my mom is making me take ballet lessons with my sisters, not looking forward to it, but the teacher i have carries around some kind of stick or something, and all the girls in there look afraid of it? anyone know what its for? or why the teacher needs this stick thingy, looks like something teachers use to point with?
2006-12-19 17:34:35 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Dancing
= You better either do as you are told and fast, or run like the wind. Happy Holidays
2006-12-19 17:40:46 · answer #1 · answered by sunshinysusan 7 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Your new ballet instructor will use the stick as a pointer. The teacher may come across serious but chances are that the students in her class are not afraid of her, they are probably concentrating to do their best. She may use the stick down your back to demonstrate the lines your body needs to follow. You may get poked if one of your body parts is sticking out in the wrong direction. Relax, if the students are sticking with this instructor's class and not quitting, it must be fun. Go for it!
2006-12-23 05:53:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually teachers will carry a cane to tap out the beat of the music on the floor. This helps the dancers to hear and feel the tempo so they can learn to dance with the music. She may use the cane to point out problems with the dancers. If a dancer's leg is bent she may touch the back of the knee, if the feet are not pointed, she'll touch the toes, etc. Most dancers respond to well when touched on the muscle they need to tighten up, they give an immediate response and are corrected quickly which improves their technique faster. It's nothing to fear and immature dancers may make a big deal out of it if they don't understand the reasons she uses it. Hope this helps.
2006-12-20 15:08:50 · answer #3 · answered by heart2dance2 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Don't know how old you are but you will not do well if you do not want to be there. The stick thingy is for the teacher to keep time in her head, she does not use it on her students. Most teachers don't carry it around with them. If she does use it on her students leave the class and report her to authorities.
2006-12-20 12:21:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the stick should be used to point out corrections and to keep count when there is no music i dont know why students look afraid of it unless the teacher is very strict or if she hits them constantly with it in that case tell someone
2006-12-20 10:41:51 · answer #5 · answered by Meredith 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You'll find out once you go. She is not allowed to hit you with it. That would be against the law.
2006-12-23 17:57:02 · answer #6 · answered by sherockstn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it either could be some sort of cane, a tool to help he point out stuff and demonstrate with....
2006-12-20 13:13:48 · answer #7 · answered by cheercheer31 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
C'mon, you're 18, but you are snieveling. I don't know what it's for, but I recon it's not for beating.
2006-12-20 01:55:48 · answer #8 · answered by Everybody's Favorite 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
if its a stick thingy like an antenna off a radio idk why they're scared unless he hits them, but if its a thick stick thingy it sounds like u need to tell the police
2006-12-20 01:37:58 · answer #9 · answered by Leo j 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋