Teaching & Dancing
(Halloween redux on the way.)
More lastingly, teaching AscenDance classes has been and continues to be a wonderful experience. It's exciting to introduce students to the various aspects of the wall, and it's been a great pleasure to create a 5 week curriculum which (hopefully) gives the students a chance to both expand upon what they've already learned as well as focus on something new each week, without being overwhelming, rushed, or overly physically demanding.
It's interesting, too, to see the various styles that people come in with. We have some dancers-non-climbers, some climbers-non-dancers, and even a climber-yoga-teacher-non-dancer. They each move, imagine, and use their bodies in different ways. It's easy to point out ways for them to step beyond their comfort zones, but challenging to keep them there.
Two more weeks, but I already wish we had more time. Some of the students do, too, so who knows. :)
More lastingly, teaching AscenDance classes has been and continues to be a wonderful experience. It's exciting to introduce students to the various aspects of the wall, and it's been a great pleasure to create a 5 week curriculum which (hopefully) gives the students a chance to both expand upon what they've already learned as well as focus on something new each week, without being overwhelming, rushed, or overly physically demanding.
It's interesting, too, to see the various styles that people come in with. We have some dancers-non-climbers, some climbers-non-dancers, and even a climber-yoga-teacher-non-dancer. They each move, imagine, and use their bodies in different ways. It's easy to point out ways for them to step beyond their comfort zones, but challenging to keep them there.
Two more weeks, but I already wish we had more time. Some of the students do, too, so who knows. :)