Just trying to keep this going!

Name:
Do you go by any special name?
How do you get to the classes you assist?
Do you get a discount or any other form of pay?
What classes do you assist?
Have you ever been at the studio so long (on one particular day) that you need to bring food?
Have you ever had anything that you fear might cause your SO to not let you continue assisting?

And some new questions...

How did you become a TA?
Do you want to keep teaching when you're older?
What kind of responsibilities do you have as a TA?
Are you the only TA for the class(es) you assist with or are there others?
How long have you been assisting for?
What's your favorite part of the job?
What part do you struggle with?
Are there any cute/funny stories you'd like to share?
What tips do you have for other TA's?
Anything else you want to share?

Name: Jordan

Do you go by any special name? In assisting I'm Miss. Jordan

How do you get to the classes you assist? My parents drive me or I carpool with other assistants. I'm only 14 lol

Do you get a discount or any other form of pay? No i don't.

What classes do you assist? Jr.1 jazz (age 4-6) Jr.1 tap (age 5-7) Intermediate advanced jazz (age 9-12) Intermediate 2/3 tap ( age 8-11) Teen 1/2 jazz (age 12-14) and a couple of company classes.

Have you ever been at the studio so long (on one particular day) that you need to bring food? Yes on Mondays I'm there 4:15-9:15 with no break and Wednesdays I'm there 4-8

Have you ever had anything that you fear might cause your SO to not let you continue assisting? No I haven't.

And some new questions...

How did you become a TA? It was something my older sister did and I started and found out I love it.

Do you want to keep teaching when you're older? Yes I am going to open up my own dance studio.

What kind of responsibilities do you have as a TA? For my younger classes I'm just a helper with normal stuff, but with my older classes I do warm ups and teach parts of the class when the teacher is not in the room.

Are you the only TA for the class(es) you assist with or are there others? For my younger classes there is one more but for my older classes I am the only one.

How long have you been assisting for? This is my 3rd year

What's your favorite part of the job? I love everything, but when you find out you've really made a difference to the kids and taught them something new.

What part do you struggle with? Disipline. Especially with my younger classes and when I'm all alone in the room. I hate being strict and getting mad when they don't pay attention, but I know I have to.

Are there any cute/funny stories you'd like to share? I would be here all day, I have way to many.

What tips do you have for other TA's? Especially with the younger kids, you want to be there friend, but make sure they know that you are teacher and they need to listen to you. It will make the year a lot better and easier for you.

Anything else you want to share? I think I'm good.

Do you go by any special name
I just go by my first name, something that is very usual in my country.

How do you get to the classes you assist?
I take the train, bus and walk. It takes 1,5 hours, but it's worth it

Do you get a discount or any other form of pay?
No, because my school is only driven by voulenteer work. Even my SO doesn't get any money!

What classes do you assist?
I'm in the advanced class, and I assist all the other classes, which is about 5 hours a week.

Have you ever been at the studio so long (on one particular day) that you need to bring food?
Yes, on Thursdag I'm first assisting for 2.5 hours and then I have an hour private class. Since I dance a lot when I'm assisting, I need some food in the middle.

How did you become a TA?
When I started getting a better and more committed dancer, my SO asked iF I wanted to assist. She could use some help, and I would get to dance more hours as well.

Do you want to keep teaching when you're older?
Yes! I'm not sure if I want to start my own school, but I would love to teach.

What kind of responsibilities do you have as a TA?
I stand in the front and dance when they learn new coreoraphies because my SO has some problems with her knees. I also help to correct the dancers, and there are ALWAYS someone who have forgotten what we did last week, then I take them to another room and go over the steps again. SO also often splits the class so that she has one half, and I have the other.

Are you the only TA for the class(es) you assist with or are there others?
Sometimes I'm the only one assisting, other times there are two others as well.

How long have you been assisting for?
I've been assisting for about 8 months.

What's your favorite part of the job?
That I get to dance a lot too, and the feeling of acheivement when I can see the dancers get better. That is when I am reminded of how wonderful it must be to be a teacher!

What part do you struggle with?
I haven't quite founf out how strict I should be, and how much I should be their friend. Some of them are just two years younger than me, but when I'm assisting, I try to keep it at a teacher-student level.

What tips do you have for other TA's?
Learn as much as you can from your teacher! Be strict, but fair. Don't let them mess around. Don't accept anything that you know your SO wouldn't.

Thank you for making this thread, I like it!

Name: Nicola
Do you go by any special name? no just nicola
How do you get to the classes you assist? i have my own car so i drive to classes
Do you get a discount or any other form of pay? i am very lucky that i get paid for taking classes
What classes do you assist? i take baby tap (3 - 4), bay modern and majorettes as well as intermediate hip hop tap and jazz i also teach the advanced intermediate tap and modern classes s well as a senior singing and drama class at my school.
Have you ever been at the studio so long (on one particular day) that you need to bring food? i take food everyday. on a mondayi am there 3.30pm until 8.30pm and on a tuesday 6pm til 9pm and a thursday i am there 4.30pm til 9.30pm. also in the run up to shows etc we have full day rehearsals they run from 10am til 6pm or 12pm til 8pm
Have you ever had anything that you fear might cause your SO to not let you continue assisting? no thankfully not

And some new questions...

How did you become a TA? my dance coach asked me if i would like to hekp at the younger classes and it spiralled from there
Do you want to keep teaching when you're older? i dont see it as a career but i definately see myself at my current school in the future
What kind of responsibilities do you have as a TA? as i ta i take classes on my own, reporting back to my coach with any issues/problems and showing her what we have done at the end of each class. i am lucky in this position as i get to plan my own classes and use my own choreography
Are you the only TA for the class(es) you assist with or are there others? i am the only ta for most classes on the monday there is a younger girl who comes to help me out with the babies
How long have you been assisting for? i have been doing this 3 years now
what's your favorite part of the job? being able to have free reign and use my choreography and ideas
What part do you struggle with? i strugge with getting my students to retain the information and with how long it takes to complete one thig as there are so many different evels in the class its difficult ensuring the more experienced dancers dont get bored
Are there any cute/funny stories you'd like to share? i have far too many i would be here forver!
What tips do you have for other TA's? its good to be friends with your students but there has to be that line that isnt crossed so they know where they stand with you and that they have to listen to you.
Anything else you want to share? i have recently started with new classes and i am new to ddn if anyone could give me tips etc please feel free! xx

Name:Kerri
Do you go by any special name? My students call me Miss Kerri
How do you get to the classes you assist? My parents drive me or I ride my bike. I live right down the street from my studio
Do you get a discount or any other form of pay? I get discounted dance lessons
What classes do you assist? I assist with our "baby" class. aka the 3-4 year old girls that are just starting dance.
Have you ever been at the studio so long (on one particular day) that you need to bring food? Yes... all the time.
Have you ever had anything that you fear might cause your SO to not let you continue assisting? No. My studio is like a little family. We are all really honest with each other.

And some new questions...

How did you become a TA? I've been at my studio for 13 years, they needed a TA and I wanted to be one.
Do you want to keep teaching when you're older? Of course!
What kind of responsibilities do you have as a TA? I lead warm-ups and down the room. I keep a notebook with the recital routine in it and I am the "fun/cool" teacher.
Are you the only TA for the class(es) you assist with or are there others? I'm the only one. Its just me, the teacher and nine 3-4 year olds.
How long have you been assisting for? This is the end of my first year
What's your favorite part of the job? The girls are adorable. Plus I get to share my love of dance.
What part do you struggle with? Since my students are so young we sometimes have bathroom issues. We've had two girls pee their pants and one girl poop her pants during class.
Are there any cute/funny stories you'd like to share? Too many to count...
What tips do you have for other TA's? You are the girl's role model. I always looked up to my TAs when I was younger and I know my girls look up to me. Make sure you balence having fun with staying on task and being professional.
Anything else you want to share? Keep dancing.