Advice for new dance Teachers.

Advice for new dance instructors.

Make sure you talk with the student about goals and expectations, and prepare your class to meet those.

Never be afraid to ask a more expiriences teacher for some feed back on your ideas.

Private classes can be very intense, make sure you have a good eye on your students condition.

It's a learning experience for both of you, so cut yourself some slack if a class doesn't quiet go as you planned it. ...and most important: have fun!!!:)

please be patient with your students

be over prepared, but not concerned with getting through everything. You will be surprised at the amount of time it takes to teach things, sometime way less time than you expect and sometime way more time.

No matter the level of my student run them through the basics in the first class. Sometimes you will find a hole in their knowledge or ability of basics that can effect their learning later if you don't adress it early

Have fun. You will have bad classes, and that's ok, no one is perfect.

Teaching adults is different from teaching children. Children are sponges and in the moment, so they pick up very quickly. You mainly have to keep things simple and moving to maintain their attention. But adults (even young adults) carry a lot of baggage that gets in the way of learning: perfectionism, being their own worst critic, etc. So if you are teaching adults, remind them to enjoy the process and have fun.

Among beginner, intermediate and advanced students, the intermediate ones tend to think they know everything! This happens at any level really, but I’ve found this usually with intermediates. They don’t know what they don’t know, or how much they should learn about history, legends and masters, theory, music, even how dance was affected politically. Be patient and encourage them to do research beyond what the school teaches so that they have context of the art and why it’s relevant to them.

There’s no getting around it: you’re bound to have a student who gets frustrated, throws a tantrum, gets cocky or is easily discouraged. They will test your patience! But a good teacher understands how to use these moments as learning tools.

One thing I did was journal my own progress as a teacher. How did I react to this situation? Did I teach that too quickly? Should I slow it down or have them figure it out? What progress did they make that I’m proud of them for? Stuff like that. It helped to keep me grounded and remind me of why I was doing what I was doing.

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