Tracie Stanfield

                                             STOP  telling me to YELL at  you... This keeps happening!! A student introduced herself before class by saying “you can yell at me. Really! Just scream at me”. Umm….thank you??    I understand that this dancer is trying to convey her dedication, her thick skin and her strong desire to improve. However, in my experience, this dancer tends to not know her body. (Again, in my experience) This dancer is less spatially aware and technically weaker than others in the class. My suspicion is that her need to be “yelled at” is a direct result of not working internally and not actively listening in class. This dancer maybe zones out and needs to be brought back to NOW by the screaming. OR this dancer is so busy being “right” and perhaps relying on things she “has always been told” about technique that the present moment is lost   I am in class to educate, guide and hopefully inspire but motivation must come from within. Instead of waiting for the teac