The Benefits of the AC Exams

After all the buzz of the Hong Kong Fest and the New Year, I finally have some time to conduct some examinations for our students. These exams are important for them to keep track of their progress. Starting with the basic level 1 exam, I plan to guide them through to at least 3 or 4 levels eventually (hopefully by the end of this year so that they can go on to higher level next year). I think the Salsa aspect of the AC Dance is not too difficult to clear so long as the students are familiar with the basic techniques. What's more difficult is the other dances they have to clear, like rueda, maerengue and bachata, coz some of them are not very familiar with these dances. Still, the dances are not that difficult, and if all goes as planned, my semi-pro darlings will have completed their basic level exams, together with the rueda, bachata and merengue aspect of the exams! Yeah!

The good thing about the exams is that we can all keep track of what we have completed and what we have not done. This ensures that those who take the exams are well-rounded and know enough of each aspect of Salsa (and its related dances) to dance it, whether they actually do it or not. Eventually, all our students will be made to go through merengue, bachata, rueda, hiphop, chacha, afro cuban rumba, Argentine Tango, rhumba, jazroc and more! And the conditioning classes will train them up for the demanding body isolations, spins and flexibility these dances require for them to look good when they dance!

Of course, Jaztin amazingly drafts out all the modules for training. Sometimes I'm amazed by just how far into the future he can "see" and how well he can read minds. Because of his planning, everything somehow alwiz falls into plan. Take the conditioning classes he planned for instance, it seems boring right now as the steps repeats itself again and again, but I think everyone who regularly attends the classes will be amazed by just how far their isolations and spins have improved when we do our choreography! The thing about dancing is that you never quite realize how much you've improved or deproved unil you compare your dancing now with that of a few months back.

And I can't wait to show the students their video next time as compared to now! Hee hee...