Chryssanthi - and you would have been completely justified! Some teachers even make their students sign a contract that they will not:
1. Undercut them on gigs
2. Teach unless teaching under their teacher at her studio, with her permission
3. Will not even take gigs without teacher's permission.
4. Will complete sessions in a timely manner, not be late to class, not disrupt.
5. Will not take lessons from other teachers (pretty extreme, but heard of)
My teacher goes by an honor system, but she has been undermined and abused before. There is nothing more disrespectful than undermining another dancer, period. Especially your teacher. And nothing more special than the teacher/student relationship, where the teacher becomes a surrogate mother/mentor, and if she's a good teacher(like mine!) will do anything to help her students be the best dancer they can be. Which includes being an ethical dancer.
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