As an educator of some experience (though not in dance) I am disturbed by the attitude that students are either 'incapable' or 'not bothered'. The very high majority of people I see around me learning to dance are
extremely bothered about whether they are doing it right or not, and I'm afraid that if they are judged 'incapable' by their teacher then they are hardly likely to learn
Learning any new concept takes time and though within any group there is always likely to be a small proportion who pick it up very easily, this is more due to their natural aptitude than good teaching. Good teaching lies in constantly reinventing methods of approaching concepts and in consolidation of concepts. One cannot expect to introduce something new and for it to be instantly assimilated into ingrained practice..
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