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littlelisa
Joined: 12 Jun 2007
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 6:24 pm Post subject: Teaching dance? |
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I've got a contract to go and teach ESL in Korea, and I'll be heading over in about a month. I was wondering, though, if I did manage to get permission from my employer, and find a job teaching dance and/or organizing a dance workshop, would I be able to find a way to do it legally?
I figure probably not, but I'd love to find a way. If anyone knows, please reply! |
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mountain goat
Joined: 18 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 6:28 pm Post subject: |
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| my school offers dance lessons as part of there extra activities. I dont know but maybe you could set a club up within your school. |
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littlelisa
Joined: 12 Jun 2007
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 6:32 pm Post subject: |
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I probably could, but I'd be interested to be able to organize a dance workshop in the swing scene too. A Korean friend of mine is organizing one and asked for my help, I was hoping to find a way to do it legally.
There's not really much money to be made (if any at all), but it's fun, and it will get me more integrated into the swing dance scene faster. Not to mention free entry into the workshop itself! |
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Woland
Joined: 10 May 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 8:05 pm Post subject: |
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Without permission from your employer, I'd be very careful about doing this. I know a teacher who gave salsa lessons on the side and got nailed, hard, by immi when his ex-girlfriend turned him in (because she had become his ex-).
With permission, it shouldn't be a problem. |
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littlelisa
Joined: 12 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 9:55 pm Post subject: |
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| It's legal, though, if I can get permission from my employer? Even though I'd be on an E2 visa? Sweet! |
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Woland
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| Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 11:08 pm Post subject: |
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| I believe so, though I'm no expert on E2 visas. ttompatz will know better than anyone. |
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DHC
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 2:14 pm Post subject: Teaching dance |
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| An E-2 visa holder is restricted to teaching foreign languages. You cannot teach dance lessons or any subject other than the foreign language you were hired to teach. |
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littlelisa
Joined: 12 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 3:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Is this applicable even if I weren't paid? |
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Finishy!
Joined: 24 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 10:04 pm Post subject: teaching dance |
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What kind of dance do you teach?  |
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littlelisa
Joined: 12 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:28 am Post subject: |
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| Swing dance. Mostly lindyhop, actually. |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 2:00 pm Post subject: |
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E-2 is restricted to teaching foreign languages, but if the school OKed dance classes AT the school then she really can't get in trouble. The contract DOES state "other responsibilities and duties given by the school."
I don't think immigration will punish the OP for teaching dance AT the school especially with the school's permission. Also, if she gave all her instructions in English, that who's say its not an English class? |
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ilovebdt
Joined: 03 Jun 2005
Location: Nr Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 5:18 pm Post subject: |
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| littlelisa wrote: |
| Is this applicable even if I weren't paid? |
If you weren't getting paid maybe you could pass it off as volunteer work, but you would still need permission from your employer and to go to immigration and file the appropriate paperwork.
ilovebdt |
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