Join Our Team
Midwest Movement Collective prioritizes transparent and equitable employment opportunities for the community. Before opening in June 2022, studio leadership invested in hosting consultant-led focus groups to learn more about being a responsible employer. During those focus groups, we learned about the systems, benefits, and procedures that help people feel safe, welcomed, and supported at work. As a result of those focus groups, MMC has always relied on a distributed leadership model and a collaborative approach to operations and decision-making with staff.
Any prospective candidate can review MMC’s payscale and Personnel Guidebook ahead of applying - both of these documents were created with input from industry professionals and local wage data.
Open positions @ MMC
OTHER POSITIONS
While we are not actively hiring for these positions, are always interested in getting to know qualified instructors for future positions. Please review the positions below and let us know you’re interested using this form.
APPREnticeship & TRaining @ mmc
MMC recognizes there are barriers to accessing safe & adequate training in dance, pole, aerial arts, and movement practice in general. Earning certifications for instruction can be costly, time consuming, and culturally challenging. MMC has invested in two avenues for assisting individuals in pursuing movement arts training: apprenticeship and contracted training.
Apprenticeship
Apprenticeship allows individuals with pre-existing experience in a movement style to be mentored by an MMC instructor. We request demonstration of specific entry-level skills to qualify for the program. Individuals then move through three stages of training:
Shadowing / mentoring (unpaid)
Assistantship (paid)
Apprenticeship (paid)
Apprenticeships are offered at the discretion of studio management and our instructors. We are most likely to accept apprenticeship applications for the roles we are currently hiring for.
An apprenticeship timeline can be expected to take 8-10 weeks, depending on the incoming experience level of the individual.
Interested in exploring apprenticeship? Please reach out to us at desk@midmovecollective.com
Contracted training
Midwest Movement Collective partners with independent training services to offer movement instruction certifications. These trainings are typically offered in-person at the studio once per year, and are open to anyone who meets the listed prerequisites for each specific training (prerequisites are set by the contracted company, not by MMC). MMC can often support attendees with partial or full scholarships for training. If scholarships are available, the scholarship form will be listed on the registration page for that specific training opportunity.
MMC has worked with the following companies for certification training:
San Francisco Pole & Dance - Pole Foundations & Pole L2 teacher training (2024)
Upcoming training opportunities:
Silk and Lyra training opportunities coming soon!
Check back for links to register for training in 2025.