You're gonna be a star

By JJ101 - 19/02/2010 11:52 - Australia

Today, I was teaching a special techniques class for ballet and was focusing on pirouettes. I was teaching a group of 8 year-olds, and one student could do perfect triple turns one after the other. I still can't do them, and I've been dancing for 15 years. FML
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thighsofglory 0

It's the same thing with those little tiny gymnasts. The 8-year-old only weighs 60 pounds, maybe. I hope you weigh a little more.

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TheShannon 1

if they can do that, you must be a good teacher? PEOPLE STOP BEING SUCH DOUCHEBAGS. its not easy you know! christ.

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lespectacles 0

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Averizzle 0

Ya because ducks are very playful.

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Boddmon 0

Ehhhh, where the heck did my post go?!

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SeasonedSausage 0

um... beat her up?

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MetroidSlayer01 8

Why is FML filled with psycopaths??? Really, this us scary!!

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M4V3R1CKR13 0

@#9 what that dosent make sence

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Boddmon 0

No, not beat her up. I said sabotage, break her leg. I don't think that it should have been deleted.

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dailee95 0

ducks are playful. and so very entertaining!

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Arc9 0

YDI for treating good talent like it's bad for you. Snobby bastard.

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caitivoltaire 0

Cant say I know if this is the case because I didnt see the comment, but particularly abrasive comments get blasted into the ether, rather than replaced with the moderated message, which is to say they get deleted.

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JokingJoe 0

haha stupid dancers. they waste their life inside a box.

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KaylieBieber13 0

u dont gotta be skinny to dance well!!!

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Masochistic 0

Child prodigy, or crappy dance teacher? Maybe both.

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escualida 0

Actually I would say "good teacher". Probably most dance and gymnastics teachers encounter situations where their students get to be better than them, I would think it was the whole point of teaching...

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whitley1031 0

There's a saying that goes: "A teacher is good i their students are better. A teacher with less-skilled students has a lot of teaching yet to do"

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Masochistic 0

The way the FML is worded implies that she hasn't been teaching/training this group for a long period of time; it's as though the girl doing the pirouettes took her by surprise. ' p ' Having been dancing for 15 years and being still unable to do the pirouettes, I conclude CRAPPY TEACHER. :D

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froggi_fml 0

have u ever tried a tripple?? they're really hard. I can only do a double and I've had 12 years experiance.

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seeyuhh 0

they are hard i can only do doubles but last year I could do triples almost consistently (i'm 12) and i've been dancefor about 5 years but my friend who's been doing dance for 1 and a half years can do 5!!! I'm like WTF?? but she works rlyyyyyyyy hard

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kaengelangeleyes 9

If her student can do it, shes probably a good dance teacher. Those who can, do, those who can't, teach..?

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chingaso 0

88(seeyuh) Gtfo of here.... I can tell you're an immature girl just by your grammar, unnecessary repetition of letters and exclamation points and question marks. This is not a website for 12 year olds Not to say that my grammar is perfect, but yours just sucks balls. Yes... It sucks balls. Also don't constantly blabber about stupid irrelevant shit.

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skittleface 0

Um. Dancers only have a shelf life of about 5 years its pretty much over when you hit 27.

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kimmiekimmiekong 0

are u able to do that? it is extremely hard to do! that child is very talented! it's not the teacher!

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thighsofglory 0

It's the same thing with those little tiny gymnasts. The 8-year-old only weighs 60 pounds, maybe. I hope you weigh a little more.

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KamilleBlack 3

Be happy for ur students. Ur a good teacher, u should be proud.

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dragonwarrior 3

Nice job teaching and maybe you can learn from her

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TheShannon 1

if they can do that, you must be a good teacher? PEOPLE STOP BEING SUCH DOUCHEBAGS. its not easy you know! christ.

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Mordred_fml 0

Naturally, everyone here is being an asshole. I think that, for some people, it just comes more naturally than others. Don't let it hurt your self-confidence -- just keep practicing it and congratulate your student for doing well!

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ButtNekked 0

pedro made me in tears with that comment haha

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randomperson313 0

triples are so difficult! Don't fret that you can't do one. Everyone who is calling you a fat, bad teacher is an ass. Sometimes 8 year olds just can do stuff. It says that you taught the correct technique. She just put it to great use. Not everyone is built to know how to do a perfect triple without work.

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lovesickxox 1

go number 15 yea I agree I mean some 8 year old can walk around doing splits but can loose that I just got my double down so it's not a big deal!!

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