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Originally Posted by DavidJames I know, and my apologies for OTT cynicism... It's just a bit of a bugbear of mine. These classes are clearly important, and I'd never diss (OK, I wouldn't oftern diss!) their value. But I just don't like the way they're done.
By taking the taxi's away from their primary function of demonstration in the intermediate classes, this weakens such classes - no official demonstration of "This Is How It's Done, No, Really It Is". And no help in moving people up and down rows - the poor teacher has to do all this class management work now, as well as teaching a routine, which again reduces the effectiveness of the intermediate classes. |
Since when has a Taxi Dancers primary function been to demonstrate or be in the intemediate class.
I was a taxi for a number of years starting back in 1996, and in all this time I have never seen / or known it to be a Taxi's responsibility to show the Intermediates which way to move up and down the rows.
Taxis are there for Beginners - hence introducing them on stage at the end of the beginners class.
In fact I make a point of asking Intermediates to not dance with the Taxis until the very end of freestyle when they are off duty.
Russell