Monday, March 2, 2009

Dance Lessons - Professional Teachers vs Part Time Teachers

By Sarah Wilkiamson

When looking at dance schools it is important to consider the standard of teachers. Many schools will hire high school graduates not professional teachers. This will result in a lower teaching standard for your child. It is worth the extra money to find a school that hires professional teachers.

The disadvantages of an inexperienced teacher are obvious:

These teachers are inexperienced: They will lack the necessary skills and experience that a professional teacher will have.

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.

Professional teachers have several advantages over their less experienced counterparts:

They are knowledgeable: these teachers are very knowledgeable. Not only have they spent a number of years learning to dance but they have also learnt all about the art of dancing. This means that they can answer all sorts of questions about dance and the arts. Young children always have many questions when they learn new skills and when teachers have the answers the pupils will learn faster and enjoy more.

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.

Also, professional teachers are trained to deal with young children. It's difficult for a teacher to get the best out of a child, but professional teachers have developed many ways to break down barriers with young students.

They are dedicated to their pupils: professional teachers have gone through a fairly rigorous training and do not do these dance courses unless they are really dedicated. Because they love dancing they are keen to pass on this love to others. That is why they are very committed to their pupils, especially their young students. This enables their pupils to learn faster and better.

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. - 15683

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