OK -- I checked 2 choices (which should bolux up the whole thing) for a couple of very good reasons.
1. I know martial arts better than dance -- in my MA experience, it's "pass the required elements" and after a minimum set time at a level, you may take the next level. The minimum set time, which varies from dojo to dojo, is there to assure that a level of maturity in the art is reached before moving on. In my experience, it's tradtionally been 6 mos to a year, depending on the dojo. Most of the instructors I've had contact with suggest that allowing to many "degrees" in too short a time, leaves one with a technically capable student who neither understands the art nor is capable of teaching, something many brown and most black belts do (or their equivalents in arts that have other colors at the top).
2. I honestly think that spending that "minimum time in rank" makes sense in terms of maturity in the art. It's one of the few things that almost all "rank" oriented arts seem to agree on. Even schools with pre-req's that let you test out limit how much you can test out of at a time to make certain you really *are* ready for the next level, not just technically proficient.
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1. I know martial arts better than dance -- in my MA experience, it's "pass the required elements" and after a minimum set time at a level, you may take the next level. The minimum set time, which varies from dojo to dojo, is there to assure that a level of maturity in the art is reached before moving on. In my experience, it's tradtionally been 6 mos to a year, depending on the dojo. Most of the instructors I've had contact with suggest that allowing to many "degrees" in too short a time, leaves one with a technically capable student who neither understands the art nor is capable of teaching, something many brown and most black belts do (or their equivalents in arts that have other colors at the top).
2. I honestly think that spending that "minimum time in rank" makes sense in terms of maturity in the art. It's one of the few things that almost all "rank" oriented arts seem to agree on. Even schools with pre-req's that let you test out limit how much you can test out of at a time to make certain you really *are* ready for the next level, not just technically proficient.