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Originally posted by Dreadful Scathe
Quote: Originally posted by Jon
I agree we do need to ensure the standard of teaching is high and some form of taxi dancer training maybe of benefit but I would disapprove of a course & exam like the ones the teachers have to go through. |
Me too - i think there would suddenly be a shortage of taxi dancers if it was tried, unless Ceroc offered them some other incentive; after all, taxi dancers probably have a good feeling about helping beginners enjoy dance as much as they do, that would soon be overridden by 'who do they think they are' attitude if Ceroc tried force training on them (although the objections would probably come down to the loss of free time purely for the benefit and Profit of Ceroc...'hey we're volunteers and you're making money from us' they'd cry). Hey, maybe Im wrong - would depend on the training and the exam and wether it was compulsory or not wouldn't it ? |
I think training and even assessment of taxi dancers could be performed in a different, and more relaxed, way from the CTA training. I do think it would be good to have training for taxis so that there was more consistency in what they were trying to do, even if this is just within one venue/city - it must be very confusing for beginners if they get different messages from different people in their first couple of weeks. I would have thought that coaching could be used (the taxi trainer, whoever that is, observes what the taxi is doing and offers tips for improvement).