Thursday, February 12, 2009

Dance Lessons - Professional Teachers vs Part Time Teachers

By Sarah Wilkiamson

When you are making that important decision about which dance school is the best for your child, a common misconception is that all teachers are the same. In the dancing world, there are professional teachers that tutor for a living and there are part time teachers who do it as a second job or a way to pay bills until they get another job.

Things to consider about part time or inexperienced teachers:

They are often very inexperienced as teachers. Many are high school graduates without the necessary skills that professional teachers possess

Part Time teachers are often just earning money to pay for their college classes. It isn't long before they go off to start their real career as an accountant or similar. Part time teachers lack the commitment of full time professionals.

High school graduates lack maturity: They may not know how to deal with young pupils, because they lack experience with young children. They will not have the dedication needed to teach young children.

There are several reasons to insist on a professional teacher who has a lot of experience:

They are very knowledgeable and have spent years dedicating their lives to the art of dance. This will mean that they can use that experience to pass on a wealth of knowledge to the young students that trust them. They are a specially trained professional.

They work full time: The good thing about professional teachers is the fact that they teach full time. It is important to young children to get to know and like their dance teacher. If they are part time students and are not always there the children get confused and do not feel secure learning from different teachers. On the other hand if they learn from one or two teachers they will build up a rapport with them and learn better.

They are specially trained to teach young children: Dance is a very personal thing and needs an intuitive teacher to bring out the best in a child. Professional teachers are trained to have this quality and draw out a child's creativity.

Professional tutors have endured rigorous training and have a high level of dedication to their craft and to the young pupils who trust them to teach them new skills. A love of dance has brought them this far and they do it because they love the craft and being able to pass on its charm. A professional teachers commitment is unrivalled by their part time counterparts.

It takes a specially qualified teacher to understand exactly what your children need to learn in dance lessons. Dancing comes very naturally to children of all ages but the discipline involved in the dance routines is something a professional needs to teach them. When teaching discipline to children, a good quality dance instructor knows how to combine discipline with fun. Professional teachers might cost a little more, but they know how to combine the elements of enjoyment and hard work to dance lessons. - 2361

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