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Originally Posted by Russell Saxby Since when has a Taxi Dancers primary function been to demonstrate or be in the intemediate class.  |
I don't believe it's ever been their
primary function, sorry if I gave that impression. But certainly, taking part in the intermediates class was part of the job description when I did it at Ashtons, but this is dating me
(1996? I thought it was more recent than that, but I could be just losing track of time as I get older. Anyone know when Ashtons started up?)
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Originally Posted by Russell Saxby 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. |
Well, again I don't know if it's an Official Duty, but it's pretty useful - class management is difficult enough in a large hall with dodgy acoustics, so having some help on the floor to progress the class more efficiently does not seem unreasonable to me.
Surely allowing the teacher to focus on teaching (rather than saying "No,
up the third row!" or whatever) is good?
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Originally Posted by Russell Saxby Taxis are there for Beginners - hence introducing them on stage at the end of the beginners class. |
Well, yes, that's the situation now - but that's not my point, my point is that I'd like them to help out in the intermediates, for the reasons I stated.
Perhaps we need "Super-taxis" ("Stretch Limos"?
), possibly, as suggested, with some level of teacher training, to do this consolidation class / intermediates?