Funny Story: Can You Dance?!?
By Shavkat
@Shavkat (140249)
Philippines
November 11, 2020 8:22am CST
It's my break time teaching online. Let me share this funny conversation with my young boy kid online. We were talking about dancing and the like.
Me: Can you dance?
Student: Yes, I can dance.
Me: Do you like it?
Student: Yes, I like dancing.
Me: Can you move to the beat?
Student: *#@ No.
Me: I thought you like dancing.
Student: Yes, teacher.
Me: If you can dance, then you can dance to the beat of the music.
Student: I got it, teacher.
Me: Whew!?!
Oh, my! I really need to explain further and dance for him to get it. That's how teaching works.
Sometimes it needs to be a clown in front of a video camera.
Image Credit: images.immediate.co.uk



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@cperry2 (5608)
• Newport, Oregon
12 Nov 20
I've never been much of a dancer, I always felt awkward and that I had two left feet. but I could move to the beat -- mostly. I used to do and teach Karate and we had Kata's which to an outsider would look very much like a dance. I struggled to get the steps, the timing, and the movements all in sync. In reality, it is a series of fighting moves put in sequence to mimic an actual encounter. In effect, it is a routine of movements that teach the muscles how to respond to particular situations. In the six weeks we had to learn a new Kata and be tested on it, I would be out on the practice mats sometimes for hours trying to master the large and small movements I do not feel I ever got any of them exactly correct. But I did manage to pass the tests.
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@cperry2 (5608)
• Newport, Oregon
14 Nov 20
@Shavkat Kata certainly can be complicated and the higher in Karate ranks one goes, the more intricate it becomes. I don't know if you are familiar with Tai Chi, a common exercise for a lot of people in Asia, and more and more so here in the US. Tai Chi is in fact a Kata, There are several different styles but that is their basis. It was one of the things suggested for us to learn as we reached higher ranks. Tai Chi (Chen style) done properly is the most difficult KataI've ever performed. There are some watered down versions out there too though.
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@cperry2 (5608)
• Newport, Oregon
14 Nov 20
@cperry2 Here is a link to a video of a woman performing the Chen style Tai Chi form

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@Butterfingers (66607)
• India
11 Nov 20
Haha kids are like that. Sometimes they are not even attentive to your questions
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@lilianharp (168)
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12 Nov 20
seems like the kid has just started learning dance, it's normal to be a little demented when you start something new and especially at a young age, although it's all on the teacher to make them comfortable
@GreatMartin (23671)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
11 Nov 20
I would never have the patience to be a teacher!! Good for you!

