Dear Dance deb,
So refreshing to hear someone with the same views. Iwas trained by older russian teachers such as Nicolai Orloff, Igor Youskevitch and his wife , and other assorted current and retired members of American Ballet theater, Ballet Russe, etc...
We were taught respect for the art of dance, the teacher the studio and the accompianist. In my ballet class we do reverance. Most teachers I know don't. It's so " old school". I would love to bring some of that old school back. You can't have "new school" without old school. I totally understand the over scheduled children, laziness , and just getting by. I never would have become a professional dancer if I had the work ethic of the children and parents I come into contact with.