[Tango-L] a teaching moment

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Hmm... did/does she also dance ballroom?  They also arch their backs.
 
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-----Original Message-----
From: jackie ling wong <jackie.wong at adelphia.net>
To: tango-l at mit.edu
Sent: Sun, 4 Jun 2006 12:07:49 -0400
Subject: [Tango-L] a teaching moment


okay... i would like to start a thread of teaching moments...  when  
the light bulb goes off... innovative thoughts that can help teachers  
help their students

for example

we have a student in her 60s who was leaning back in the upper body  
which caused her to arch her back.   as a consequence she couldn't  
walk backwards properly...(arched back results in a shorter step  
back)  then i realized that she was wearing bifocals... so she was  
tilting her head back so she could focus... the solution was  
simple... she chose to take her glasses off when dancing.

i think the same applies for the bifocal contact lenses....then  
closing the eyes would probably be better.

more to come...but i would love to hear about your teaching ahas!

jackie
www.tangopulse.net



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