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TOCA Teacher · Lesson 02

The only scoreboard that matters

Teaching has one real product.

For dance teachersBy Dawou Tarraxo

  1. Not applause.
  2. Not the number of countries on your poster.
  3. Not how impressive your demonstration looks.
  4. The product is other people's progress.
  5. Measure the ordinary student over the ordinary month.
  6. Are they becoming more independent, controlled and aware?
  7. Use the right scoreboard.
Your practice question

How do you measure progress in your classes?

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The only scoreboard that matters for a dance teacher is student progress.

Not applause. Not the number of countries on your poster. Not how impressive your demonstration looks. The product is other people's progress.

Measure the ordinary student over the ordinary month. Are they becoming more independent, more controlled, more aware than they were? That is the whole scoreboard, and it is brutal because it does not care how well you dance.

Use the right one and it will make you a better teacher within weeks.

In a Kizomba class the result is what your students can do, not your demo.

From The TOCA Method, the teacher’s guide

Dawou Tarraxo
The teacher

Dawou Tarraxo, pioneer of Tarraxo

Dancing since 2014 and teaching Tarraxo in more than 50 countries, from Tarraxo School Paris, London and Dubai to festivals around the world. These lessons come from his TOCA Method: Touch, Observation, Control, Awareness.