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Which dance level is the hardest to teach?

It is not the advanced dancer. It is the absolute beginner. Turning a non dancer into a dancer means building a body that did not exist, and that is the real test of a teacher's skill.

Dawou Tarraxo, pioneer of Tarraxo. Which dance level is the hardest to teach?

Improving someone who already dances is polishing. The material is there. Many teachers hide in the advanced level because it flatters them and it is comfortable.

Master the absolute beginner and every other level becomes easy.

Teaching beginners in kizomba is harder than teaching advanced dancers.

Which level is hardest to teach?, step by step

  1. THE HARDEST LEVEL TO TEACH MAY NOT BE THE ONE YOU THINK.
  2. It is not the advanced dancer.
  3. It is the absolute beginner.
  4. Turning a non dancer into a dancer means building a body that did not exist.
  5. Improving someone who already dances is polishing. That is the easy part.
  6. Many teachers hide in the advanced level because it flatters them.
  7. Master the absolute beginner and every other level becomes easy.
Which level challenges you most?

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This lesson comes from the book

Page 41 of The teacher's guide by Dawou Tarraxo, the TOCA Method page this lesson comes from
The teacher's guide · page 41

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.