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Dance Instructors?
Anyone on here a dance instructor? I got offered my first instructing position, and I'm super nervous! I'm wondering if you have any tips or comments or anything for me – and if you're comfortable with it – how much I can realistically expect to make doing this?
Thanks!
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what kinda of dance instructor? Do you mean pole dance, tap, ballet, etc.
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what kinda of dance instructor? Do you mean pole dance, tap, ballet, etc.
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what kinda of dance instructor? Do you mean pole dance, tap, ballet, etc.
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what kinda of dance instructor? Do you mean pole dance, tap, ballet, etc.
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oh sorry – pole dancing/fitness
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I am not an instructor. I'd like to do it someday but I don't have any time to commit to it right now. Anyhow, from personal experience, I'd like to offer things I wished would have been done differently. I think it's a good idea to have a structured class. I had an instructor who would just be like "oh, so what do you guys want to do today?"
It's hard to set goals when everything is fly by the seat of your pants. Also, I'm not sure what level you're going to be teaching, but make sure you go slow if it's a beginner class. I've seen some instructors get crazy and push students to do things that probably shouldn't be done in such a timeframe. For instance, I was inverting six weeks into starting pole. I shouldn't have been but I didn't know better at the time.
And make sure you have a variety of good tunes picked out. Not everyone likes one genre of music so make sure the playlist is varied. 🙂
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Meagan – when you're ready I think you will be a great teacher.
Go slow, focus on small goals with new students – realize that it takes time to be perfect and understand there are steps to moves like you might get your fireman and just slide down – that's step one – there are numerous steps in perfecting anything so don't hold nayone to the perfect standard. Be willing to find new ways to explain things, find different ways of saying the same thing. Be able to pick out specific points to students when they aren't quite there. Be encouraging and know when to instruct and when to give tips. Always give your students something to work on when they leave. Note their strengths and weaknesses – like if someone isn't flexible give them 5 minutes of simple things to do every day to help them. As their love of pole grows so will their love of corss training.
ALWAYS show how things work together and know the forward and reverse of tricks because everyone is different – like I cannot lift to iron X but can descend from it – I know the opposite is true for others.
ABOVE ALL – ask for training. Don't let them throw you to the wolves so to speak. You were asked to teach for a great reason and it is up to the business to nurture YOU.
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