Instead of “I can’t” we had to say “I have not yet mastered this skill.” Ten years later and I still use that term in my office 😅

@julianeugebauer2316

3 жыл бұрын

We had that rule in gymnastics. Our coach always said: If you say "I can't" you really mean "I don't want to".

@grelllestrange

3 жыл бұрын

OMG same. But it was not "I can't do it", but "I can't do it yet."

@grelllestrange

3 жыл бұрын

@@julianeugebauer2316 same

@Anna-ji6nq

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah my teacher always has us add yet to the end when we say I can’t... she will go yet you can’t yet.

@keeleygildemeister16

3 жыл бұрын

Olivia Grace Reed we have that same rule at my school.

Our teachers actually encourage us to take classes from people outside of the studio. Our only rule is to not have outside choreography done if we're competing under the studio name. (if we go as an independent, it doesn't matter)

@naughtscrossstitches

3 жыл бұрын

that seems very fair

@audreygould9518

3 жыл бұрын

yeah, it's the same with my teachers. the NUVO dance convention comes to our city every year, and my studio actively encourages all of us to go, and they love going themselves. it teaches us so many different techniques and styles and choreography that we wouldn't have learned otherwise

@elvanderen8337

3 жыл бұрын

Our teachers encourage us to take classes she says that it’s a good thing and you can learn new techniques

@nausicaa682

3 жыл бұрын

I kinda have to nuance this opinion : Our teacher always encourage us to dance more hours, whether it's by taking lower grades classes or by going to another school or summer classes, ... BUT sometimes she have to discuss with the student because even though she can't forbid attending another school, it's not always a good idea. This was this girl in my class that was hyperflexible and she started going to another school where they encourage her to lift her legs higher and higher ..., to the detriment of her placement. At our class, the teacher had to restart from the basics of alignment, placement, etc, which this girl did not like because her legs did not go as high as in the other school. She eventually leaved our school (and get injured in the other). But on the other hand, more recently another girl went to another school (our teacher did her researches and recommended it by the way), and it was fully positive ! Our teacher would frequently ask her what she learned, and in the end we all learned something. As for younger kids, I think it's better to stick to one school to acquire the fundamentals.

In gymnastics, when travelling to international events, the USA team not only are not allowed to stay with their parents, they aren't even allowed to see them before or during the event. The abuse being uncovered there is a shitfest. Similarly keeping parents out is a huge red flag for abusive teaching techniques, it should be that you can't talk to the kid during class and you shouldn't coach them.

@StefSoleil

3 жыл бұрын

Of course I agree with you about US Gymnastics being a shitfest, but I liked what Abby Lee did. The parents could watch practice, but they couldn't interfere. My nephew plays hockey on a pretty high level and some of the parents were freaking out at their kids when they were as young as five. It doesn't help. Of course parents have to be able to travel to and interact with their kids at tournaments, but some parents are...A lot.

@flowerdolphin5648

3 жыл бұрын

@@StefSoleil Yeah, our circus school didn't allow parents watching at all, mostly for that reason. They told the parents that it was so the kids could let go of any inhibitions & freely learn and improve without being judged by their family, but I'm pretty sure a big part of the rule was escaping the reactions parents would naturally have seeing their wee little child learn sth like aerial silks... I was older by the time I joined, so I went there alone anyway, but for the really young kids I think this rule is good, that they can learn something without the parents being there, without the parents being concerned or scared for their kid most of the time, which likely would intimidate the kids too. I mean, it was circus school after all, so some things just come with a set element of danger.

@alisaishere

3 жыл бұрын

@Lauren Vlogs But then the parents can be sitting right outside the door. My studio had giant areas for parents to sit outside of the rooms.

@chloescorner6681

3 жыл бұрын

I agree to this! A lot of studios don’t let parents backstage because of abusive teachings!! They most of the time only tell the rule to younger kids bc they aren’t going to tell their parents and it’ll make them more upset. A studio I heard of makes them do this and backstage they stretch the younger girls. Like, they would push them into an over split or one this I saw, they put a dancer on the teachers knee and made the dancer fold around her leg. She was crying and saying, “please stop it hurts” ugh broke me. Also, I saw a teacher put a dancer onto a beam that was about 1 1/2 feet tall and pulled their legs into a straddle and her feet were touching the ground. She was sobbing and couldn’t walk afterwards. The studio got shut down.

one of my friend has a heart condition and she HAS to wear a fitbit in ballet to monitor her heart rate to make sure it doesn’t get too high

@annedashwood5619

3 жыл бұрын

Will your friend cure? If you read this please tell your friend that I think she is a very brave and dedicated person 💖💖

@breea4360

3 жыл бұрын

Paakhi M hopefully she does. i’ll tell her your kind words and i’m sure it will make her very happy :)

@annedashwood5619

3 жыл бұрын

😊😊😊

@paolar.6408

3 жыл бұрын

I can say that She "have a heart do dance".

@linaksini7012

3 жыл бұрын

same, i always need mine

At my studio if our pointe shoe ribbons come untucked, the whole class has to do 10 push ups. Beginning pointe was a lottttttt of push ups.

@liv-112

3 жыл бұрын

same lol

@jntbleger

3 жыл бұрын

Oh wow. My ribbons come untucked a lot

@michellelentz1722

3 жыл бұрын

Dafna Copelovitch Me too!

@amanda.._..

3 жыл бұрын

Damn. I can’t even do a push-up yet.

@kaleigh_mac2715

3 жыл бұрын

Same!!!!

A “crazy” rule I had at one of my old studios growing up was - no bare feet. We ALWAYS wore full shoes (never those foot thing things or anything) and at a comp workshop, one of the junior/mini instructors had us all take off any dance shoes and go barefoot, and it was soo much easier. That next week, I went to class barefoot. Turns out - it wasn’t a “stupid” rule. The floor wasn’t up to code and was not a proper dance floor like the one at our workshop. Ended up with horrible splinters.

@abigailstachour8665

3 жыл бұрын

Oof big oof and ow

@cherie..cherry

Жыл бұрын

Yikes

PLEASE DO A PART THREE!!

@breslynnebejer7389

3 жыл бұрын

Please!!!

@Evie_006

3 жыл бұрын

Please

My daughter is almost 13 and her coach still won’t let have a two piece with her stomach showing and I’m definitely ok with that

I totally agree about the costume one. I think 2 piece costumes have become so popular in the past couple of years and they're not my fav!

@AussiePorterAdventures

3 жыл бұрын

They aren’t even little shorts either, they are underwear.

@sophief4407

3 жыл бұрын

Like I started watching dance moms and I’d be uncomfortable wearing something like a bra on stage

@rotting_turtle2948

3 жыл бұрын

The only time I really like two piece costumes is for coffee of arabia dance in the nutcracker

@elissamichelle6836

2 жыл бұрын

Ikr, like I get it if they are a teen or a senior but not for juniors or minis

Why is "I can't" such a big deal. Dancing should be all about body control and self control, but if your personal borders get ignored by being punish for protect them, you'll learn the wrong things. You will learn to misstrust yourself and you'll not learn to decide, what is "good" pain, that gain your abilities and "bad" pains, caused by an injury, wich could get severe so quick. To helo someone over a border, to encourage someone needs more, than just block the option to say no.

@cameronbennett5085

3 жыл бұрын

I totally agree here. I was in winter guard in high school (dancing and doing choreography with flags and prop rifles) and we did a lot of dance training. I didn’t come from a dancer background so my body couldn’t do the same things as other people who had years of dance training. We used to have to hold splits for extended amounts of time, do complex jumps, etc that were out of the range of what I could physically do and I would get dragged for saying “i can’t do that”.

@cameronbennett5085

3 жыл бұрын

Also to add on: my senior year I broke my foot really bad at rehearsal and because I was able to move my toes a bit right after it happened my instructor decided that it was “just a pop” and that I needed to finish rehearsal with everyone else. I ended up in a cast for 14 weeks and caused extra damage by dancing on it for the 40 minutes until the end of practice.

@kayleigh3518

3 жыл бұрын

The I can’t rule is more about having a positive outlook and saying I’m working on it not forcing people to do things

@daniellacastro913

3 жыл бұрын

Bc by saying just "i cant" you r implying that you are unable to do such thing and most of the time kids/teens tend to say it before even attempting to do something just bc they do bit belive they are able or think is too hard, istead the mindset should be "in this moment i can accomplish the task" or "I ll try and see what happens". The only time it is kinda ok is when there is an actual burden that prevents you from doing something (ex. You have and injury and it s forbbiden for u to try some step bc it ll hurt)

@xxraecairnsxx6853

3 жыл бұрын

Because saying I can't is stopping you from improving um a dancer my self we can't say it because so people used to say it we dont get punished we are told to push yourself

Whenever someone said “I can’t” they have to show their parents whatever choreo/dance they did that day in front of the teacher... happened twice and I could feel their embarrassment from metres away😂😂

@MrsJolene-

3 жыл бұрын

I thought the “can't“ was a grammatical thing, that you had to speak properly and say “cannot“ 😂 I never danced, I was reading all the time and now it shows!

@emily9973

3 жыл бұрын

It wasn’t an official rule but my teacher always made them do it! I mean it does depend in the context!

@Evie_006

3 жыл бұрын

Am I just being a smart ass if I want to say I can not just to get around this rule.

@nicolajaynehodson9223

3 жыл бұрын

do or not do; there is no try ! - the wise words of (ballet ) Master Yoda

@dance4melife227

3 жыл бұрын

We would do push-ups lol

My old studio (I’m in college now) did no stomach period. Sometimes if everyone really loved a costume a sheer midsection would be allowed. I honestly think it was for the best since myself and just about everyone else I knew had lots of struggles with body image.

Love the “teachers beware “in the title😂

@ClaudiaDeanWorld

3 жыл бұрын

😹😹😹😹

@evadonna5025

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂

My old ballet teacher used to like us taking lessons from other teachers because it made us better at taking direction. It was also really useful to be taught different styles and terminology within ballet. I did RAD and ISTD ballet and I think it made me a better dancer

I'm over 65, and I can not bend my knees to extreme grand plie any more . Physically can not. But I still enjoy ballet classes and still try do my best.

The first rule Me: allergic to bananas ☠️

@rebeccawayman4219

3 жыл бұрын

That would be terrible.

@comic_life_86

3 жыл бұрын

Same!

I would say smart watches/apple watches in class have to be turned off during class and can only be turned on at the end and if it's for fitness it can be kept on but if it's not and it's for getting online/checking messages/social media then yes to be taken off and put in your bag and left there in class and not warn Tracking fitness/steps = yes Other reasons = no

@noramcnabb1361

3 жыл бұрын

Tracking fitness/steps and health=yes Social media= no I say this because a few of the kids in my studio are diabetic and need to look at their continuous glucose monitor one their watch throughout class to stay in range.

I liked what Abby Lee's studio did, have the parents up in the loft.

@melissag5505

3 жыл бұрын

We had that at my former company and I honestly think that it is a good way to go. The parents can see everything but there is no distraction in the studio, which can be a problem for the younger dancers. I feel like a big window/ mirror window in the hallway might also be good.

@onelonelyfrenchfry5680

3 жыл бұрын

@@melissag5505 I would go nuts if that was a rule in my studio.

@evadonna5025

3 жыл бұрын

Me too

@breea4360

3 жыл бұрын

Ema Gasparovski i would just leave lol

@kennedycoln1167

3 жыл бұрын

At my old dance school there was a one way mirror (parents see in, dancers can't see out) and the parents were out in the hall. I think that is really good/

I get some of the parent rules. Some people might have cruel parents or parents that make their kids uncomfortable and the studio wants dance to be safe.

@rebeccarockl227

3 жыл бұрын

Yes absolutely

@explodinganyway

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed! Some parents so insistent on staying with the child to a problematic degree! Not when little but older kids should be able to feel safe without adults watching (especially in natural lighting in a leotard!), and some parents are SO controlling that keeping them away from child is the challenge!

Can I just point out that the “I can’t” thing could be REALLY dangerous. I’m a disabled dancer and a late starter (I’m 19 and have been ill since 14, so this is not an adult thing or just older dancers) I also know girls in my class with asthma. When I say I can’t, it’s usually because I’m about to collapse from my fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue. Most of us know our limits very very well. I still dance even though it hurts every time because I love it (and it won’t worsen my condition if done correctly). I understand that it’s important to push yourself past your limits, but I actually developed PTSD from teachers pushing me past my breaking point until I felt like I was in a torture chamber (this was actually in school, my dance teacher is awesome and respects my disability ✊). This comment is not meant to shame anyone, but Claudia and other teachers please consider children with disabilities before ruling out “I can’t”, or at least accept “I can’t right now”. Just some advice from someone determined to raise awareness for invisible, and all for that matter, disabilities in dance 🦾💪

@ullishw8098

3 жыл бұрын

I totally get your point! I do see what not saying “i can’t” is supposed to do, but I also think that we should appreciate there simply are things we can’t do - may it be because of illness, disabilities or whatever. I guess we have to differ a bit here, in competitive dance/sports it makes sense to always push yourself and limit the words “I can’t” and change the words to “I’m not there yet”. However for those of us who dance/train for fun I think it’s a different matter. I do CrossFit when I’m able to (I struggle with some health issues to) and due to problems with my shoulder I’ll never be able to do a handstand. So why not say “I can’t do that” - I literally just can’t. Wish you all the best, xx

@marisolkwar

3 жыл бұрын

I agree with you 100% percent, especially with older dancers (I strarted in my teens), we tend to know our body better, and we are at the studio because we want to be there and try no matter what, so when we say we can't usually is for a good reason.

@orbitalchild

3 жыл бұрын

That's was my reaction. That it was a very abelist rule

@carolineviolet9092

3 жыл бұрын

I understand your point but when teachers say we can’t say that word it’s usually because they don’t want us saying we can’t do it even though we haven’t tried

@fionaslow6567

3 жыл бұрын

10000% agree with this! Picked up many injuries due to coaches not listening when I said no I can't. One of these is now a repetitive injury that leaves me in lots of pain! Respect peoples boundaries! If someone says they can't, ask them why. Jeez don't just force them to do it😂🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

Taking your classes seriously, training hard, having the proper equipment... That's what "respect for the art" is. Who cares if you wear a green leotard or a red one or whatever to class. Smart watches and jewelery, if don't interfere with your movement shouldn't be a problem. I wear a tiny necklace I have not taken off since I was 15. It belonged to my grandma and I feel incomplete without it. Why take it off for class when it doesn't make a difference at all in my dancing and it means so much to me? We are individuals with different tastes and needs, not f*cking robots or clones. We should be allowed to wear dance clothes that make us feel comfortable, happy, confident and motivated in class, as long as it doesn't affect our moves and our teacher's possibility to see what we're doing and correct us accordingly.

@danielajovanovichacon

3 жыл бұрын

yassss👏👏👏

@kevinthepigeon2712

3 жыл бұрын

PREACH

@anastasiaromanov5994

3 жыл бұрын

YES!! thank you! I'm really self conscious therefore I don't like wearing leos and stuff

@christfa66

3 жыл бұрын

Yaaassss ty

Parents can only come in the studio on parent day but there is a waiting room with TVs so you can see in the studios without being distracting now you can not go in the waiting room cause quarantine but you can go on a zoom meeting and see the kids dance through the zoom meeting but sometimes you can go in at the end of class to video routine

I kinda get the parent one but as a relatively shy person, it would definitely be scary for me at first 😂

@xxpaige8943

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t like my family watching me. Is why tho

I wear my medical alert jewelry and my watch for medical reasons and my studio is pretty cool with it

I can say even from my brief time of dancing, there are definitely parents who are way to overbearing and controlling and it causes problems for the kids. So I understand why some studios have rules for the parents. When I would help teach I always tried to help the kids out if they needed so the parents wouldn't need to come in

Maybe the "no other teacher allowed" rule is a way to keep track of the hours, as to protect kids from overtraining 🤔 but probably not, your theory are most likely closer to the truth and that's just mind blowing

@noramcnabb1361

3 жыл бұрын

Nike Linderoth I think the only exception would be if they compete with that studio

@kimikowotherspoon-smith2462

3 жыл бұрын

It’s not just over training, it’s because you don’t know if they are qualified or if they will injure/badly teach your students.

@nikelinderoth1809

3 жыл бұрын

Kimiko Wotherspoon-Smith oh yes! that makes sense ☺️

@xu_norah

3 жыл бұрын

I love going to other studios and it helps to have other eyes on your dancing. That's why summer intensives are a big deal

@dutchik5107

3 жыл бұрын

@@kimikowotherspoon-smith2462 yeah but like other studios probably like are. They could say. "Hey make sure if you do. It's a good place." Etc. And like competing with other studios I guess. The overtraining may not be an issue. Say you have class once or twice a week. You could easily have a rest day in between

The studio that I used to teach for required students to wear a nude unitard underneath all of their costumes. I thought it was kind of weird. but the demographic was a more modest and conservative area so I guess I understand.

@emeryjohnson8045

3 жыл бұрын

My studio does that. For any costume a nude Leo must be underneath, but I do go to a Christian dance studio!

@anonymous-hx1nf

3 жыл бұрын

beanlefiend I also have to do that, ours is like ballet tights material, and we wear it so it makes fast changes faster to already have nude tights on

@faithlogan6126

3 жыл бұрын

My studio does that because a lot of the costumes are uncomfortable and itchy, so it makes them More comfortable. Also it’s a lot easier to change, last nutcracker I had 5 parts so you kinda have to because during the show you constantly are changing into a new costume

@dutchik5107

3 жыл бұрын

I think under is like more acceptable than like. The only thing you are wearing

@anonymous-hx1nf

3 жыл бұрын

Dutchik yeah, we wear it under our costumes to make quick changes faster

This is actually a fantastic sounding board as to whether a studio’s rules are overly controlling/potentially abusive. Thanks!💗🌙

@MadamPolly

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. It sounds like some kids are getting groomed.

I am so excited that you did a part two because I loved the first one!

I don’t get the probation thing for the over and under weight dancers. With my studio I was told that I had to gain weight to progress as a broad warning (was extremely underweight after coming out of quarantine) and that I do get because that is regarding the students health. But full out probation seems too excessive and more harmful then helpful :| Loved this tho!

@meganesimpson3709

3 жыл бұрын

A studio I used to work for put a dancer on probation because they were struggling from a very severe ED. I believe the student ended up going to an in-patient rehab to recover. I would agree with you that in most situations probation is too extreme, but for this student (and I’m sure others in specific situations) it was extremely unsafe to continue dancing and would’ve caused permanent damage because their body weight and muscle was so low. They ended up coming back to dance after recovery and did much better! It definitely needs to be a case-by-case decision, not if you’re over/under X lbs you’re on probation.

@arielburrow9433

3 жыл бұрын

Megan E Simpson agree with this!

My teacher loves to talk about lots of things that are not related to dance.. But I still love to listen abt it😂

In my studio there’s a lounge which the parents can sit in but we have big glass doors so they can really always watch.

i think not enough people are talking about how when we say “i can’t” we don’t mean “i don’t want to” because if we can’t do something we shouldn’t have to be forced to do it and possibly injure ourselves very severely. when someone says “i can’t” as in “it is hard for me to do” than they should still do it, but be taught how first before maybe doing it wrong and hurting themselves. nobody is allowed to tell someone else what their body can and cannot do because it is not always just that they don’t want to do something or they don’t want to, sometimes they ACTUALLY CANNOT do something. u should except when someone can’t do something. i had a horrible experience where someone (not a dance teacher) told me to do a contortion handstand because they heard i was working on my flexibility and i said that i couldn’t and they said “just try it doesn’t have to be good” so i thought they had a good point so i tried and my back wasn’t flexible enough so my center of gravity got messed up (i also didn’t know how i was supposed to do it i kinda just did what i thought was right) and i fell on my hip and it could have been so much more than what happened. i could have pushed my flexibility too far and fell on my head. i could have lost balance and land on my ribs. so that is why you should NEVER make someone do something when they say they can’t.

Can you share about what kind of bras to wear in different kinds leotards? Anyways lysm😍

@aaliyahetc.6687

3 жыл бұрын

yes please. especially for big boobs idk what im gonna do 💀

@lindsayroberts6465

3 жыл бұрын

generally bras aren’t allowed

@jeslynchua1701

3 жыл бұрын

@@lindsayroberts6465 oww really but it's really obvious if I go braless tho..

@lucymacdonald8725

3 жыл бұрын

Jeslyn Chua pasties or backless bras could be an alternative?

@TrappedinSLC

3 жыл бұрын

Lucy Macdonald Not for support. C or D cup and up usually the leotard liner isn’t enough and the stick on ones aren’t that supportive.

I agree with everything you said. I really love how you let the parents watch and everything you said on the parent topic 😘😍🙌

i think a lot of these come from competition studios and had to be put in place because of crazy dance moms... that’s where most of our crazy rules have come from 🤣

@balletmeli

3 жыл бұрын

good point. I am glad growing up I did not go to a competition school.

@elizabethtacia4356

3 жыл бұрын

I got to a ballet studio now and all the moms are like the queen holly but at my old studio the moms were CRAZY!

anything that involves separating children from their adults makes me uncomfortable.

I can see both sides of the rule of “the student is not allowed to go to another studio.” On the teacher’s side, it solidifies one specific technique- that way you aren’t dancing certain pieces of technique in one style, and some in another.

I think students should be able to and encouraged to attend as many different teachers and workshops. Its important for them to learn and grow under different kinds of direction and teaching styles to better improve their craft

My dance teacher really encourages us to do any workshop or class we see cause she knows that every teacher has something useful to say or teach

I can’t believe you posted mine! And it is true robbery! And it’s a small water bottle too!

@anonymous-hx1nf

3 жыл бұрын

Scientific Humanist Yeah, It’s quite annoying. But the bathrooms are the only place we can get water from a faucet and the pipes must be bad or something because everyone there thinks it’s tastes really weird

@rebeccawayman4219

3 жыл бұрын

🤮

@anonymous-hx1nf

3 жыл бұрын

Rebecca Wayman Yeah, it’s nasty

At the dance school that i go to we have to stay on the same grade for like a year and a half until we can take the exam and its unfair on all the people that pick up on things really quickly

@justme9818

3 жыл бұрын

That's incredibly unfair! (And I'm a teacher!)

@amc8616

3 жыл бұрын

@Rachel Tolmach We have ballet and tap in a 45 minute lesson so we have to do half and half

I think I’m kinda obsessed because I need part three😂💖

@the phone call rule: you're supposed to have your phone turned off or on silent because it disturbs the whole class if it rings. In our dance school (not ballet) some teachers have the same rule with the teacher answering but in my class we have to bake a cake and bring it with us next time 😋🍰

The "I can't" rule is so true we have to do push ups if we do tho

@chronicallyjanine1506

3 жыл бұрын

Same and we also have to do 50 burpees and we also have to do 10 push ups if we say we can't

@meredithmcdermott8713

3 жыл бұрын

@@chronicallyjanine1506 oh God I hate burpees

@chronicallyjanine1506

3 жыл бұрын

@@meredithmcdermott8713 me too

The no 2 piece rule makes sense in my head if you make it for team costumes. I remember growing up, the competetive team dancers in my studio got to pick the costumes. I always hated having to wear a two piece costume because I wasn't super confident in my body, but it was a group dance so I had to wear it. I think for solos/duets it would be okay to choose what you want though.

When we say “can’t” our teacher makes the entire class do 10 push ups...

@aldc1697

3 жыл бұрын

omg same but we have to do 75 😂

@kayleigh3518

3 жыл бұрын

I play soccer and my coach makes them do a lap around the whole field or 50 burpees And I know it’s weird that I don’t dance in any shape way or form and I watch dance videos

@wnterbird2976

3 жыл бұрын

My coaches used to make us do this. I feel like it actually makes for a hostile team environment tho bc we were kids so of course we are mad at the person who said it as well as the coach. I think it can backfire for sure basically.

@aaliyahb6845

3 жыл бұрын

Same

@taylor2735

3 жыл бұрын

wnterbird in my experience when I can’t rules made a hostile environment it was because my teammates didn’t get along so we were looking for fault in each other. But I also had a coach that would mark off any time we broke a rule and time we did something really well and at the end of the week she would tell us was conditioning we owed. So on friday she could say she heard 4 I cants, we missed 21 layup, and we had people late to practice 16 times. But we met 3 of our goals so we 3 I can’t are canceled and then she would tell us what conditioning was owed and no one person was at fault

10:30 amen! Teachers teach, they don’t ‘own’ students.

One of my leotards that is uniform is comfortable but it is really unflattering. Also, at my school in Australia we are asked to stand in a “turned out” position with ballet posture as apart of using our ballet manners.

it makes me so frustrated when i am actually unable to do something and someone is like “just do it, it doesn’t have to be perfect” like if i could i would but i have never been taught i cant just do something nobody has ever taught me how to do 🙄

Our teacher sometimes films us in her iPad or phone so we can watch it back and we can try and point out our mistakes so we learn

I think if the parent and the student is ok with their stomach showing then the costume is fine, but if they’re not, it’s not ok.

I give classes to kids and if parents are around they don’t do anything

We're not allowed to ask for the time during class.

Yes on the part 3.

one thing that I don't like is that this year was my friend's first year at ballet and she gets to move up to the high school classes next year but I have been doing ballet for 8 years and I am not ready for it like what are your standards.

Having cameras is creepy!!

@pheart2381

3 жыл бұрын

It shows a lack of trust to have everything recorded.

@amaiers4861

3 жыл бұрын

@@faithlogan6126 that makes sense. I was thinking it was just to spy on the dancers and catch them if they break a rule or do something wrong.

@dancerxxxsloth8161

3 жыл бұрын

Mine has them outside so they if everyone gets out safely or making sure they get to there car safely and if anyone strange is coming come in

@amaiers4861

3 жыл бұрын

@@dancerxxxsloth8161 that's a good idea

@ballerinacentral1672

3 жыл бұрын

It’s really not. It’s called safety, you know? We have cameras inside and outside our studio. So if something were to happen, like a serious injury, or something was stolen, they could look back on the photage. The cameras are never checked unless something like that happens tho. They don’t spy on us for no reason lol.

Part 3 Plz!! I don’t put any of my dance studio rules but I love to see these videos. Some of these r honestly really bizarre. 😆

So glad you made a pt2 I loved the first one. Can’t wait for the giveaway to be released tomorrow. ❤️

At my studio, we can't drink water during class until we switch to center

@Renxyuz

3 жыл бұрын

cw_ballerina yes it was the same for us! And only then a few sips and no more until the end of class

@clarajordan1145

3 жыл бұрын

@@Renxyuz yup!

@Meganmama

3 жыл бұрын

I’ve never understood this. I always drank SO much water during class. I would literally pass out if my teachers didn’t allow drinking water whenever my body needed it.

Full blown series! I love hearing about the “other side” of dance.

Claudia Dean has a lot of charming ideas that are helpful for tweens and teens. At Medford Dance Arts Center we use some of her suggestions often.....thank you Claudia.

More parts please can we have like a 30 min/1 hour version where you do tons cause I get so hooked!! Ours is no dark coloured leos cause the teacher says "girls your not at a funeral your in ballet class and it must be istd no other leos" (because of exams you have to have your istd leotard for exams so they get you used to wearing it in class)

watching your Saturday videos are definitely the best part of my week!! 🕺✨

I once went to a studio where you weren’t allowed to compete if you were over 120 pounds (it messed me and a lot of other kids up and is one of the reasons I found why I developed an eating disorder) ALL bodies can dance, not just teeny people!

Parents are not allowed to watch the classes and I really like it ! I would feel so self conscious if my parents could watch me dance !

Thanx for this Claudia, forgot how hard it can be in dance school- I tend to be over Protective so I would have a hard time as a parent with some of these situations❣️it IS good to remember that there are lots of schools and you can go elsewhere. A part three would be awesome!!❤️ so glad you have found your passion in coaching🩰

Love this video! Some of these rules made me laugh so hard! I love you so much💜😊

In a Russian Ballett school you have to audition just in underpants so they can see your body. I have seen it by myself and I was so shocked. As a mother I would never agree to that

I loved the first one and am so excited you did a second one because I found the first one pretty funny

I honestly think that it is a good thing to see various different teachers. I competed in horse riding for over 6 years and it always helped to get different opinions from different teachers because if the might have missed something someone else picked it up and taught me. I spoke about it with my riding instructors and the all said the same. :)

Some of these rules are crazy! My son was a very clingy 2 when he first danced to help correct kids knock knees and Mums weren’t allowed to sit at the back of the studio for such tiny kids. Many of the little girls were in tears and that was 31 years ago! I had hoped things had improved since then, especially for the older students.

You should do a corona virus version like the wierd rules that we have when we go back to dance

THANK YOU FOR THE PART TWO

Omg some of these were crazy 🤯 but still so much fun to watch 😂 plz plz do more!!!

we have one camera in each studio for the parents to watch in the lobby but i don't ever notice it much

At my dance school, we aren't allowed to eat in the main waiting room where the parents sit, only in the student lounge or the kitchen. BUT little kids aren't allowed in the student lounge if they can't be without a parent and kitchen only has two tables so there are little kids eating anywhere but when all the tables are full we (the older kids) get told off

I loved this! I want a part 3!!!

Can u pleas,please,please do a part 3

The costume rule is one that we (sort of) have too. When I was a kid, we wore them all the time, and our school was very body positive, but people felt weird in them. Now we really discuss it at length and only for the high school levels. We also currently have the no parent beyond reception rule for covid. After the student goes through the health check, they go with their instructor. It cuts down on contamination potential. Once the pandemic has died down, I’m sure we will lift that rule (it’s exhausting for the preschool teachers!)

Please do a part 3!!! I love these!!!

At my studio we can't take classes at other studios without permission. It's mostly for the younger students so they don't get confused because different teachers do things differently.

I agree soo much with the one about only learning from one teacher/studio!!

Pleeaaase do a part 3!!!!

Yesss! I would love a part 3!

I get the "no parents past a point"...it's for dancer safety, and I've seen it at two professional schools we've been at with city companies attached. The instructors are all fully background-checked, but for parents to have access to all of the kids...you just don't know. I equate it to school institutions...parents aren't generally allowed to wander the halls of a school building.

At my studio the teachers always pick the costumes for the group dances and the never show your stomach because some parents don't like that. But when you have a solo you get to pick your costume and I know a bunch of people that picked two pieces for their solo costumes.

Omg I didn’t realize you uploaded a new video and now I’m so exited

Part 3 Claudia!!! Let's go >:3

I used to be a dancer. Now I'm a gymnast's mom. (But I love watching dance content still!) And I know the gym has all sorts of rules too. I like that you try to see both sides as a dancer and as a teacher now, but also if you were the parents. Sometimes students don't fully understand why there are certain rules but I love this..that you try to offer perspective. And also see the ridiculousness of some rules. I would love a part 3!!

I am not even a dancer, but I am obsessed with Claudia's content 😍😍

Thank you for sharing and I would love a part 3, 4, and 5 at least 🤣😍🙏🏼 Love from Johanne, Norway

Part 3!! Some of these rules were so funny!! 🤣🤣 Ly!! 💖💖

Hello Claudia! Thank you so much for making a second video on studio rules! I’m not a ballet dancer but I’m a musician and I honestly didn’t know that some self conscious ballet teachers have that really bad “can’t be enrolled in other academies” rule. It really surprised me because music schools do that AS WELL. There is a serious problem in the arts when it comes to small academies trying to keep their students from learning and exploring more, I think if anything it hinders students and it hides them away from different styles and opportunities. I’d love if you could talk more about these now common rules in the art world I think it would be really interesting! Cheers from Texas!

I’d love part 3 and part 4!

I think that in the end the not showing the stomach point comes to a personal choice. Not like 5 year olds are mature enough to decide but I think the parents could take a word in it and decide whether they want their child to show up on stage like that or not. Really it’s just a personal opinion!

The screaming goat at the beginning was the best part... For me❤️

The phone one makes some sense, even if the teacher handles it in an embarrassing way. They need to turn the ringer off or put it in do not disturb mode.

@amandamandamands

3 жыл бұрын

Agree, if you are old enough to have a phone you are old enough to have it on silent during class

I love this videoo! ❤️

Everytime you say, "Respect for the art form," I cringe because about thirty years ago, when I really got serious in dance, I was told that they couldn't advance a curvy Latina girl due to "respect for the art form."