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Originally Posted by Caroline_afifi
Yes, it is a combination of many factors.
Bad teaching is high on the list, but who decides who is good or bad?
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Unfortunately, it seems that an awful lot of students are so undiscerning that they're incapable of seeing through teachers with awful posture, who can't execute basic movements, who are ignorant of the background and culture, even when they're subsequently exposed to the "real" thing.
It appears to be very easy to pull the wool over people's eyes if you have aggressive marketing and brainwashed acolytes to spread the word.
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Originally Posted by Caroline_afifi
Are people truly bored with MED dance and music? I believe so
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When there is so much variety? If people are so scared of Middle Eastern culture that they have to dance to Shakira and will only go to workshops with teachers who speak perfect English I'd suggest they'd be better off with ballroom dancing.
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Originally Posted by Caroline_afifi
One class I went to years ago when I first started, had us gyrating to Jimi Hendrix... the same rubbish teacher is still teaching the same choreography to students 15 years later.
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A couple of teachers in the last MADN *professionals* showcase I went to were still doing exactly the same things I'd seen them perform 7 years previously. Students of one of the teachers were sitting next to me in the audience and gushing over how wonderful their teacher was.
