| Are you a dance teacher or are you considering | | | | students at their level your students and followers |
| becoming one? If so, here are 5 commonly | | | | will love you for it. |
| overlooked tips that will help you go from being | | | | Tip # 3 - Make It Fun |
| just an average instructor to becoming a great | | | | I have seen many dance teachers who get very |
| dance teacher. | | | | serious and jaded about their dance instruction |
| Tip # 1 - Think Of Your Students, Not Yourself, | | | | and life. While, of course, it is ok to take your |
| First | | | | profession seriously, don't do it at the expense of |
| Many times I have seen dance instructors that | | | | not also having fun with it. Dance should be about |
| are much more worries about themselves than | | | | expression and enjoying your life, I don't care |
| they are about their students. These instructors | | | | what level you dance or teach. If you are able to |
| could be so much better if they would be more | | | | make your instruction and teaching fun while |
| worried about how their students look rather than | | | | taking your profession seriously, you will definitely |
| being worried about how they look. Realize that | | | | go an average teacher to a great one. |
| being a teacher or instructor is not about you, but | | | | Tip # 4 - Continue To Train And Improve |
| about your students. Of course, it is important for | | | | Yourself |
| you to demonstrate that you know more than | | | | When you continue training and improving as a |
| your students so that they believe that you have | | | | dancer you will gain even more of your students |
| something to teach them. But as soon as your | | | | respect. By continually improving your craft not |
| students believe in you begin to focus on making | | | | only will your students admire you even more, |
| sure that your students are learning rather than | | | | but you will also gain the respect and admiration |
| how you might look in their eyes. If you only | | | | from other teachers and dancers. By setting an |
| apply this one insight you will transform from an | | | | example, you will instill good work ethic and loyalty |
| average teacher to a great one over night. | | | | for the art for your students. By expressing your |
| Tip # 2 - Always Teach At Your Students Level | | | | love for the art you will inspire your students to |
| I have seen many instructors unable to come | | | | fall in love with the art as well. |
| down to their students level. These instructors | | | | Tip # 5 - Be Courteous And Respectful |
| have worked hard at becoming great dancers and | | | | Always respect and be courteous of others. |
| now they have forgotten what it was like to take | | | | Remember that your students have paid to come |
| a lesson for the very first time. Realize that when | | | | to learn from you. Respect their time and value |
| your students come to your class they do not | | | | them as your students and as human beings and |
| ultimately really care how good you are, but how | | | | you will gain their respect in return. Always stay |
| much fun they are having and how much they | | | | humble and be on-time to your appointments and |
| are learning. So make sure always to adjust | | | | classes. |
| yourself to your students level and always break | | | | Apply these 5 commonly overlooked tips and you |
| down your material to easily understandable small | | | | are on your way to become an amazing dance |
| steps. By adjusting yourself to meet your | | | | teacher. |