Yep, Hula again, sort of, it's more about dance instruction in general.

[kistha]

I just want to see if it's my previous dance experience that is making me crazy. I also am curious as to what other's think would be best for a non-pro class.

I'm looking for answers, and certainly wouldn't mind extrapolating or explaining further in the comments -

I'm hoping for dialog people, this is driving me nuts.


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[twilight2000.livejournal.com]

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.

[kistha.livejournal.com]

I'm with you - and my biggest issue is that I think if you are not challenged you should be moved up, but that the relative skill levels should still be equivalent within groups.

For example, I don't particularly think I'm ready for the Advanced class, but my skill level is several notches above the rest of the Intermediate class now that the Beginning class is more of "an introduction to hula" than an actual Beginning class. So now, Intermediate is really the Beginning class.

I don't know if there is a way out of this particular situation. I may have to just let it go and move on. *sigh* It was nice hearing it put another way.

I'll be thinking on it.