If you are fond of dancing and want to seriously hone your skills or make a career out of dancing, you might consider getting formal dance instructions. Before you choose what type of instruction is most suited to your personality and budget, you might want to take note of the following considerations.
First, determine a goal for you and your instructor. Unless both the teacher and the student are aware of what one expects from the other, then progress might suffer. Draw up a clear teaching plan to answer a particular goal.
Second, maintain proper disposition, be focused, and concentrate on the task at hand. Both the teacher and the learner should be physically and mentally prepared to meet their goals. There should be mutual understanding and respect from both sides. A good instructor should not expect the student to learn new skills or undo old habits overnight. Likewise, an experienced instructor should know that students cannot perform all their old skills while learning new ones. A lot of patience and time is needed before a teacher and a student establish a good rapport.
Third, students should give the instructor time and leeway to teach. Likewise, the instructor should be allowed to exercise her own judgment and abilities. The teacher should teach skills to the students and not the other way around. She should be given proper rein on how he intends to teach the student so that set goals might be achieved. Failure to do so will lead to frustration and a need for a new instructor that will jive with the student’s needs and expectations.
Fourth, practice definitely makes perfect. As the saying goes, it is important to remember that dancing differs from learning mental skills since dancing requires constant practice. To be able to perform various dancing moves correctly, the body should be trained to function almost effortlessly as in a habitual fashion. Continuous repetition of a particular skill will lead to it becoming a habit, regardless of its acceptability. The body remembers actions it has performed the most.
Lastly, regularity and variety of dance instruction should be observed. Too much time off between lessons breaks up the learning process. This makes students forget, forcing teachers to repeat lessons.
Remember the points we have just raised as you choose the dance instruction suited for your needs and personality.
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