any teachers out there?
- Thread starter jenn
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i'm not a teacher, but i've been to such a class - very difficult on the teacher. He had a hard time managing the class - when he's teaching lower level patterns, the higher level students get impatient, when he's teaching the higher levels, the lower levels feel frustrated. But I guess it really depends on how wide the gap between the two level is.
yep! been there...
very challenging indeed.
we start out doing simple things, basic technique or turnpattern, then let the music play and go to the more advanced students.
Sometimes, if it's just the one couple in the group, we give them some extra variations or personal tips on technique or styling.
but it remains difficult, coz the 'lower'levels are often very eager and want to try out the more advanced stuff too. That's why we try to be not too obvious about it.
very challenging indeed.
we start out doing simple things, basic technique or turnpattern, then let the music play and go to the more advanced students.
Sometimes, if it's just the one couple in the group, we give them some extra variations or personal tips on technique or styling.
but it remains difficult, coz the 'lower'levels are often very eager and want to try out the more advanced stuff too. That's why we try to be not too obvious about it.
dTas
New Member
been there done too...
i used to try and teach two classes at once. i'd deal with the beginners and then while they practiced i'd go over and work with the advanced.
now, a few more years experience later, i've found that i can teach the whole class at once. beginners tend to worry more about the patterns and i give the advanced specific technique to work on in the same pattern. it actually works quite well, the beginners can see what they're striving towards and the advanced can learn how to do a move better.
i used to try and teach two classes at once. i'd deal with the beginners and then while they practiced i'd go over and work with the advanced.
now, a few more years experience later, i've found that i can teach the whole class at once. beginners tend to worry more about the patterns and i give the advanced specific technique to work on in the same pattern. it actually works quite well, the beginners can see what they're striving towards and the advanced can learn how to do a move better.
DancingMommy
Active Member
Oh. My. Lord. How many times have I seen THAT!? Way too many..... That's fer doggone sure.
beginners thinking they're not beginners?? oh, yeah, saw plenty of that in several of my classes. I remember there was once we had a guest instructor came in and our regular teacher decided to lump together beginner and intermediate class. The person who I partnered with thought he was good enough to try some of the advanced moves (can't help it, they just look so flashy!) - guess what?? he didn't get it to work after perhaps the 5th try. He got very upset and left the class!
