Hi All,
I'm new to the forum today, but have joined here basically to discuss an issue I'm having at my local Ceroc venue, in the hope that someone can give me some ideas on how to tackle the problem...
OK, I'm female, and a competent follow, but I now want to learn to lead to a good standard too. I am allowed to do the Beginners class with everyone else, but when I want to go into the beginners practice session I am stopped. The first time this happened it was our taxi manager who was taking the practice, and out of respect to the other beginners I did not say anything in front of the others and went through it as a follow. When I explained to her that i wanted to learn as a lead she told me I would have to just do it the way she did, just by trying to learn on the dance floor. I explained that a lot of men ask me to dance all the time, so it's hard for me to get the reinforcement of the moves. But no, she was adamant.
Next day I spoke to the franchisee who backed her manager saying she was a good manager, and did not want to upset or lose her, but not only that she also said ladies would be uncomfortable dancing with other ladies, and the taxi dancers would feel threatend by having a good dancer the beginner class, and it was for beginners only, which is what I am where leading is concerned. To cut a long story short, I have danced the past two weeks in the practice, checking with the taxi's if it was ok, and the ladies how they felt, as the Franchisee & Manager were absent, and they were all more than fine, in fact very pleased to have me there. but now I've had a message left on my answer machine telling to cease again.
I've phoned H.O. but they say they can do nothing...
and I was wondering if anyone else has had this dilemma, and if so what they did about it????
Thanks folks
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