Group Lessons
| Group Lessons consist of 10 or more people and run in sessions of 6 to 8 weeks. Usually there are two levels of sessions, Beginner (Level 1) and Intermediate (Level 2), and you can sign up as an individual or with a partner. The lessons are progressive, that is each week the lesson builds upon the previous week's lesson. | |
The Beginner track teaches the fundamentals of the dance you are are learning, the basic patterns, and introduces fundamental concepts for leaders and followers, principals which are common to all dances. These fundamental principals, such as frame and body leads, will allow to you to dance with many other dancers you may meet, and will help you learn other forms of dance in the future. |
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The Intermediate track is for those who wish to continue learning and refining their dance technique. More emphasis will be placed on technique and musicality, and more rewarding patterns and variations will be shown. The music will be more challenging as well. The Intermediate class should be as fun or more fun than the beginner class, as the better you get at something the more fun it is. Like anything else it take a conscious effort to improve, and it's not always easy. How to evaluate a Group lesson:Q: Is the class friendly and fun?A: Dance is a social activity, it should be freindly and fun. Q: Does the instructor rotate partners. A: The answer should be yes, as it shows they care about technique and social dancing. Q: Does the class cover fundamentals as well as some patterns, or just patterns? A: Classes which are soley based on patterns tend to limit a student's growth over time. Advanced dancers will tell you patterns are what they do when they're not dancing. |
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| Q: Does the instructor love to dance? A: There is a saying "All dancing girls are 19", dance ultimately comes from within, learning to dance is just acquiring the tools to set it free. If a teacher is faking it ,how will the instructor bring it out of you? Q: Are there people taking the class again? A: People who repeat the class are usually a good sign, it indicates they are enjoying the class, the people and the instructor. Q: How does the instructor feel about competition? A: If an instructor has not competed or has negative feelings about competition then you may outgrow their instruction at some point. Competition is one of best ways to improve and measure your dancing, and if a student shows interest or has potential, it should be encouraged. Q: Does the instructor dance well, do you like their dancing? A: If the instructor does not dance well, or you don't like their dancing, then do you want to learn dance from them? Maybe, maybe not .... be sure to also gauge their students, perhaps the instructor has more experience than is apparent to the eye. |
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