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What makes a good ballet teacher?

There are so many different types of ballet teachers out there, certified ones ( from ABT,  Royal, Cecchetti, etc), the ones who were prima ballerinas once, the ones who graduated from a top ballet school or the ones that just graduated from a small neighborhood school. But what really makes a difference between a great teacher and, let's say " just a teacher". Being a ballet teacher is usually very hard work. The different types of methodology usually apply to the majority of the student but it is important to remember that each student is different in all aspects, physically, mentally, spiritually, etc...  First, each individual has a different body and they respond differently to each exercise and if a teacher doesn't adapt the class and help each student individually, probably only half of the class will get to the point it was first determined. Second, the teacher must always be attentive to the best way her student respond to, some students do respond w