There are invariably too many technical aspects to the more sophisticated moves to allow one to cover everything in one lesson. One approach I use is to make use of this fact, so in the second lesson, I'll place emphasis on different technical aspects of the move, giving new information to those that have done it before.
There comes a point when one just has to move on for the benefit of the class as a whole. Judging where that point is can be a fine art....
That may sound harsh, but not everyone can get everything in a class. (actually, I tend to work on the principle that no-one gets everything) Part of the trick is coaching people to be OK with that, and not to worry about it.
Not just mixed ability. It's those little filters in our minds, re-interpreting or even blocking out things we're told. We all have them, no matter how much we'd like to think otherwise. Dance classes are an interesting environment to watch them in action...
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