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Re: Re: Promoters - vs- teachers - vs- levels - vs- honesty
Posted By: (anonymous) 11/05/08 08:44 Source ID: 67b9dd36-a9856bce
In Reply To: Re: Promoters - vs- teachers - vs- levels - vs- honesty John S2 10/05/08 23:11
 | Your decisions sound reasonable to me, but you probably should have discussed with the promoter in advance what the people that normally attend that particular class could already do. I think you should have been paid. Incidentally, how did you know the class were not up to your expectation of 'Intermediate'? The reason I ask is that I recently attended a class which in theory was actually below my level but the teacher was someone I had never seen before. I struggled with the moves, even though they were not difficult, simply because the teacher ordered the leaders to use a hold which personally I find peculiar and does not work for me. The teacher may well have concluded that my level is lower than what it actually is. |  |
Thank you, this is very helpful. Yes I should have discussed the level in detail with the promoter prior to accepting the work. This is a good point and one I naively didn't think to do.
This was only my 3rd venture into the club salsa scene and it is a little different... I have a lot to learn about the etiquete.
My criteria for an intermediate level is to at least be able to set up and execute a double spin smoothly and safely, though obviously this is not a rigid guide. Unfortunately the 80% within this class were struggling with a single turn and I mean struggling.
Perhaps I am too set in my ways and I just need to learn how to 'go with the flow'. We are always learning and this has been an unpaid lesson for me.
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