EMPLOYMENT: September - June


QUALIFICATIONS:

  • BCI Background Check

  • High School Graduate

  • Teaching or Tutoring Experience

  • Engaged in Multi-Disciplinary Creative Practice

  • Choreography or Dance Experience Preferred

  • Excellent Reading Comprehension & Writing Skills

  • Interest in Culturally Responsive Arts Integration & Literacy Education


RESPONSIBILITIES MAY INCLUDE:

  • Meeting regularly with Dance Artist in Residence to discuss curriculum planning, student performance, and instructional goals

  • Supervising an After School Dance Company (3:00-5:00pm) or Project with the approval of the Dance Artist in Residence and TAPA Administration

  • Mentor Dance Majors in dance technique by providing one-on-one support, facilitating group workshops, creating original choreography, and support students’ creative process

  • Teaching original choreography for school and community performances

  • Supporting Dance Majors to participate in professional and collegiate arts communities

  • Literacy Integration Work:

    • Work with Academic Departments to analyze test score data and determine target Common Core Standards for Arts Integration in the Dance curriculum

    • Design curriculum to integrate target Common Core Standards into Dance Curriculum

    • Facilitate and assess rigorous dance/literacy integrated projects with Dance Majors

    • Provide one-on-one support for Dance Majors in reading comprehension and writing skills

    • Push in to ELA classes to observe and support instruction and curriculum

    • Push in to ELA classes to plan, facilitate and assess arts/literacy integrated projects


For Questions or To Submit a Resume/Cover Letter: Matt Garza, Dance Artist in Residence - Mr.Garza@TAPAProvidence.org

Supervisor(s)
Faculty
Hiring Manager
Paid
Paid
Timeframe
Fall
Credit
Yes