This really annoys me

There are different ways to do things in ballet.

Duh.

I have very few problems with differences in the various syllabi. Very few, but I do have them. Mostly, as long as the steps get done, I don't really care, for example, if you have a rounded third position or extended one for your pirouette prep. If your pirouettes are good, cool.

However...

When I can explain why something I teach works, and another teacher/dancer can't explain theirs (and it doesn't), I get furious.

If you come into my class, and you're dancing well, I'm not going to mess with you. I will not try to change the way a dancer does something just so they do it my way. If they are doing something that will injure them, I'll do my best to fix it. If we're doing a piece with a specific style, they must adapt. If you're doing something that doesn't work, and I can explain why it doesn't and why my way does, don't tell me another teacher told you to do it that way. They're either wrong (yup, that does exist), you're doing it wrong, or you didn't understand them.

I do my best to avoid saying, "they're wrong", but sometimes they just are.

See you in class.