by Lauren @ Dancers Market
http://www.dancersmarket.com.au/blog/10-things-your-dance-teacher-does

This is a great reminder that our coaches don’t just start their day when the 4:00pm class begins. In fact, they have already worked all day, then collected their own kids from school before they turn up for 6 hours of calisthenics classes. We are very lucky to have such a dedicated coaching team.

This article mentions some of the other things that coaches do that we might not think too much about, including

• spending hours listening to and choosing appropriate music
• editing music to make it easier for the students
• designing and making hundreds of costumes
• working on creative choreography at home to save time during class

And I can think of many more tasks that could have been included in the list. Check out the full article.