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Dance Company Teacher

The Harpeth Hall School

Nashville, TN, USA · Full Time · Music Education

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HARPETH HALL SCHOOL
3801 HOBBS RD, NASHVILLE TN 37215Matched to the National Center for Education Statistics school directory · NCES school ID 01296378.

Nashville, Tennessee, The Harpeth Hall School seeks a student-centered, creative dance educator who is enthusiastic about working with young dancers of all ability levels and is committed to innovative pedagogy and choreography as a part of our after school dance company program. This non-exempt, stipended position reports to the Artistic Director of Dance. Schedule:

Monday–Friday, 3:30-6:30 p.m. (days and hours dependent on classes taught)

Responsibilities:

Lead rehearsals for students in grades 5–12 in ballet, jazz, contemporary, modern, and/or hip hop.

Create and teach engaging, age-appropriate choreography that develops students' technical, artistic, and creative skills.

Foster an inclusive, positive, and collaborative learning environment for dancers of varied experience and ability levels

Prepare students for and participate in the annual spring dance concert, including rehearsals and performances.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

Demonstrated experience teaching dance and/or choreographing for school-age students in a studio, school, company, or comparable setting.

Strong experience in one or more of the program's dance styles: ballet, jazz, contemporary, modern, and hip hop.

Ability to create effective choreography and provide engaging, student-centered instruction to dancers of varied skill levels.

Strong communication and collaboration skills, along with a passion for working with students in grades 5–12.

We seek educators who embrace our school values and are dedicated to providing all students with the support and opportunities they need to grow in every aspect of learning.

Candidates should complete an online application and submit a letter of interest and resume at https://www.harpethhall.org/about/career-opportunities

Demonstrated experience teaching dance and/or choreographing for school-age students in a studio, school, company, or comparable setting.

Strong experience in one or more of the program's dance styles: ballet, jazz, contemporary, modern, and hip hop.

Ability to create effective choreography and provide engaging, student-centered instruction to dancers of varied skill levels.

Strong communication and collaboration skills, along with a passion for working with students in grades 5–12.

We seek educators who embrace our school values and are dedicated to providing all students with the support and opportunities they need to grow in every aspect of learning.

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HARPETH HALL SCHOOL Location Report

By SBO+ Staff · Effective 2026-08-20

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Opportunity and Market

HARPETH HALL SCHOOL is evaluated with current TN labor-market evidence because a validated city profile was unavailable. The Census API city profile could not be acquired in this run; the report uses current state labor-market observations and labels their scope explicitly. [2] [3]

Career Outlook

The statewide unemployment rate supplies current labor-market context, but it does not prove demand for this occupation or employer. Occupation-specific scores are omitted. [1]

Compensation

No salary-equivalency or take-home-pay figure is asserted without listing pay and defensible local cost inputs. Federal tax brackets must be applied to the candidate’s actual filing circumstances. [4]

Housing and Cost of Living

HUD Fair Market Rent resources are provided for a housing comparison using the verified worksite or its county. No city rent is asserted when it was not acquired. [5]

Commute

A validated city commute value was unavailable. Confirm the exact worksite, schedule, transit coverage, parking and fuel costs before accepting relocation expenses.

Community Snapshot

State labor-force scale is not evidence of neighborhood safety, culture or community fit; no such inference is made. [3]

Local Economy

Current statewide employment, labor-force and unemployment observations describe the broader labor environment, not a guaranteed city or occupation outcome. [2] [3] [1]

Relocation Considerations

Verify worksite-level housing, commute, taxes, utilities, benefits, contract length and any remote-work restrictions before relocating. [5] [4]

What I Wish I'd Known Before Taking the Job

A healthy statewide labor market does not guarantee that a specialized music education role is easy to replace. Confirm contract stability, nearby housing and the real commute before paying relocation costs. [2] [1]

Methodology

This report uses the latest retrievable BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics for the listing’s state. It explicitly withholds city, occupation and affordability scores when those inputs were not acquired.

Sources and freshness

  1. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective June 2026; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective June 2026; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  3. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective June 2026; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  4. Internal Revenue Service — effective 2026-08-20; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  5. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — effective 2026-08-20; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  6. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective 2026-08-20; retrieved 2026-08-20.