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Crossing the line: what to do about romance between teachers and students.

Publication: Dance Magazine
Publication Date: 01-DEC-04 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Crossing the line: what to do about romance between teachers and students.(Education Matters)

Article Excerpt
A beautiful 19-year-old, watched closely by her coach and a small group of friends, dances her emotional guts out in a challenging dramatic solo she's preparing for an upcoming competition. There are tears in her eyes as she finishes, running up to the coach and hurling herself into his arms. He wraps her in a lingering embrace and then runs a comforting hand through her flowing hair. She looks up. They gaze into each other's eyes. He softly kisses her brow.

It's a perfect Harlequin moment--and in this case, one fraught with peril. The young dancer is actually a student, as are her friends at the barre, and the coach, several years her senior, is their teacher. This intimate exchange crosses the line on what are appropriate relations between teachers and students. There's a big difference between hugging and...

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