"Dancing Etiquette"

       "Ya Know What?" I Love My Dancing School..! Stand Up Straight, Concentrate, Don't Chew Gum and Don't Be Late..! 
         RESPECT your Art, your Instructor and Your fellow dancers..!
        The beginning dancer can be as young as two years old, or as young as 100. "Dancing Etiquette" is taught to all ages from the moment they step into the dance studio. It doesn't begin during warm-ups or steps across the floor or during the combinations. It starts the second you walk through the door. As the caption above the picture reads, understand that you the parent need to do your part by instilling simple "Dancing Etiquette" rules.

                           "DANCE" FEEDS OUR SOULS!

This means having proper dance attire which varies in colors of leotards and tights according to that particular dance studio or Academy of Dance. Hair should always be pulled back neatly and out of the face. Ballet however requires your hair to be pulled up in a bun. Unnecessary noise and conversation in class is very distracting to teachers and other students and it isn't tolerated. These simple guidelines and lessons taught in dance can carry you though even today. Simply put "Dancing Etiquette" applies to Life's Etiquette.            
        Keeping students interested and having fun play and important role in the early years but correct instruction and being able to maintain the art doesn't mean discipline goes out the window.         

             Decide whether your studio's program is headed toward serious study or just recreational fun. Dance taught at any level be it fun or serious, doesn't allow improper "Dancing Etiquette" or dance technique to suffer. This is where the search for the right teacher and studio becomes very important. Sometimes great dancers aren't the best teachers and sometimes great teachers aren't the best dancers.                 
To find the right combination, don't just sign up at the most convenient dance studio nearest you. Go view a class. Meet the instructors. What feeling do you get just walking in. Welcoming, a sense of professionalism, family or is it just about $$$ coming out of your pocket and into theirs? 

              I Love To Dance,but this waiting in line business! 

        Urge your students to try different forms of dance that are offered at your studio. Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Lyrical, Modern or Hip-Hop. The structure of a class or other circumstances might allow their interest in dance to grow if given the opportunity to experience these other forms of dance. Don't put to much demand on their bodies or abilities or their schedules.  This way it won't leave them disappointed, frustrated and ready to quit. 

        The Art of Dance is handed down from generation to generation by the teacher, the dance master. Find a teacher who teaches Dancing from the Heart and proper "Dancing Etiquette!"  Stepping, swaying, moving together or separately, Dancing they say, is as old as Love...! Dancingly Mr.Shuffles 5-6-7-8