Overview
Liminal Dance Labs, a professional training and performance hub in the East Bay, is seeking passionate and skilled Dance Teachers to join our growing faculty. We’re currently hiring instructors across multiple styles, including ballet, contemporary, jazz, hip hop, tap, pom/game day, and high school dance-team prep (and more), to teach dancers ages 4–18.
Liminal’s programs blend technical precision with creative exploration, serving dancers who want to train competitively and non-competitively. Our mission is to cultivate artistry, confidence, and resilience through movement education that honors both discipline and individuality. Our programs are holistic, encompassing both mind and body, and rooted in somatic principles.
Weekday and weekend teaching opportunities are available beginning January 2026.
Responsibilities
Teach classes and rehearsals with professionalism, positivity, and energy
Provide a safe, inclusive, and motivating environment for all students
Develop engaging lessons that balance technique, artistry, and conditioning
Communicate effectively with students, parents, and team members
Monitor student progress and offer constructive, growth-oriented feedback
Choreograph for performances and competitions (as applicable)
Attend staff meetings and contribute to Liminal’s collaborative studio culture
Requirements
2+ years of teaching experience (competition or team experience preferred)
Strong understanding of training progression and age-appropriate development
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Ability to motivate, inspire, and mentor dancers of all levels
Reliable, organized, and committed to Liminal’s mission of empowering dancers through education and creativity
About Liminal Dance Labs
Based in Lafayette and Orinda, Liminal Dance Labs is a nonprofit, mission-driven training hub and performance company that merges somatic awareness, artistic innovation, and community connection. We’re dedicated to developing the whole dancer — body, mind, and spirit — through cutting-edge labs, workshops, and competitive programs.
How to Apply
Please email your resume, teaching background, and a short statement about your dance-education philosophy to: tenaya@liminalintegrativearts.org
Visit www.liminaldancelabs.org to learn more about our programs and mission.
About Liminal Dance Labs
Liminal Dance Labs is a California Bay Area non-profit professional training hub and competitive dance studio where technical precision meets creative exploration. Grounded in somatic awareness and a deep understanding of movement, our labs challenge dancers to explore the space between discipline and expression.
We believe that true growth happens at the intersection of structure and freedom — where strong technique supports genuine artistry. Through innovative training, individualized mentorship and collaborative choreography, dancers develop both their skills and their unique artistic voice.
At Liminal, movement is a practice of growth and artistry — a process that challenges, refines and inspires dancers to reach their fullest potential while discovering what makes them love dance.
