Also called: Ballroom Dance Teacher
Teaches ballroom and Latin dance to couples, wedding parties, and competitors.
A ballroom instructor teaches a couple their wedding dance, leads group salsa classes, and coaches competitors for weekend competitions. Evenings and weekends are busiest, and many teachers still compete themselves.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 0 years after high school. A studio's paid training program, often a few months, then teaching while earning a certification like DVIDA or ISTD (optional).
Ways in: On-the-job training, Certification. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Dance.
Growing about average. Steady.
Low risk for 10 years. Video lessons help, but partnering and teaching couples in person stays human.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to franchise studios (Arthur Murray, Fred Astaire); they run paid instructor training for beginners
Classes: Dance, Physical education, Music, Psychology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 25-3021.
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