How to Critique Your Own Performance

Before I became a good belly dance teacher, I didn’t have good students. I was an alright teacher with alright students. They didn’t become good until I began giving them good feedback and teaching them how to do this for themselves. There are many things that raise one dancer above another, but I believe this [...]

Don’t Give Your Critical Opinion Unless It’s Asked For

I have posted a few things about the importance of getting feedback, but as with everything, there is another side to this. That is, don’t give your opinion unless it is asked for. When students start to feel competent, they want to share what they know with others. However, the person that they want to [...]

Learning to Critique Yourself and Others

In my opinion, worthwhile critique is the best thing you can get to improve your dancing. However, not all criticism is created equally. Learning to discern what to listen to and what to discard is as important as having a source that provides critique. So, how do you learn to critique? You learn by giving [...]