How well do you know your dance coach?

[samina]

My instructor loves language...learning new words, or new uses for words. He has a beautiful and usually accurately nuanced vocabulary, even tho english is not his first language. One of me fave non-dancing aspects of lessons revolves either helping him enhance this, or enjoying his sharing of new words he's learned. A few times he's tried to stump me with fresh vocab.

I love his use of language because it is so beautiful and expressive, and mindfully accurate...not at all the way most Americans speak.

[elisedance]

My instructor loves language...learning new words, or new uses for words. He has a beautiful and usually accurately nuanced vocabulary, even tho english is not his first language. One of me fave non-dancing aspects of lessons revolves either helping him enhance this, or enjoying his sharing of new words he's learned. A few times he's tried to stump me with fresh vocab.

I love his use of language because it is so beautiful and expressive, and mindfully accurate...not at all the way most Americans speak.

...then can I guess he is southern european?  Love him already

[samina]

EE...

[QPO]

well my dance coach is going to teach me how to do a comp hair up do, or should I say he is going to teach V how to do my hair....   the way I have it he thinks it not smooth enough.. but I can live with that,  dont mind having a few different styles under my belt

[samina]

that's nice, QPO. do you normally do your own hair, or have a stylist do it?

i found the challenge of learning those grooming bits of comp hair & makeup personally rather stressful, but am so glad i learned how to do some passable versions myself. my instructor was helpful in the sense of moving me quickly toward a polished look. loose hair strands... not acceptaple.

[QPO]

that's nice, QPO. do you normally do your own hair, or have a stylist do it?

i found the challenge of learning those grooming bits of comp hair & makeup personally rather stressful, but am so glad i learned how to do some passable versions myself. my instructor was helpful in the sense of moving me quickly toward a polished look. loose hair strands... not acceptaple.

yes I always do my own hair, most comps are on a sunday and I think if I went the day before, I would wake up with some horrible disaster zone...I generally can make it look OK but as you say he is not fond of the loose bits...definitely not acceptable.

[elisedance]

repeat ten times: Extra Hold Hairspray!!
Put on and then smoothed with a hairdryer it creates the desired helmet head

[samina]

yep. i also have a great hair wax that i *love* for smoothing away even the finest little strays. and using a hair conditioner to smooth your hair *before* you hit it with the hairspray makes for smooth *and* conditioned hair, instead of damaged when all is said and done.

ok, seriously OT. er, mebbe not really... i learned about the hair conditioner thing from my instructor's partner... who has also been a coach for me.

[elisedance]

thats what I do too - condition and only a light rinse.  I think it helps.  Also, sometimes hair spray comes out better with conditioner than shampoo (but not my current one).

[samina]

i mean, she puts the hair conditioner in while she's doing her hair, as part of the do... keeps it very smooth.

[QPO]

well I wait to see what HE does, I have very fine hair....so there is not alot of volume

[Lioness]

We know our dance coaches fairly well - good acquaintances, I'd say. We're not over-friendly, but nor are we distant. FC is always willing to offer tips on hair and makeup, and she did DP's hair for him a couple of comps ago! He doesn't own any hair gel...

[elisedance]

My ex coach is still a friend and als serves also as an advisor.  But sunday we will take a lesson with him!