Dance Builds More Than Dancers - Part 5

There’s a phrase I hear a lot when people talk about dance careers.

“Well, they can always just teach.”

I want to be really clear about this.

Teaching is not a backup plan.

And it shouldn’t be treated like one.

Good teaching requires patience, emotional intelligence, communication skills, responsibility, and a genuine desire to support other people’s children. It is a profession in its own right.

Some dancers discover they love teaching. Others don’t. Both are okay.

What matters is that we don’t frame teaching as something you fall into if dancing doesn’t work out. Children pick up on that mindset far more than we realise.

Dance gives young people many transferable skills. Teaching is one possible path, not the only respectable one.

If we respect teaching properly, we respect dancers properly too.

If you’re a dance parent, this conversation matters.