Aisha Azar
New member
Dance. etc.
Dear Jen,
I dance frequently for my classes so that they will see where we are trying to go. I also do a short dance at the beginning of my DVD,again so that people will see our eventual goal. How else are our students supposed to know what in heck they are reaching for? I do the same thing when I teach workshops, by usually opening the the classes by dancing for the students, and then if possible showing videos of natives performing whatever dance form I am teaching, during a short break. I feel it is necessary to give people a picture of what we are doing, rather than leaving them wondering. What is the point of NOT dancing for the benefit of your class? Yes, we DO look more glamorous when we are all dressed up for stage, but the message also comes across in class mode as well.
Regards,
A'isha
When I started learning it was amazing to me that we were all learning egyptian dance without ever having seen any. Only myself and one other girl who has lived in Egypt are still dancing. she goes to the advanced class that wouldn't take me and apparently they still learn nothing about the music and still do not talk about the essence of the dance.
Dear Jen,
I dance frequently for my classes so that they will see where we are trying to go. I also do a short dance at the beginning of my DVD,again so that people will see our eventual goal. How else are our students supposed to know what in heck they are reaching for? I do the same thing when I teach workshops, by usually opening the the classes by dancing for the students, and then if possible showing videos of natives performing whatever dance form I am teaching, during a short break. I feel it is necessary to give people a picture of what we are doing, rather than leaving them wondering. What is the point of NOT dancing for the benefit of your class? Yes, we DO look more glamorous when we are all dressed up for stage, but the message also comes across in class mode as well.
Regards,
A'isha