As a Dance Teacher, you will need to master following:

• balance participants' personal needs with group needs
• bring out performers’ artistic potential
• demonstrate technical expertise of your dance style
• express yourself physically
• help performers internalise choreographic material
• inspire dance participants to improve
• inspire enthusiasm for dance
• maintain safe working conditions in performing arts
• teach dance

More generally, a dance teacher is also versed in:

• adapt teaching to student's capabilities
• apply teaching strategies
• assist students in their learning
• consult students on learning content
• demonstrate when teaching
• develop a coaching style
• direct movement experiences
• encourage students to acknowledge their achievements
• give constructive feedback
• guarantee students' safety
• manage student relationships
• observe student's progress
• perform classroom management
• prepare lesson content
• provide lesson materials
• teamwork principles

It also helps to know the following:

• contextualise artistic work
• coordinate artistic production
• define artistic approach
• develop artistic project budgets
• develop educational activities
• devise choreography
• evolution in delivery practices in practiced dance tradition
• facilitate teamwork between students
• history of dance style
• keep up to date on professional dance practice
• link between dance and music style
• maintain dance training
• manage artistic career
• manage resources for educational purposes
• present exhibition
• read dance scores
• record lessons learnt from your sessions
• assess students
• assessment processes
• assist students with equipment
• develop a rehabilitation programme
• develop curriculum
• keep personal administration
• learning difficulties
• movement techniques