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Originally Posted by karena
you see i read it differently as it says introduce some elements. when i am taught things, i might then be shown this is how it would differ in x-style. and some of the time as i ask, as i have been interested when i go to shows etc and wonder why they do a move differently. so i can understand and recognise tribal, but i don't do tribal. but then i don't (well try not too) mish mash as i know the difference. if never explained, you might pick up the move and just whack it in, as no-one told you there were different styles.
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Yup information is what matters but there are ( and this may NOT be the case) teachers who love to keep knowledge ,maybe it makes them feel powerful. to themselves or to "invent" their own style . That way they think no one can judge them. Hah!
Teaching is not about revelling having power or superior knowledge , it is about sharing it. Yes you have to have authority over your class and you certainly should know more than them to begin with. BUT don't you meet ( I certainly have) teachers who love to keep their students in ignorance and can pull that woolly cap right down over their students eyes.
But what jenC has posted does sound like a
mish -mash even if it isn't meant to be.Some teachers are happy with that and their students may have a great time but I prefer to be able to tell my class I want them to understand and do Egyptian style and ATS to the best of their (and my) abilities and I will encourage them to seek out other practitioners who know more than me or who have different aspects to offer. I recently had a day of workshops at my class and we had visiting teachers of Raks Sharki style, Turkish, Sha'abi and another Egyptian teacher for a contrast.I'm going to do it again in class time in the summer.