For example: You may have one student that takes tap and jazz from you. When she performs she smiles, looks like she is having a blast with lots of energy and it looks like a well rehearsed routine. The same student at another studio where she takes jazz and tap: Never smiles, looks down, doesn't know the routine, and just doesn't look as confident. It amazes me at the day and night difference in the dancer.

But at the same time, it may have absolutely nothing to do with the other studio. It has everything to do with ability. I have students who in all honesty are just not going to become as great of dancers as some of the others in their same exact class, based on the fact that dancing just doesn't come as naturally to them as it may come to the others. It's the same way with sports - you can have a kid on the team that is the best baseball, soccer, softball or football player and on the exact same team have a kid who is completely horrible at the sport but is having a fabulous time. It has nothing to do with the coach or the team he/she is on, it has to do with just either having the ability to do well or not.

However, I will say this: I have to completely commend you on taking criticism so insanely well! I have to admit I'm beyond impressed by your ability to do that. Most of the people who post on this site would have read my comment and bit my head clear off and fought every single word I said. I gotta tell ya, that's a pretty awesome trait to have.