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About the Role

Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation seeks part-time West African musicians to accompany dance residencies through its Arts In Education & Community Programs. Musicians will support teaching artists, fulfill residency goals, and serve as role models for students in various settings including schools, community centers, and on-site at The Joan Weill Center for Dance.

Responsibilities

• Accompany AAIE teaching artists during dance residencies and support the goals of each residency.
• Join teaching artists in planning meetings with the school or organizational liaison and participating teachers.
• Serve as a role model for students.
• Respond promptly to all work offers.
• Submit a signed time sheet for each instructional session.
• Submit required evaluation surveys.
• Attend an annual meeting for AAIE artists each fall.

Requirements

• Demonstrated expertise with West African percussion, as a professional musician and educator.
• A passion for working with youth and adults, and a commitment to inspiring an appreciation for the joy of dance.
• Availability during school hours, after-school hours, and occasional evenings and weekends.
• Willingness to travel to schools and organizations within the five NYC boroughs and the greater NYC metro area; occasional national or international travel may be required.
• Proof of fingerprinting clearance through the NYC Department of Education (DOE) is required for employment; additional clearance may be required for work outside NYC DOE.

Skills

• West African percussion

Location

• NYC metro area

Work Type

• Part-time
• Per-class basis

Experience Level

• Professional musician and educator

Salary/Compensations

• $70 per class

Benefits

• Travel within the NYC metro area is reimbursed

About the Company

• Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is hailed as “cultural ambassador to the world” by the US Congress and is renowned for its stellar performances, high-caliber dance training, and innovative educational initiatives which reach nearly 500,000 people around the globe each year.
• AILEY has a rich and inspiring history rooted in African American traditions and provides young people with a range of role models within its group of experienced instructors.
• Ailey Arts In Education & Community Programs (AAIE) employs teaching artists and musicians part-time to instruct and accompany dance residencies in a variety of dance techniques.
• Through its Arts In Education programs, AILEY is dedicated to promoting self-esteem, self-expression, and critical thinking; conveying the value of commitment, self-discipline, dedication, and emotional expression found through dance; providing cultural enrichment through dance training and performance attendance; fostering positive peer relationships and appropriate role models; introducing young people to the artistry of professional dancers and the demands and rewards of a dance career; instilling respect for and pride in one’s own body and personal expression; and encouraging connections between dance and academic subjects to stimulate classroom learning.