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General DescriptionThe Peabody Preparatory of the Johns Hopkins University Adjunct Ballet Teacher
Position: Adjunct Ballet Teacher/ Peabody Dance Training Program for Boys
Campus Location: Peabody Preparatory Downtown Campus
Reports to: Dance Department, Chair
Classification: Adjunct (up to 9.5 hours of teaching per week)
Start Date: September 2019
Position Summary:
The Peabody Preparatory is pleased to announce an Adjunct Ballet teaching position in the Dance Department at the Peabody Preparatory, a division of the Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, commencing immediately.
The successful candidate will be experienced in teaching classical ballet to students of all ages and levels (beginner to advanced) ages 7-18. This position will be assigned all-boys classes in the Dance Department's tuition-free Estelle Dennis/Peabody Dance Training Program for Boys. The successful candidate will nurture an enthusiasm for ballet training among the young men in the program; create a welcoming and safe learning environment for students based on appropriate boundaries and the standards of dance class etiquette; work with the young men to develop self-discipline and mutual respect of their classmates; provide individual feedback and encouragement to improve ballet technique; and assist the Department Chair with assessing progress and placing the young men in classes to enable their growth.
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ABOUT US:
Located in the heart of Baltimore's Mount Vernon Cultural District, the Peabody Institute was founded in 1857 as America's first academy of music. Today, through its degree-granting Conservatory and its community-based Preparatory school of music and dance, Peabody trains musicians and dancers of every age and at every level.
The Peabody Preparatory shares space with the Peabody Conservatory in downtown Baltimore, and also has three satellite branches in the communities of Towson, Annapolis and Howard County, MD. The Preparatory has approximately 2,000 students studying all orchestral instruments, guitar, piano, voice, dance, theory, composition, early childhood, orchestra, chamber music and more.
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