Job Description

Georgetown Day School, an independent, co-ed day school in Washington, D.C., seeks two full-time Lower and Middle School Dance Teachers for the 2025-2026 school year. The ideal candidates will have deep knowledge of developing engaging dance programs, have a passion for teaching dance to pre-K- 8th school-aged students, be well-versed in culturally responsive teaching, and demonstrate a commitment to creating and upholding equitable and inclusive learning environments for students and educators to thrive together. 

Division : Lower Middle School
Department: Visual and Performing Arts
Location : On-site at 4200 Davenport Street, NW, Washington, DC
Start Date:  August 18, 2025
Status : Full-time, salaried, exempt with benefits
Salary Range : Varies based on years of experience.

Note: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Primary Responsibilities 

Administrative/ Leadership Duties and Responsibilities

• Attend Lower and Middle School department and divisional and chair meetings

• Ensure timely submission of report cards and other student reports.

• Ensure report cards provide an accurate assessment of student performance.

Teaching Duties and Responsibilities

• Co-plan and implement an active and engaging dance curriculum informed by disciplinary standards in collaboration with support from fellow dance faculty.

• Choreograph major dance showcases, including Winter and Spring performances and Lower School assemblies, and plan full-day arts immersion experiences.

• Creates a supportive and inclusive classroom environment by reaching diverse learning styles and following culturally responsive teaching practices

• Provide students with frequent formative feedback as well as evaluative feedback for student report cards.

• Communicate effectively with families, guardians, teachers, and others in the school community.

Additional Responsibilities

• As an advisor, support the academic and social well-being of a small group of students and steward the family/school partnership. 

• Provide supervision for lower and middle school students (eg, recess duty, lunch duty)

• Actively engage in professional learning and development to continue to sharpen your pedagogy and remain current with best practices.

Qualifications

Experience, Education, and Licensure 

• Three years or more of teaching experience at the elementary or middle school level is required.

• Post-secondary degree in Dance Education or a related field is preferred.

• The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in modern dance, choreography, improvisation, creative movement, and additional forms such as ballet, hip-hop, jazz, and cultural/world dance social dance, etc.

• The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in modern dance, choreography, improvisation, creative movement, and additional forms such as ballet, hip-hop, jazz, and cultural/world dance, etc.

Americans with Disability Specifications

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Americans with Disability Specifications

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

About Georgetown Day School

Georgetown Day School opened its doors in 1945 as the first integrated school in a segregated city. Governed by a Board of Trustees elected by the parent body and administered by an appointed Head of School, it was founded by seven families who wanted to create a school committed not only to academic excellence and educational innovation but also to a value system emphasizing appreciation and respect for others. Believing that diversity was the ground out of which all deep and rich learning occurs, they established a school where all children would be welcome, celebrated, and challenged to be their best selves. Today, the School's philosophy, programs, and position in the national educational landscape strongly reflect its roots. Having grown from 12 children in 1945 to 1075 students in PK-12 today, GDS is recognized as one of Washington, D.C.’s and the nation’s most dynamic educational institutions. Since the school’s founding, GDS has called eight different locations home. In the fall of 2020, in the midst of the pandemic, the Lower, Middle, and Upper Schools were all joined on one extraordinary campus.

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