Youth Competitive Dance & Tumbling Instructor and Program Partner

About the Role

We’re looking for a creative, enthusiastic instructor to help us build a youth competitive dance and tumbling program from the ground up. You’ll lead dedicated tumbling classes, develop dance classes, and coach a youth dance team for local and state competitions.

Tumbling is a central part of this role. You must be able to independently plan and lead a complete tumbling class and safely teach back walkovers, back handsprings, and back tucks, using appropriate progressions, spotting, and equipment.

There are also opportunities to create additional dance, yoga, acrobatics, and creative movement classes based on your training and interests. Bring your ideas for classes, choreography, and the team. We’ll work with you to shape the program from the beginning.

We want someone who makes learning fun while helping children develop confidence, body control, coordination, teamwork, and pride in their progress.

What You’ll Do

• Develop and launch dedicated tumbling classes, supporting dance classes, and a youth competitive dance team
• Teach tumbling from foundational skills through back walkovers, back handsprings, and back tucks, assessing student readiness and using appropriate progressions and spotting
• Teach dance technique, musicality, choreography, and performance skills through age-appropriate classes
• Create team routines and lead consistent rehearsals as dancers prepare for competition
• Identify suitable local and state competitions and coordinate entries, music, costumes, and schedules with our team
• Coach and supervise the team at competitions and performances, including weekends
• Build positive relationships with families and communicate progress, expectations, and competition commitments
• Help develop additional dance, yoga, acrobatics, or movement classes within your qualifications

Who You Are

• Able to independently lead a tumbling class and safely teach and spot back walkovers, back handsprings, and back tucks
• A dancer with strong foundational technique and the ability to choreograph and teach group routines
• Comfortable adapting instruction to different ages, abilities, and skill levels
• Patient, encouraging, reliable, and excited to work with children
• Available for after-school classes, evening rehearsals, and weekend classes or competitions
• Interested in building a program from the ground up through a long-term partnership

Experience coaching a competitive dance team is a plus. Additional training in yoga or other movement disciplines is welcome. Please share your relevant tumbling, gymnastics, acrobatics, and spotting training.

Growth Opportunity

We believe our instructors are partners. We’ll work with you to launch the program, grow enrollment, and expand successful classes into additional locations.

• Help shape the curriculum, class offerings, dance team, and program identity from the beginning
• Develop additional dance, tumbling, yoga, acrobatics, and movement experiences based on your strengths
• Guide new instructors and help lead the program as it expands

Our goal is to help you build a lasting partnership with six-figure career potential through successful programs across multiple locations. You’ll have a meaningful role in shaping the program and sharing in its success.

Compensation

• 60% of program revenue or $50 per hour, whichever is greater

The $50-per-hour minimum provides a dependable income foundation. Your 60% share of program revenue gives you the opportunity to increase your earnings as enrollment and the program grow.

How to Apply

Please send your rsum or a short introduction that includes:

• Your experience teaching tumbling classes, including back walkovers, back handsprings, and back tucks
• Your relevant tumbling, gymnastics, acrobatics, and spotting training
• Your dance background, styles you teach, and competition or choreography experience
• Any additional experience teaching yoga or other movement classes
• Your availability after school, in the evenings, and on weekends
• Your ideas for building our dance and tumbling program from the ground up and expanding it with us

In-the-Parks.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting Chicago’s parks and enriching community life through creative programming, events, and charitable initiatives.
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We offer free children’s classes, themed park events, and wellness programming to inspire active, imaginative, and healthy living.
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We also run a fundraising arm, partnering with local causes to amplify impact and provide much-needed support to neighborhood charities.
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Our core focus:

Enhance public parks with engaging, accessible programs

Strengthen community through shared experiences

Mobilize sponsorships and partnerships to drive local impact