JOB POSTING:

HIP-HOP DANCE INSTRUCTORS (YOUTH/TEEN)

Seeking 1-2 instructors to fill two available positions:

Beginning Teen Hip-Hop (ages 12-18) Tues & Thurs 4:30-6pm at SADC Studio 3 (2704 Alcatraz Ave, Berkeley, CA 94705)

Intermediate/Advanced Teen Hip-Hop (ages 12-18) Mon 4:30-6pm at SADC Studio 3, Wed 6-7:30pm at Shotgun Studios (1201 University Ave, Berkeley CA 94702). A split schedule would be possible for strong candidates (once a week beginning, once a week Int/Adv between two instructors)

 

SADC is seeking 1-2 Hip-Hop Teachers for teens who can support students in developing skills, movement and knowledge in Hip-Hop including variations on the form such as Breaking, Popping, & Boogaloo. Candidates should have a background in one or more of these forms. Teachers should be skilled in using improvisation, activities and other creative approaches beyond basic technique in order to serve a range of learning styles and modalities. At SADC, teachers bring in and develop their own curriculum while also making sure students leave with a baseline knowledge of the dance form.

SEE FULL JOB POSTING & APPLY HERE

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JOB POSTING:

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, SALARIED, EXEMPT

90% ON-SITE, 10% REMOTE/ON CALL

Regular schedule will include some weeknights and weekends

Salary range: $71,000-75,000 annually depending on experience

 

Shawl-Anderson Dance Center’s mission as a nonprofit is to build and support a vital and inclusive community for movers of all ages and styles. Founded in 1958, Shawl-Anderson Dance Center provides dance education, institutional support for artists, a performance and rehearsal venue, and partnerships with other community-based organizations. Shawl-Anderson Dance Center (SADC) shares in the work of re-imagining and creating equitable and positive spaces for expression in the East Bay.

 

Summary of Role

The Associate Director of Operations reports to the Executive Director and will provide hands-on care, stewardship and maintenance of SADC’s people and the multiple locations used for programs including 2704 Alcatraz Avenue, Shotgun Studios, East Bay German School astroturf, online and an additional West Oakland space in 2023.

 

SADC is seeking a dynamic leader and problem solver who will thrive in a bustling dance community and be present day-to-day to support people and programs. The ideal candidate has strong administrative acumen, capacity to direct daily operations, loves a schedule puzzle, enjoys working with people, and can supervise 3-5 part-time administrative employees. They will need to balance people-focused work that relies on soft skills with tangible hands-on work managing A/V equipment, IT, computers, printers and facility repairs. The Associate Director of Operations will also support daily finance and onboarding/hiring processes.

 

The Associate Director of Operations will have supervisory experience so that they can oversee 3-5 part-time Administrative Associates and work in collaboration each day with all members of the administrative and program needs. The Associate Director of Operations is responsible for coordinating the rentals of the studios and the Stewardship schedule for the lobby (“front desk”) as we work as a team to manage customer and student activity. As a beloved nonprofit based in Berkeley, California and founded in 1958, SADC offers over 100 classes per week year-round, workshops, performances, studio and facility rentals, artist residencies and fiscal sponsorship.

 

SADC is open 360 days each year for 80 or more hours each week. The ideal candidate is available some weekends, evenings and holidays. All employees are required to be vaccinated for COVID per order of the Health Department of the City of Berkeley, California.

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See the full job posting here.

To apply, send a resume and cover letter to: hr@shawl-anderson.org

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OPEN CALL PROCESS: LEAD AN ADULT PROGRAM WORKSHOP

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Shawl-Anderson Dance Center (SADC)  in Berkeley, CA is now creating an Open Call process for current staff, community members, and visiting artists to pitch ideas for an upcoming adult level workshop in Fall 2022 and Winter 2023. This is a new process for the organization and for programming and is intended to broaden class offerings and hire an expanded roster of teaching artists, both local and visiting.

Pitches are welcome for in-person, online, and hybrid workshops of all levels and styles of dance as well as lecture-based workshops. Past workshops through SADC have included Intro to Modern, Dunham Technique, Gaga, Hip-Hop Fusion, Somatics+Ballet, Bhangra, Drag, and Feldenkrais, to name a few. Workshops can vary - from one afternoon (2 hours in length) to a 6-week session, meeting once a week.

 

Ideas/pitches accepted on a rolling basis

Complete the Interest Form HERE