A good teacher knows when to be kind and gentle, as well as when to be firm and disciplined. A willingness to provide performance opportunities for those who demonstrate accomplishment is a way to foster the nurturing process. Good teachers have a sharing, giving personality. A good teacher does not withhold information. Good teachers are information providers, sharing all of their resources not only with their students, but within the large community of dance.
Good teachers love to teach.
They readily make themselves available to others, often sacrificing personal development. They often function as mentors, counselors, and leaders within the dance community at large. Tolerance and flexibility. They are inclusive, rather than exclusive. Although they may have strong convictions and personalities, they oppose arrogance and see it as a detriment to growth and progress in dance.