Choreographers (Dance, Step & Cheer)(Virtual Independent Study Program)

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SoulPhamm is a nonprofit organization that provides sports, arts, education and service programs to young people in New York and New Jersey. You may learn more about us by visiting our website at www.soulphamm.org.

SoulPhamm serves young people ages 9 to 25 in a variety of programs including: hip-hop majorette dance (which utilizes hip-hop, contemporary, jazz genres), step team (which also utilizes hip-hop dance), stomp & shake/traditional cheerleading (which also utilizes contemporary dance styles). This year, we are adding Bollywood/Bhangra, Color Guard, and Salsa to our menu and are looking to develop hip-hop choreography for our drumline and sorority.

Our program runs from September to June and then breaks over the summer to give the kids and opportunity to rest and recharge, but like most "academic" programs, we are concerned about "summer learning loss".

We are now looking to add "virtual faculty" to our artistic team who will be responsible for developing and videotaping choreography in their desired genre that we will have the kids learn while they are on break. This helps keep them engaged and gives them a toolbox of choreography that they can begin to execute when we return for training at the end of August.

Volunteers would select the team(s) they would like to support, develop choreography and then record themselves teaching the choreography. All of our teams have an online "meeting space" through the BAND app where we post videos. We would post the videos for them to learn while they are on break. In August, we will begin to hold virtual practices where they can show us what they have learned (virtual faculty are welcomed, but not required, to lead or sit in on these). Our regular coaches have access to BAND and will also learn the choreography so by the time they begin the new season, all the coaches will need to do is "tighten up" the routines to get the kids ready for performances and competitions.

Our virtual sessions would begin in July - so ideally, we would like to "onboard faculty" before June 24th, which is the end of our current season. You should have videos prepared for us to post by then. You can continue to create and record videos throughout the new season if you'd like. We would post videos of the kids practicing and performing your routines so that you can see their progress. Candidates local to Newark, NJ are always welcomed to attend and facilitate a practice in person.

The next step for interested candidates is to have a very informal meet and greet with our Director via Zoom to answer any questions. We would ask for headshots (or selfies) and a short bio of each of our artists, as we would add them to our website as "Virtual Faculty Members". Please let us know which team(s) you would be interested in when you reach out.

No phone calls please.