Position Summary
Being a Taxi Dancer is a fun and rewarding experience and a great way to help new dancers enjoy Ceroc
as much as you do. It's also a wonderful way to get to know people at a venue as well as
developing your own dance skills.
A Taxi Dancer's role is to welcome people, dance with the beginners both
during and after the classes and to help beginners in the review session (when one is held).
Trainees get free entry for the night, full taxis get free entry and a credit to use another time.
Position Details
| Key Accountabilities |
Desired Outcome |
| initiate interaction with beginners |
beginners feel welcome and comfortable |
| prepared |
ready 15 minutes before class starts |
| encouraging and supportive |
beginners feel confident and a sense of achievement |
| support the front door DoFI |
New member forms clearly filled out and current offers explained to beginners |
| inform dancers of any offers, workshop and parties |
beginners are aware of workshops and social events |
| use the online roster |
you can cover for other taxis and other taxis can cover for you |
Necessary Skills and Attributes
| Skills and Attributes |
Details |
| fun, friendly and outgoing |
you love helping people feel welcome and are always ready to help people |
| social beginner magnet |
you actively seek out beginners to ask them to dance, tell them about what's going on and
basically be a really nice person :) |
| an accurate Ceroc dancer |
you don't have to be brilliant, but you must have good leading / following skills.
you know all the beginner moves accurately |
| good team member |
you respect other's contributions. You don't have a 'superiority' complex |
| patient and encouraging |
you keep things simple and fun rather than technical and boring |
| reliable and punctual |
you take pride in having a strong sense of duty and not letting other people down |
| neat, tidy, well-presented and fresh smelling! |
people don't avoid you because you look and smell like a camel's armpit |
| resilient |
however tired you are, you are still able to smile and not look bored |
Key Relationships
Your main relationship is with the people who come along to our classes.
You also interact with other taxi dancers, the teachers, front desk receptionist and Deb and Matt.
The little bit extra that makes all the difference
Anyone can do a job satisfactorily; we are looking for people who not only meet the requirements of a role
but also inspire those around them by going out of their way to exceed those requirements.
Vacancies are advertised in the newsletter.
Updated: 7 April 2012