Dancewave seeks an Education Intern to assist the Executive Director in researching, coordinating, scheduling and overseeing Dwave in Motion, Dancewave’s arts in education program in NYC public schools. This internship offers the unique opportunity to gain professional hands-on experience in arts in education administration. Interns will learn how to bring high quality dance residencies to the public school system. Skills cultivated under the guidance of the Dancewave Executive Director during this internship will assist the aspiring arts administrator in future professional pursuits.

 

Responsibilities include:

i?? Assist ED in researching new school partnership opportunities and funding

possibilities

i?? Communicate with schools and teaching artists

i?? Coordinate scheduling and assist with contract preparation

i?? Help book the Master Class tour in NYC schools

i?? Help oversee residencies and performances, visiting the school periodically

i?? Help create an assessment rubric for schools, students and teaching artists

 

 

Requirements:

i?? Bachelor’s Degree

i?? Superb written and verbal communication skills

i?? Highly detail oriented

i?? Positive and professional demeanor, flexible, can-do attitude

i?? Interest in Dancewave’s mission and commitment to creating programming

i?? And residencies in and for New York City public schools

i?? Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Power Point)

i?? Previous knowledge of arts in education school models

 

Commitment:

6-month commitment with minimum of 20 hours per week. Additional hours may required. Monthly stipend available.

To Apply:

Please email resume and cover letter to jobs@dancewave.org with subject title “Education Internship.”

About Dancewave: Dancewave transforms the lives of New York City youth through unique exposure toworld-class, pre-professional performing arts training. Dancewave’s programs include: DANCE TRAINING (The School at Dancewave, Summer Dance Intensive); ARTS IN EDUCATION (D-Wave in Motion, Public School Master Class Tour), PRE-PROFESSIONAL COMPANIES (Dancewave Company (DC), DC II, DC III, Young Movers Ensemble) and COMMUNITY PERFORMANCE (Kids Cafe Festival, Spring Celebration.) For more information, please visit www.dancewave.org.