partner from scratch...

Well, I didn't train him per se, but I did take on a complete beginner to ballroom (had previous Lindy experience) in a partnership once. I was at Silver level at the time, so we weren't really all that far apart in the grand scheme of things.
 
Took two newbies (=less than 1 year dancing) and threw them into Silver Smooth. Both picked up very quickly, thankfully.
 
theres the studio i started at which doesn't have many options since they don't teach int unless u ask for it in a private and american habits are hard to break on most people
 
That's where I came from! My ex partner got me basically from scratch and trained me. It helped a lot though that I was already a dancer. I had been doing ballet, jazz, modern, and lyrical since I was 3. I have considered training a friend from scratch because finding a partner is impossible but I think it helps a lot and speed up the process (plus has the potential for a better outcome) if they have some past dancing experience.
 
chocolatchica said:
That's where I came from! My ex partner got me basically from scratch and trained me. It helped a lot though that I was already a dancer. I had been doing ballet, jazz, modern, and lyrical since I was 3. I have considered training a friend from scratch because finding a partner is impossible but I think it helps a lot and speed up the process (plus has the potential for a better outcome) if they have some past dancing experience.
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That and u don't have habits to break from previous studios or teachers teaching faulty info.
 
I've found myself with the prospect of a partnership where I'm the newbie. I have less than 1 yr of dancing experience and the potential partner has been competiting for quite a number of years. I'm not sure I want embark on this partnership though because I think there will be a lot of pressure to improve quickly (not that I dont want to improve quickly). and the potential partner would inevitable get frustrated with me at some point. Perhaps it's the personality clash that i'm more concerned about as he's a very committed competitive dancer and as much as I want to excel, I want to ENJOY the process. It is flattering that he thinks I've got potential though. For the time being, my plan is to continue to work on my own dancing with teachers instead. It's one thing to be disappointed about one's own dancing, and it's another to have to bear the weight of a partner's disappointment as well. too much stress!
 
I don't know JJ...it might be worth a try. It's not like guys willing to scoop up newbie gals (let alone gals in general) grow on trees. You can do an extended try-out where you practice and take lessons together for a few weeks and then decide if you want to keep going with it or not.
 
rebounder said:
That and u don't have habits to break from previous studios or teachers teaching faulty info.
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If it makes you feel any better I did (ballroom wise). I went to a chain studio that screwed me over with a new teacher who was barely learning while teaching me (and he had no prior dancing experience). He was teaching me some things that were wrong in so many ways. He taught me hips action all wrong and almost never had the answer to any of my questions. So there is hope rebounder! I now have a pro that knows what he's doing and is a great coach. It's just a matter of finding someone who is patient and willing to teach the person with the understanding of where they came from (faulty technique wise).

P.S. As much as ballet has been a blessing to my ballroom dancing it made it hard to unlearn a lot of the technique for latin. It took me WAY longer to take to latin and to this day I have habits that are perfect for ballet but mess up my latin.
 
yes. I have a friend with a strong ballet background whoes walks still look like shes walking down the street
 
I didn't train her myself, but my first competition partner had no experience while I'd been dancing socially for about three years. As one of my teachers said, "I can teach someone to dance. I can't teach them to be a good person."
 
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