[nabs-l] Taking dance and acting classes

[Bridgit Pollpeter]

Every dance instructor I've had was hands-on, and it had nothing to do
with sight. They observed us and would position us in the proper stances
and movements if not doing it right. This was done all the time in
ballet, but it was also done when tapping or doing jazz. I'm sure other
teachers practice the same method.

Sincerely,
Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
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Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2011 16:12:37 -0500
From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
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Andi,
I do speak with instructors ahead of time, whether it be a gym class at
the 
health club or at school.
Most instructors are not willing to be hands on; they have to lead the
class 
and go at a certain pace.
I agree that we need hands on instruction for anything movement based
like 
dance, not just verbal cues. At least to learn the steps, being shown
helps 
a lot. I did take kundalini yoga though and the instructor was hands on.
But 
she also had time to do this since it was a slow paced class by its
nature.

Did you take dance in college? Were they elective classes? If your dance

team is like mine was, they did more hip hop dances.

Ashley