Teaching

[sabrinabd]

Tonight I had the honor of teaching 3 classes. I managed to turn this last weekend's two weird gig relinquishing incidents into teaching tools to help build my dancers "better, faster, stronger".

Lesson 1: If a house dancer suddenly takes you off the schedule because you "need to slim down" but you weigh less than when you auditioned and were hired

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[descendingchaos]

Smile, wish them well and move on. Another venue will love you.

this is such awesome advice! :)

[bridiep]

To lesson A I say: jealous jealous jealous!!!, but you've probably worked that out for yourself.

To lesson B I say name and shame: if they don't want to pay the dancer, they shouldn't book the dancer.

Am currently up to my multiply pierced ears in 3 days of teacher training with the awesomely cool and funny Kajira Djoumahana. I'm learning loads, and can't wait to get back to pass it all on to my students. Aiiwa! :)

[sabrinabd]

So glad you are enjoying Kajira. She's awesome!

I did name and shame on the local boards and advised other dancers, who expressed interest in trying the place, to be careful. One wrote me back and said she had no trouble getting paid there. Well, by day she's a lawyer and the owner knows that :p If he can't afford to pay the dancers, he certainly can't afford to be sued by one! haha.