Firstly, no-one jumped down anyone's throat, an opinion was asked for and it was given - we are allowed to have differences of opinion sometimes .
Secondly, even now there has been further explanation, I still don't think it's a good idea and believe that it would be much better to take your own notes from lessons/private lessons/feedback from friends and dancing partners - and that a standard report card just doesn't fit into the way MJ generally and Ceroc in particular are structured.
The reason I think this is because there is no set "right" way to dance modern jive.
Everyone has their own particular style, everyone enjoys different things about dancing... so why should we try to put people in a box and say "you've only got a 'B' because you bounce too much" when in fact you might enjoy the 'bouncing' in your dancing and not wish to change it?
Who decides what criteria have to be met for which grade? We don't even have 'medal tests' in modern jive because there isn't a set structure for moves - there isn't a right or a wrong, there's just dancing!
This is one of the major reasons why I switched from ballroom to modern jive, I got fed up with people picking on me over my technique all the time. I go dancing to have fun, not to get told off or feel like I'm not good enough if my grades aren't high.
IMO, if you want feedback then do as LMC suggests and seek it out in your own way from people you trust and respect, it's a fine ambition to be a 'better dancer' to be sure, and I would never discourage anyone from trying to improve. I, however, don't believe a 'report card' is the way to encourage people to improve, in fact I think it might have the opposite effect and put people off.
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