How Some Corrections Can Do Unintentional Harm—and What to Say Instead
Kristen Kurie can still hear her ballet teacher’s voice in her head, doling out corrections. One she remembers clearly: “You look like crabs on the beach!,” referring to the dancers’ lack of fifth position in a petit allégro combination. Kurie, a physical therapist at Westside Dance Physical Therapy and an occasional substitute ballet teacher, says […]