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TOCA TEACHER · Lesson 12 · Teaching

A dance teacher cannot be perfect, and does not need to be

You need to remain an attentive one. Some explanations will fail. Some class plans will need to change halfway through. Some students will need a door you have not found yet.

Dawou Tarraxo, pioneer of Tarraxo. A dance teacher cannot be perfect, and does not need to be

Observe the result without defending your ego. Adjust, learn, come back better. And accept that you will not be the right teacher for everyone, which is completely fine.

Know your strength and own it. A teacher who tries to be everything to everyone dilutes their gift.

Honesty in front of a class builds more trust than a flawless demo.

You cannot be perfect, step by step

  1. YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE A PERFECT TEACHER.
  2. You need to remain an attentive one.
  3. Some explanations will fail.
  4. Some class plans will need to change.
  5. Some students will need a doorway you have not found yet.
  6. Observe the result without defending your ego.
  7. Adjust, learn and return better.
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This lesson comes from the book

Page 80 of The teacher's guide by Dawou Tarraxo, the TOCA Method page this lesson comes from
The teacher's guide · page 80

The student’s book takes dancers from the first foundations to real feeling. The teacher’s guide gives instructors the structure to pass it on. Both in English, French and Spanish, on Amazon and Apple Books.

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The method

T O C A

Two bodies. One connection.

TTouchThe connection with your partner. Feeling through contact, never through force.
OObservationListening to your partner’s body, energy and tempo.
CControlMastery of your own movement. Precision without tension.
AAwarenessFull presence: with yourself, your partner and the music.