tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8485889550613053518.post1100616804255448786..comments2023-07-04T06:30:12.780-07:00Comments on En tus brazos ...: Not giving an inchGolondrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03995557703870997544noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8485889550613053518.post-248211999686807282010-05-29T16:41:00.484-07:002010-05-29T16:41:00.484-07:00I also think that how to give people the feeling t...I also think that how to give people the feeling they are progressing is a problem that influences the structure of classes in a way that hampers their effectiveness.<br /><br />The process of choosing a teacher for private classes is an interesting thing to think about. I left it quite a long time between stopping taking classes (because I wanted to concentrate on my embrace) and booking a small number of private lessons. By then the answer was just there for me.msHedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05719152265628932122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8485889550613053518.post-44513366709944543582010-05-27T14:23:50.001-07:002010-05-27T14:23:50.001-07:00Ms H -Yes, I think private classes may be the way ...Ms H -Yes, I think private classes may be the way to go (a future post is coming up).<br /><br />LT - an Advanced class is I would guess mostly going to focus on steps/sequences as its the easiest way of measuring a level. Musicality classes are quite often billed as General level as its less tangible which perhaps puts people off who want to feel they are progressing upwards. Hope the salsa is going well as a substitute.Golondrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03995557703870997544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8485889550613053518.post-84675746746398072042010-05-27T13:42:40.348-07:002010-05-27T13:42:40.348-07:00I can relate! Although it's never happened to ...I can relate! Although it's never happened to me that way exactly, maybe because I never, ever take a group class billed as 'advanced'. Partly because what you describe is bound to happen. Although it's valuable experience if you can 'not give an inch', for improving my dancing I feel it's cheaper and much more effective to take a much smaller number of private lessons. Once I was at a stage where I felt I could pick the right teacher for me wisely, that's what I started to do.msHedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05719152265628932122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8485889550613053518.post-78220575240216748482010-05-26T08:43:11.226-07:002010-05-26T08:43:11.226-07:00Never give an inch! LOL! You did right! If I am do...Never give an inch! LOL! You did right! If I am doing a Tango class these days I like to go back to the basics as the more intricate the moves are, the more frustrated the men get and I really don't get anything out of it. They should forget about steps and moves and focus on the musicality, eventually they will make their own steps.<br />I am back to taking Salsa classes again, if only to meet people and network. They tell the ladies to follow the lead and not help the guys and actually had us follow with our eyes closed, which is unusual for Salsa. But then it was a woman teaching the class! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com