Lisa T.
- Grand Rapids, MI 49504 ( 15.3 mi )
- Ballet Tutor
- Female
- Member Since: 03/2010
- Will travel up to 5 miles
- Rates from $40.00 to $46.00 /hr
- Also Tutors: Drama, Tap Dancing, Jazz Dancing
More About This Tutor...
I love teaching children and working with children's choirs. I had some very fine education classes at Aquinas. I'm very intuitive with children. While you must objectively assess the childs level, you must also be intuitive. The teacher has to tap into the innate knowledge and then approach the method of teaching in the way that child can hear you. I am 47 and a mother of an 11 yr. old. I am patient and kind with children, but overall, what comes through is my whimsical, comical, spontaneous nature. Children take to it because I'm also intelligent as opposed to "clownish". I'm also fairly firm. They have to practice and I know how to motivate them for that. I have high standards for children.
I am an innate musician. I've been performing, singing, and playing piano and flute since elementary school and have always adored it. My music experience began with performance w ... read more