Part-Time Dance Instructor Pool

Duties And Responsibilities
The duties below are representative of the duties of the classification and are not intended to cover all of the duties performed by the incumbent(s) of any particular position. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the scope of work is similar related or a logical assignment to this classification. 1. Teach with significant ability in specific areas of dance: modern dance choreography hiphop and jazz dance. 2. Maintain expertise in the areas of modern dance choreography hiphop and jazz dance. 3. Teaching with significant ability in specific areas of dance: Argentine Tango Mexican Folkloric Dance and/or Social Dance (curriculum specific to Caada College). 4. Maintain expertise in the area of Argentine Tango Mexican Folkloric Dance and/or Social Dance (curriculum specific to Caada College). 5. Collaborate with other dance faculty and create a team environment. 6. Be involved in curriculum revisions and new dance course development. 7. Be involved in the College Dance Performance organized at the end of each semester. 8. Consult with students during regularly scheduled office and lab hours. 9. Maintain expertise in technology such as webbased educational platforms and digital media. 10. Perform other professional duties as required by contract and general institutional needs. 11. Contemporary Modern Dance: Teach fundamentals of contemporary modern dance technique. Emphasis is placed on developing body awareness body alignment musicality and selfexpression through movement. Students develop physical strength flexibility coordination and increase movement memory. Dance combinations are taught sequentially becoming more challenging and complex as the semester progresses and culminating in a group performance. 12. Dance Composition Theory and Choreography: Provide students with basic skills and knowledge of the choreographic principles. Through discussion and practical experience students develop a basic understanding of dance as a performing art form. Study of basic dance choreography to include construction of a phrase structure and form in a composition and the basic elements of time space and energy. Specific to Caada College curriculum: 13. Argentine Tango: Teach basic intermediate and/or advanced argentine tango dance technique. Emphasis is placed on developing body awareness body alignment lead and follow musicality and selfexpression through movement. 14. Mexican Folkloric Dance: Teach the skills of Mexican Folkloric dance while improving students technique poise self confidence and creative ability as well as deepening their understanding of and appreciation for the rich and colorful heritage that each dance represents. 15. Social Dance: Teach basic intermediate and/or advanced social dance vocabulary technique body placement musicality. lead and follow techniques and dance etiquette.

Minimum Qualifications
Possession of a Masters or above in dance physical education with a dance emphasis or theater with dance emphasis OR Bachelors in any of the above AND Masters in physical education any life science physiology theater arts kinesiology humanities performing arts or music OR the equivalent (see below) Demonstrated cultural competence sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic socioeconomic cultural disability gender identity sexual orientation and ethnic backgrounds of community college students faculty and staff