Partnerships And Understanding.

Abel.Confused said:
Maybe i am asking too much? Like when i ask my teacher on how to do a ronde (hope im spelling that right) he will tell me to lift my hip higher on the leg your using to do the ronde. Then after i do it one time for him. He goes back to giving other students their private lessons or something else. I dont know but i learn things the most when i have total understanding and i dont think i learnt much from it. Or maybe doing a ronde really is just lifting the hip higher? and that im asking too much
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That doesn't sound like a private lesson. It sounds like you are part of a group class and the teacher is making rounds helping everyone. Private lesson means it's just you (and maybe your partner) and the teacher, and you have his undivided attention for about an hour or so.
 
Oh sorry. I asked him when he was teaching a class. I do it in a school so i asked him during class. But i can say the way he told me to do it would be the normal way in my private lessons.
 
and123 said:
To be perfectly blunt, it sounds like your teacher/coach sucks. A good coach will give you what you need, especially since you are asking for it. You need a solid foundation in Latin or none of this other extraneous "advice" you're getting will mean diddly squat.
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I have to agree with this.
 
Abel.Confused said:
Maybe i am asking too much? Like when i ask my teacher on how to do a ronde (hope im spelling that right) he will tell me to lift my hip higher on the leg your using to do the ronde. Then after i do it one time for him. He goes back to giving other students their private lessons or something else. I dont know but i learn things the most when i have total understanding and i dont think i learnt much from it. Or maybe doing a ronde really is just lifting the hip higher? and that im asking too much
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I am confused. I am sorry if I misunderstood what you wrote here, but did you jump in someone's private lessons to ask about it? Otherwise can you be more clarify what the situation was?
 
Well is there anything i can do other than get a new coach. In my country here finding a good coach here is hard due to political and other reasons. I hope there are ways to make myself improve better.

And please do add in any tips, advice to things which i will experience in the future or anything which you think is very important to a dancer, an inexperienced one who wants to do well.
 
There are some videos out there that explain basic Latin technique pretty well. While they are not a substitute for private instruction, at least you will be more comfortable with the terminology and actions used in dancing.
 
when my teacher was teaching a class with myself inside, i asked him for his help on a step which is in my own routine which he gave me.

Hope that clarifies :)
 
Abel.Confused said:
Well is there anything i can do other than get a new coach. In my country here finding a good coach here is hard due to political and other reasons. I hope there are ways to make myself improve better.

And please do add in any tips, advice to things which i will experience in the future or anything which you think is very important to a dancer, an inexperienced one who wants to do well.
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I sometimes watch Youtube and there are a lot of video lessons done by worldclass professionals. Maybe it can help.
 
Abel.Confused said:
Well is there anything i can do other than get a new coach. In my country here finding a good coach here is hard due to political and other reasons. I hope there are ways to make myself improve better.

And please do add in any tips, advice to things which i will experience in the future or anything which you think is very important to a dancer, an inexperienced one who wants to do well.
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what country are you from?
 
dlgodud said:
I sometimes watch Youtube and there are a lot of video lessons done by worldclass professionals. Maybe it can help.
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THats a great idea - if you are doing standard lookup the ones by Mirko and Alessia - somewhere on DF there is a step list for at least two of their training routines.
 
Im not doing standard. Im doing the other one, (do not know the name for it's category) with cha cha, rumba, jive, samba and paso doube (i know im spelling the doube wrong)
 
i did not really think remembering that was that useful. Thanks alot for your help guys. I think i do need some sleep now. It's already 4 am here.
 
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