Ballroom Dance Teachers Academy
The Ballroom Dance Teachers Academy is a formal vocational program that offers professional training to aspiring ballroom dance teachers. Program participants learn how to become dance teachers and how to maximize a career in the ballroom dance world.
In this course, our students learn:
- To dance as Leader and as Follower
- Technical elements of all dances
- Musical elements of all dances
- How to teach private and group classes
- How to prepare for national certification
Teaching ballroom dance is a career option for anyone-no prior dance experience is required. Thanks to the increasing popularity of partner dancing due to popular TV shows and movies, there is a need for ballroom dance teachers at every level-from teachers who work in recreation/senior centers, to world class champions, and everything in between.
Certificate Requirements
The entire program is 16 months long and covers the 17 dances of the Bronza Level DVIDA (Dance Vision) syllabus for Smooth, Rhythm and Nightclub dances. The course is divided into four quarters that can be taken in any order:
- Smooth-Foxtrot, Waltz, Tango, Viennese Waltz
- Rhythm I-Cha Cha, Rumba, East Coast Swing, Bolero
- Rhythm II-Mambo, Merengue, West Coast Swing, Samba
- Nightclub Dance-Salsa, Hustle, Lindy Hop, Argentine Tango, Nightclub 2-Step
Students must purchase dance shoes prior to the second class. Students must also purchase the trainee binder and manuals from the instructor on the first night of class (approximate cost $125). The registration fee includes 64 hours of classroom instruction and 12 lab hours per quarter.