Facebook points on professional issues of dance teaching!!

I have just been reading some posts on a dance teachers facebook group regarding dance teaching and professional practice. Three interesting points that were brought up were  -

1. other dance classes being brought into the venue you use
2. teachers working without qualifications from recognised dancing bodies
3. attend more than one dance school

How do people feel about these points??

1. I run my own classes from a local church hall. I would find it extremely unprofessional and rude for another teacher to set up that same classes as me in the same venue. I have heard of this happening more and more.

2. I think that it is ok for people to teach general 'dance' classes as long as they are free work classes or show classes without being linked to a dance organisation. However many people say they are qualified when this isn't the case....this can lead to uninsured teachers... students with injuries and parents confused about what good teaching practice is.

3. I have found over the years that if you attend one dance school then you shouldn't attend another and many teachers don't allow this!! I have taught many girls who have asked if they can attend another school on a Saturday as I don't run classes for them on this day and I always recommend good schools and say of course as long as they are honest about this then I am happy for them to attend other classes.

So please let me have your opinions on these issues/topics :)

Blogging

ARGH - I was finding the whole blogging thing difficult and now I have just read through a post that Paula has put up and think it will really help. As i'm teaching daytime and evenings (and running around after the kids) switching into blogging mode has been a difficult task so lets see how the theory of "getting into the zone" works for me :)