yes, I am very old-fashioned.

So I have been talking about muscle contraction and I heard some regard this old-fashioned technique. I have no comment on how people label technique old-fashion or what, but for me technique is technique. If you want decent movements, technique is necessary. Different coaches teach in different ways, but all result the same movement. Even though no muscle contraction is mentioned in class, the dancer should move the core muscle during the dance because this is a  'natural result' of body movement, when we say 'contract', it means to contract it more consciously so as to create a great range of motion.

And yes I am old-fashioned, and I am quite rigid when it comes to technique- I want every detail to be precisely presented because dance movements are unnatural natural movements. They are natural because nothing can defy the natural swing and natural balance of the body and dancing only exaggerates those bodily reactions; however, once you stay highly conscious on your movement, it becomes unnatural. One would stay uncomfy for quite a while until the exaggerations become part of your natural body actions. This is why I believe a person who really wants to dance well should learn to isolate and feel a particular part of the body. You know when you are on the floor with proper music, there is no time to focus only on your body, but a good dancer can always dance the same quality of dancing, and they don't look odd. It is the magic of muscle memory- practice until the needed actions become natural.

I am really really old-fashioned as I insist practicing walks with alternate contraction and release.

p.s. I am having a difficult choice. To be fair, I am better than many 'dancers', but I am worse than a lot of good dancers. I don't think I am the right person to hold this regular class, but... it's also hard to say no. I need to carefully think about whether I have time to do this. I don't want to disgrace his name.