| A beginner's dance class can have a funny feel to it. | | | | class. |
| There are the dancers who've been there for | | | | Also a beginner's class is not meant for dancers in |
| months and seem like pros. And then there are | | | | the class to be able to get it perfectly at first |
| always the first-timers and you can feel their | | | | attempt. It is meant to cover quite a lot of material |
| nervousness in the air. | | | | so that a beginner can become a better dancer. Also |
| When walking into a beginners dance class for the | | | | if you ever watch an elementary or intermediate |
| first time it can take the warm-up to really settle and | | | | dance class you'll notice that it can be quite |
| start to feel more comfortable inside the class. | | | | complicated and fast. |
| Sometimes you won't even be able to do the | | | | The beginners class needs to provide some sort of |
| warm-up and wonder how you're gonna cope once | | | | preparation for that next level so that a dancer who |
| the dancing actually starts! | | | | wants to progress to higher levels will have the |
| The good thing is that most dance teachers are quite | | | | opportunity. A beginners class should cover the |
| sympathetic especially in their beginners dance | | | | basics, the foundations upon which everything else |
| classes. They'll spend a lot of time breaking down the | | | | can be built. |
| moves and going through things with enough time | | | | It can help to think of piano grades or belts in martial |
| and repetition to make sure you get it. | | | | arts. You can't expect to be able to play a grade 1 |
| Many times there'll be parts of the dance routine that | | | | exam piece on a musical instrument at your first |
| you won't be able to do perfectly. At these points a | | | | practise session. Grade 1 may be the lowest grade |
| beginner can become a bit discouraged and think | | | | but once you've achieved that grade you can already |
| they're useless when they're really not. | | | | play a bit. |
| If a beginner takes a class and struggles to get most | | | | With dance classes, once you can successfully pull off |
| of the moves they'll walk away either thinking they're | | | | the moves and routines in a beginners dance class |
| completely useless or that the class wasn't for | | | | you can dance a bit. So go start your dance classes |
| beginners. This is a misconception. Very few dancers | | | | and when you come to bits you can't do, realise |
| can just go into a dance class and get it perfectly if | | | | what a good dancer you will be when you can and |
| they've danced for months let alone in their first | | | | practise till perfect! |