10 ways to make extra money as a dance teacher

How to make extra money as a dance teacher? Teaching can be really satisfying, but unfortunately, it doesn’t always pay as it should. Anyway, making extra money out of your profession is always good, right? So, let’s discover together 10 ways to make extra money as a dance teacher!

How to make extra money as a dance teacher

• Offer private classes: whether it be at your studio or somewhere else, you can still promote your classes anywhere. Colleges, universities, schools where you can find potential students interested in dancing can be a good place where to start.
• Send your resume for Masterclasses: dance schools are always looking for new teachers to call to inspire their students through a series of Masterclasses. Don’t miss this opportunity!
• Teach to adults: Senior Centers usually schedule new activities for their members every month. You can ask if your classes may be part of that.
• Start a dancewear brand: if you are good at it you can start a small dancewear brand and make some money out of it. On the long term it can be a really profitable idea.
• Promote yourself: promotion is the key. Posting on social media about your classes can be an interesting way to find new potential customers! Also, consider to teach both in person and online. On Dancefolio for example, you can have your personal page to share on social media, where anyone can book a spot for your classes, whether it be in a physical location or just online.

• Do a dance-related job: teaching isn’t always the key. You can still work at a front office of a studio, clean it, become a promoter, help other teachers during their classes as an assistant and so on.
• Rent your space: if you ALSO own the dance studio, you can also rent the space when it’s available for other activities. Again, it doesn’t have to be necessarily dancing. Renting your dance studio for birthday parties, meetings and other events can be very profitable. You can use specific platforms to achieve this goal, such as Dancerents (specialized in dance rentals) or Peerspace (less focused on the dance niche)
• Find a complementary sport: many sports such as figure skating, synchronized swimming and more, require the athletes to have a dance training. Get in touch with them to let them know you are available for teaching!
• Find a complementary art form/job: many artists look for dance models for their works. Even being a model can require some dance basics. Check out those opportunities!
• Apply for commercials: whether it be for a dance brand or not, there are full of businesses who are looking for a dancer to represent their product/service. You can check the websites of agencies and brands to see if they’re looking for someone. You can also just send a resume and cross the fingers!

We hope these ideas to make extra money as a dance teacher inspired you enough.