How Are Your Lessons Going? Thread 3
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I currently have 5'ish teachers I regularly take at least 1 lesson per month. 2 are in one studio together, 2 are in another studio together. All of my teachers are independent though. 1 is a WCS teacher, 1 is a Lindy Hop teacher, 2 are my "primary" ballroom instructors, and 1 is a ballroom teacher I work on show dance/performance related work with. I need to simplify my situation at some point, but I am in a situation where I need to improve and work on multiple things at once (at least, that's how I feel).
Reach
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I have 3 instructors at the same studio. A weekly double lesson with Main Pro/owner, weekly single lesson with Standard Pro, and weekly single lesson with Latin Pro. Also intermittent coaching at the studio. This is my competition/Showcase studio.
Have a weekly lesson in Social dancing at a local community center. Just for fun.
At present, this is working well, but I am exploring other local options for Social dancing.
Purr
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Offering unsolicited advice or comments about someone's weight is definately uncool.
Misspendragon
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I have two regular coaches. Different studio, both for Latin. I take two lessons per week with main Pro and one lesson with Pro 2.
I also take coaching from guest coaches when they are available. But that's not a regular thing.
Tracy
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When I started, I had two teachers. One would teach a pattern (or several) on a lesson and the next lesson with the other, he would work the technique of that pattern. After a while, the first one quit and I only had one, the owner. Periodically, he would want me to have a second and occassionally require me to take a few lessons with someone else. It never worked well because they wouldn't communicate in order for me to progress smoothly. Once I was more advanced, he didn't have teachers qualified to teach at my level but would still want me to take lessons with them which caused several arguments. My next studio and my current one, I have only one teacher. Again, the owner. I prefer that. My now teacher is very good at maintaining consistency of working on all my styles mostly equally and he is also a well rounded educated dancer/teacher in many styles.
Huh. Both of you think this is an unusual level of dizziness, so I guess it is, but doing multiple turns while your partner rotates around you sounds like vomit comet material to me.
bia
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My husband and I (am-am competitors) take from both members of dance couple who run their own long-term just-them studio. It's really useful to have both of their perspectives/personalities/teaching strategies -- productive individual differences in support of an overall consistent dance style/philosophy.
raindance
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And it's also right turns plus clockwise rotation, and lots of it. A lot of ballroom dancing usually goes around the room counterclockwise. I always found left turns easier than right, though maybe that's a YMMV thing.Huh. Both of you think this is an unusual level of dizziness, so I guess it is, but doing multiple turns while your partner rotates around you sounds like vomit comet material to me.
And PNP had a lot of dizziness issues when she first started dancing, even with "simple" turns. And her pro is the "let's push it" not the "let's back off if you're having trouble" type. And so is PNP.
So unless she's practiced a lot of this type and direction of turns plus clockwise rotation, I'm not worried. If she gradually tries to work up to it (truly gradually, not impatient gradually) and there's still an issue, I'd be more concerned.
Most figure skaters mostly spin to the left, and frequently go counterclockwise around the rink. (At least years ago that was the case, I think there's a bit more emphasis on spinning both ways nowadays.) Take a skater that is very skilled at spinning to the left, and ask them to spin fast to the right instead, and they'll feel really dizzy and wind up on their butt, and need more than a few seconds to recover. Unless they build up the skill over time, that is.
Being able to turn multiple times without getting dizzy is a learned skill. Learning to recover quickly from getting dizzy is another skill. Normal healthy people shouldn't get dizzy turning around to pick up something from a different part of the kitchen (random half turn to go fetch something). But spinning a bunch of times in a new direction, or new position, or whatever - that takes practice to get comfortable with. It comes easier to some people than others, but it's still a learned skill.
No harm in PNP mentioning it to the doctor, but I'm not overly concerned based on what's been described. (And that opinion is worth what everyone paid for it.)
I have two teachers, different studios. But they know each other and have worked at the same studio in the past. Both are independent. They may end up sometimes teaching in the same studio from time to time because the no compete clause for one is ending, and he'll be able to teach in the area. We'll see which of the local studios he ends up at most often. (It's going to depend a bit on which are open when. The new one within walking distance of my house has more evening time which matters for some students; the other one has a larger area floor.)
Maybe if I complain I will look foolish but that will push this along.
So I cancelled yesterday evening's lessons on very short notice - I was on my way there, had been driving for 5-10 minutes, when a tire pressure-related warning light started flashing on my car's dash. I chose to turn around and go back home instead of continuing to the other side of town with my kid in the backseat (spouse works that evening). Car goes to mechanic tomorrow (though after some further research and inspection, my current hypothesis is that it is a sensor issue, not an actual tire issue).
Therefore, no conversations were had about the comp entry forms, even though I have now paid the full amount I owe. I sent a text this morning to follow up on that topic and have not heard back. My phone has plenty of storage available and no iOs updates.
ANNOYED SIGH.
ProgressNotPerfection
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Kind of like back when I was having trouble getting a response from a comp videographer after a couple weeks of emailing, and as soon as I whined about it on DF, I miraculously received an email within 24 hours. Coincidence? Yeah, sure, could be.
(Or maybe it’s like when you’re at a restaurant waiting for your meal to be delivered - if you get up and go to the restroom, that will almost always cause the food to appear on the table before you return.)
Just wondering other's thoughts. Can you sell something in dance you don't believe? So, can you execute a move showing how sexy, strong, hot, dreamy, happy, etc, when you don't believe it? Had a conversation in my lesson, that I don't believe I am sexy so let's not add that to my choreography. It was quite the discussion.
I can tell you that when I am watching, I can clearly see when someone doesn't believe what they are selling. They are doing the moves, but I am not buying. This is like seeing confidence on the floor, you can see it when dancers walk out on the floor. Oh, confidence I can do when I practice enough, but not selling that I am a "hot" dancer.
I can tell you that when I am watching, I can clearly see when someone doesn't believe what they are selling. They are doing the moves, but I am not buying. This is like seeing confidence on the floor, you can see it when dancers walk out on the floor. Oh, confidence I can do when I practice enough, but not selling that I am a "hot" dancer.