Dance Instructor Contract

Employment Agreement of Belly Dance Instructor with Dance Studio

Agreement made on the , between

of , referred to herein as Instructor, and , d/b/a located at , referred to herein as Employer.

Whereas, Employer is engaged in the business of teaching and performing Belly Dance, and maintains a dance studio at ; and

Whereas, Instructor has been engaged and has had a great deal of experience in the art of Belly Dance; and

Whereas, Instructor is willing to be employed by Employer, and Employer is willing to employ Instructor, on the terms, covenants, and conditions set forth in this Agreement;

Now, therefore, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

1. Employer hires Instructor, and Instructor agrees to work for Employer under the terms and conditions hereby agreed upon by the parties:

2. Scope of Services.

Instructor shall work at Employer’s Dance Studio located at , subject to the general supervision and pursuant to the orders, advice, and direction of Employer. Instructor’s primary duties shall be to design Belly Dance and fitness programs related to Belly Dance for clients and personally instruct both adult and minor clients of Employer in the art of Belly Dancing.

3. Best Efforts of Instructor

Instructor agrees that she will at all times faithfully, industriously, and to the best of her ability, experience, and talents, perform all of the duties that may be required of and from her pursuant to the express and implicit terms of this Agreement, to the reasonable satisfaction of Employer. Such duties shall be rendered at , and at such other place or places as Employer shall in good faith require or as the interest, needs, business, or opportunity of Employer shall require.

4. Term of Employment

The term of this Agreement shall be a period of one year commencing on and terminating on , subject, however, to prior termination as provided in this Agreement. At the expiration date of , this Agreement shall be considered renewed for regular periods of one year, provided neither party submits a notice of termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either party may terminate this Agreement by giving two weeks written notice the other party.

5. Compensation of Instructor

Employer shall pay Instructor, and Instructor shall accept from Employer, in full payment for Instructor's services under this Agreement, compensation at the rate of $ per hour, payable twice a month on the and days of each month while this Agreement shall be in force.

6. Other Employment

Instructor shall devote all of her time, attention, knowledge, and skills solely to the business and interest of Employer, and Employer shall be entitled to all of the benefits, profits, or other issues arising from or incident to all work, services, and advice of Instructor. Instructor will not teach or perform choreographies without Employer’s written permission.

7. Covenant Not to Compete

During the period Instructor is under Agreement with Employer, and for a period of years after termination of said Agreement, Instructor will not directly or indirectly:

A. Recruit, solicit, induce, or attempt to induce any of the Instructors or customers of the Employer to terminate their employment or contractual relationship with Employer.

B. Solicit, divert, take away, or attempt to divert or take away, from the Employer any of her business or the patronage of her customers, clients, accounts, vendors or suppliers for products, sold by Employer, and Instructor shall not assist any other person to do so.

C. If any restriction set forth in this Section 7 is found by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable because it extends for too long a period of time or over too great a range of activities or in too broad a geographic area, it shall be interpreted to extend only over the maximum period of time, range of activities or geographic area as to which it may be enforceable.

D. The restrictions contained in this Section 7 are necessary for the protection of the business and goodwill of the Employer and are considered by Instructor to be reasonable for such purpose. Instructor agrees that any breach of this Section 7 will cause the Employer substantial and irrevocable damage and therefore, in the event of any such breach, in addition to such other remedies which may be available, the Employer shall have the right to seek specific performance and injunctive relief.

8. Trade Secrets

Instructor shall not at any time or in any manner, either directly or indirectly, divulge, disclose, or communicate to any person, firm, corporation, or other entity in any manner whatsoever any information concerning any matters affecting or relating to the business of Employer, including but not limited to any of its customers, the prices it obtains or has obtained from the sale of, or at which it sells or has sold, services products, or any other information concerning the business of Employer, her manner of operation, her plans, processes, or other data without regard to whether all of the above-stated matters will be deemed confidential, material, or important, Employer and Instructor stipulating that as between them, such matters are important, material, and confidential and gravely affect the effective and successful conduct of the business of Employer, and Employer's good will, and that any breach of the terms of this section shall be a material breach of this Agreement.

9. Trade Secrets after Termination of Employment

All of the terms of Section 8 of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect for the period of years after the termination of Instructor's employment for any reason.

10. Instructor’s Inability to Agreement for Employer

In spite of anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, Instructor shall not have the right to make any agreements or commitments for or on behalf of Employer without first obtaining the express written consent of Employer.

11. Holidays

Instructor shall be entitled to Holidays normally taken by Employer.

12. Termination

A. This Agreement may be terminated by either party on days' written notice to the other. If Employer shall so terminate this Agreement, Instructor shall be entitled to compensation for days.

B. In the event of any violation by Instructor of any of the terms of this Agreement, Employer may terminate employment without notice and with compensation to Instructor only to the date of such termination.

C. It is further agreed that any breach or evasion of any of the terms of this Agreement by either party will result in immediate and irreparable injury to the other party and will authorize recourse to injunction and or specific performance as well as to all other legal or equitable remedies to which such injured party may be entitled under this Agreement.

13. No Waiver

The failure of either party to this Agreement to insist upon the performance of any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, or the waiver of any breach of any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, shall not be construed as subsequently waiving any such terms and conditions, but the same shall continue and remain in full force and effect as if no such forbearance or waiver had occurred.

14. Governing Law

This Agreement shall be governed by, construed, and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of .

15. Notices

Any notice provided for or concerning this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed sufficiently given when sent by certified or registered mail if sent to the respective address of each party as set forth at the beginning of this Agreement.

16. Mandatory Arbitration

Any dispute under this Agreement shall be required to be resolved by binding arbitration of the parties hereto. If the parties cannot agree on an arbitrator, each party shall select one arbitrator and both arbitrators shall then select a third. The third arbitrator so selected shall arbitrate said dispute. The arbitration shall be governed by the rules of the American Arbitration Association then in force and effect.

17. Entire Agreement

This Agreement shall constitute the entire Agreement between the parties and any prior understanding or representation of any kind preceding the date of this Agreement shall not be binding upon either party except to the extent incorporated in this Agreement.

18. Modification of Agreement

Any modification of this Agreement or additional obligation assumed by either party in connection with this Agreement shall be binding only if placed in writing and signed by each party or an authorized representative of each party.

19. Assignment of Rights

The rights of each party under this Agreement are personal to that party and may not be assigned or transferred to any other person, firm, corporation, or other entity without the prior, express, and written consent of the other party.

20. In this Agreement, any reference to a party includes that party's heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, singular includes plural and masculine includes feminine.

WITNESS our signatures as of the day and date first above stated.