"syllabus is designed for certification." After having worked in and around the dance teaching industry for many years, I personally feel that the "syllabus" is more actively used as a marketing tool than it is used as a teaching tool. It works so well as a marketing tool because it looks like the teaching tool we are all familiar with from our school days, so it must work, mustn't it?
To keep students motivated, they must feel like they are progressing, and working through a checklist of steps helps do this, whether or not they are actually learning to dance. Motivated people buy more lessons, which pays the rent. I've noticed that "lesson takers" seldom social dance, and accomplished social dancers take few lessons (and then just the occasional private or workshop), and not just in Tango. All IMHO, YMMV _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
