| Children and young people tend to have certain role | | | | The job of any sort of teacher is more than just |
| models - people they aspire to be like when they are | | | | providing knowledge of a given subject. They should |
| older. Whereas traditionally children would have wished | | | | be able to gain their student's confidence and trust and |
| to emulate their mother, father or a favourite relative | | | | communicate well. They should be able to understand |
| or local character, increasingly these role models are | | | | an individual's needs and be able to assess skill levels |
| thought of as celebrities and sports people. Opinion | | | | and identify ways to assist students as individuals. |
| varies as to whether pop stars and other celebrities | | | | Dance teachers almost always have a great amount |
| are a good example to children. It is fair enough to say | | | | of enthusiasm and passion for their subject. Whether |
| that it completely depends who the particular person in | | | | they teach ballet, tap, jazz or modern dance, students |
| question is. Glamour models, such as Jordan (Katie | | | | will be able to tell if their dance teacher's heart is in it. |
| Price) are often admired and looked up to by young | | | | Helping youngsters to learn morals, to learn how to |
| girls, often much to the despair of parents and | | | | accept winning with good grace and losing with dignity, |
| teachers, who wish to encourage the concept that | | | | is central to any parent's or teacher's job. Manners are |
| success is achieved through hard work and effort, | | | | very important and a dance teacher can make use of |
| rather than appearance and physical attributes. | | | | their position as a 'cool' or 'trendy' to help instil good |
| There are still large numbers of huge people who | | | | behaviour in youngsters. |
| want to grow up to be like people closer to home - | | | | It is the belief of the majority of people that raising |
| their parents, older siblings, a family friend. Some decide | | | | children well is the most important part of life, the most |
| they would like to be like their favourite teacher. Often | | | | rewarding, but also the most difficult. Good parents |
| children and young people identify with adults who | | | | always try their best for their offspring, something that |
| share similar interests to their own. A child who loves | | | | a child often overlooks when they are annoyed with |
| to draw and paint may want to grow up to be the | | | | their mum or dad. Finding somewhere safe for children |
| next Picasso or Van Gogh, someone who loves to | | | | to go and learn to socialise better and acquire new |
| write might envisage themselves as famous | | | | skills can be also be a good break for long suffering |
| wordsmiths, like Dickens and Shakespeare. If a child | | | | parents, a chance to relax in the knowledge your child |
| wants to be a dancer, they may well admire a | | | | is safe and have some peace and quiet. If you want |
| celebrity dancer, but often this is not the case. A lot of | | | | your child to learn dance, make sure you trust the |
| dance students wish to be like their dance teacher. | | | | dance teacher fully and have studied their credentials. |