Class One Jazz (Younger):
We still only had one student today, but she is doing really well! We began the hip hop routine with her today, and she had a hard time with which had went where, but she's doing pretty good. She is a hard worker and pays attention, so I think she'll do fine.
Class Two Jazz (Older):
We had another student join today! She was suppose to be in the younger class, but she showed up at 5 pm instead of 4 pm, and her parents said they would rather do this time. She is does not pick up too quickly on dance concepts, so it was a little hard to make sure she didn't feel too behind but still challenge the other students. It was fun, and it will definitely make things more exciting! I continued to try and test their memories and have them try things without my help. I tried to go a little slower for the new student's turn, and helped her along, especially with the harder concepts. She didn't seem to get frustrated or discouraged though, so that is really good!
I'm starting to struggle with remembering what things I've done with which class, but the kids help remind me.
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Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Thursday, January 12, 2017
Day Four
I began class with a game to warm up (free dancing with different challenges; fast, slow, high, low, together, separate, etc) and added some new stretches. I liked having a moment to collect myself at the beginning of class and let the students dance some of their energy out to get warm.
We continued to work on technique for pirouettes, kicks, chasses, leaps, and chaines, and we got an new student! She hasn't danced before but is willing to try everything and will be coming from 4:30 to 5:30 which will be so much fun for the other late comer to have a friend instead of being stuck with just the teacher for her last half hour.
I have also discovered that when I allow them to do fast chaines the momentum helps them continue to go in the correct direction instead of flipping back and forth. They are doing pretty good, and it was very exciting for me to realize that they were doing better than expected!
We continued to work on technique for pirouettes, kicks, chasses, leaps, and chaines, and we got an new student! She hasn't danced before but is willing to try everything and will be coming from 4:30 to 5:30 which will be so much fun for the other late comer to have a friend instead of being stuck with just the teacher for her last half hour.
I have also discovered that when I allow them to do fast chaines the momentum helps them continue to go in the correct direction instead of flipping back and forth. They are doing pretty good, and it was very exciting for me to realize that they were doing better than expected!
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