Feedback and Reflections on the Jive Mini-lesson

    The feedback I received on teaching the Jive was overall positive.  My group members appreciated that I was actively involved in correcting their technique as I walked around.  They said the pace was good and the instructions were very easy to follow.  Finally they appreciated that I used the history and origin of the Jive to create interest in the lesson.  A few of the critiques were that I needed to perhaps explain the proper partner position ahead of time and maybe add some extensions that the professional dancers do.

   This mini-lesson was very fun to do.  I have taught a ballroom dance class before as an option for my students and it brought back good memories.  I did adapt the way I have previously taught this type of lesson as experience has taught me that a slower introduction to the basic step is very important, especially for the gentlemen.  I needed to have a little bit more prepared for the students I had as we got through it much more quickly than I expected.  In the future I would make sure that I have the proper music with me so that the students can try it with a regular tempo Jive song.  Unfortunately all of my ballroom music is currently in Prince George.