Ballet Master - Junior Position

Key Responsibilities

Teaching and daily training

• Deliver Company and/or Trainee Programme classes under the supervision of the senior staff, maintaining a rigorous technical and artistic standard.
• Assist in the design and delivery of progressive technical plans adapted to the ensemble.
• Provide individualised feedback to dancers, in particular Trainees, Apprentices and Corps de Ballet.

Rehearsals and repertoire preparation

• Assist in rehearsals of the classical repertoire and of neoclassical and contemporary works in the Company's catalogue.
• Lead rehearsals of specific sections, variations and corps de ballet numbers, with growing autonomy as the role consolidates.
• Learn choreographic material from video sources and contribute to its reconstruction with fidelity to the style, intention and detail of the original.
• Support senior Ballet Masters and répétiteurs in transmitting the choreographic line, musicality and dramaturgical content of each work.
• Notate and document changes, casting and rehearsal notes to ensure continuity across sessions.

Music and musicality

• Work on musicality with the dancers in class and rehearsals as a core artistic value of the Company.
• Become familiar with the reference scores of the classical repertoire being worked on, and progressively develop a refined sense of musical phrasing.
• Communicate precisely with the rehearsal pianist regarding tempi, accents and counts.

Production, planning and organisational support

• Support daily artistic planning: rehearsal call sheets, cast lists, substitutions and internal communications to dancers.
• Contribute to the preparation of performances and events (galas, premieres, tours, festivals).
• Coordinate with the technical team (lighting, set, costume, stage management) when needed, ensuring coherence between studio and stage.
• Take care of the practical aspects of the daily artistic life of the Company (cast changes, dancers' welfare, etc.).

Learning and professional development

• Actively observe the work of the senior Ballet Masters and of the Artistic Director as part of an ongoing training process.
• Receive regular feedback aimed at developing pedagogical and artistic practice.
• Progressively build autonomous artistic judgement and critical thinking applied to repertoire, coaching and casting.

Office and digital tools

• Use standard office software (word processing, spreadsheets, calendar tools, shared drives) confidently for documentation and internal communication.

Requirements

Experience and training

• Previous career as a professional dancer, or advanced pre-professional level in a recognised school or company.
• Between 2 and 5 years of experience as Ballet Master, artistic assistant, répétiteur in training, or equivalent experience as a teacher in a reputable professional school or company.
• Training at a recognised international school like Vaganova, Royal Ballet School, Paris Opera Ballet School, Bolshoi, John Cranko, Cuban National Ballet School, Princess Grace, or equivalent, or a comparable trajectory.

Technical competencies

• Solid command of the classical repertoire (Vaganova, Cecchetti, French school or RAD) and familiarity with neoclassical and contemporary repertoire.
• Ability to physically demonstrate and verbally articulate technique with clarity and precision.
• Notions of biomechanics, injury prevention and dancer welfare.
• Ability to learn choreography from video with rigour and fidelity.

Organisational competencies

• Order, punctuality and the ability to manage multiple parallel tasks in a dynamic environment.
• Professional-level use of office software (Word, Excel, calendar and scheduling tools, cloud storage).

Valued (additional assets)

• Experience in production or in supporting performances and events.
• Basic video and sound editing skills.
• Basic knowledge of stage lighting.
• Social media management or artistic communication experience.
• Notation systems (Benesh, Stepanov, Labanotation) or systematic personal notation.
• Musical knowledge (scores, structure, phrasing).

Languages

• English: working professional level (essential).
• Spanish and/or Catalan: desirable.

Personal qualities

• Humility to learn, ambition to grow and the rigour to sustain demanding work.
• Listening skills, developing judgement, and a respectful approach towards dancers and colleagues.
• Commitment, reliability and availability for scheduled classes, rehearsals, performances and tours, including evenings and weekends.

Conditions

• Full-time or equivalent contract, according to experience and availability.
• Salary in line with a junior profile and with sector standards in Spain, with possibilities for evolution within the Company's structure.
• Real mentorship and accompaniment by the senior artistic team.
• Main location: Terrassa (Barcelona).