Dance teaching in the private sector
This practical guide deals with dance teaching in the private sector. It examines the various legal frameworks and operational structures, whether these involve voluntary or commercial dance schools, youth and culture centres (MJC), sports clubs or public institutions. The document emphasises that dance teaching is a regulated profession, requiring a state-recognised qualification for classical, contemporary and jazz dance. It explores the various ways in which the profession is practised, notably as an employee or a self-employed person, and warns of the risks associated with ‘false self-employment’, which may lead to the reclassification of the arrangement as an employment contract and penalties for undeclared work. The factsheet focuses on these two main employment statuses, without going into detail about setting up commercial companies.
Table of contents
- In brief
- Teaching dance as an employee
- Types of employment contracts according to activities and applicable collective agreements
- Dance school (charity or MJC)
- Dance school (commercial status: SARL, SAS, SASU, etc.)
- Sports club
- Organisation engaged in an activity other than teaching (e.g. dance company)
- Focus
- Permanent contract (CDI)
- Fixed-term contract (CDII)
- Fixed-term contract (CDD)
- Fixed-term contract for a specific task (CDDU)
- Specific clauses in the employment contract
- Part-time work
- Probationary period
- Non-competition clause
- Exclusivity clause
- Attendance at teaching meetings
- Documents to be provided at the end of the employment contract
- Teaching dance as a self-employed person
- Comparison table of employment statuses: employee / micro-entrepreneur
- Useful links and documents
Fiche pratique – Enseignement de la danse dans le secteur privé
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