I would reference you to this tribe tribes.tribe.net/bellydanc...c3ab19a4ee
A lot of this is covered in that thread.

I gotta tell you though, yelling at a beginning student speaks very poorly of your teacher's professionalism.

One of the worst traits a teacher can have is "territorialism". A teacher who tries to prevent her students from taking from other teachers can hurt her students so much.

I've never had a bad teacher thank goodness. But I've seen others teach & got a taste of what it could be like.
My pet peeve would be a teacher who can't really connect with the music, in terms of counting to start with... and hearing any details like phrasing, dynamics, etc.

Here's my "bad teacher" list:

* can't count on the beat
* doesn't dance musically
* repeats myths and says they are historical facts
* "steals" other people's work and calls it her own
* uses students to build her own ego
* keeps the talented students down for fear that they will overshadow her
* can only teach in one modality
* only knows one style of dance
* doesn't notice or care that students aren't picking up the material
* can't break material down into manageable parts
* doesn't evolve and grow
* can't problem solve reasonably
* alienates people who ask for more
* under cuts
* doesn't apply rules fairly to everyone
* bad mouths other teachers and dancers
* bans her students from taking from other people, even if she doesn't say this, she may practice it by "punishing" those who do
* speaks in absolutes ("I am THE BEST dancer" or "This is the only authentic way to dance.")
* won't admit it when she doesn't know something

I am a lot more tolerant of teachers who teach out of love for the dance, but have little skill than I am of teachers who are just mean, withholding, punishing and jealous. The former can learn. The latter rarely does.

Taaj
www.taaj.org

Oh, here's a couple more:

* Uses the same material over and over for years without any updates or additions.
* Produces dancers who are clones of herself.
* Takes more in "agent fees" than she pays the person who is doing the gig.
* Rules the community/competition through legal threats and intimidation.
* Sets up false credentials for herself and/or her students to make herself look more prestigious.

Taaj
www.taaj.org

I went through the same thing with a teacher.

Aside from actively criticising students in a non-constructive fashion, poor teachers don't speak up, they are more interested in watching themselves dance in the mirror than they are in instructing. They don't spend enough, if any, time breaking things down before launching into a choreography or combination.

a good teacher will stress how important proper posture is.

i cannot tell you how much work i've had to do with my students who have trained with our local "professional" school. they were complaining about sharp pains in their back and shoulders. i broke down the proper posture for them and things are completely better now.

and these girls were in the other teachers' advanced classes!

other marks of a bad teacher:

- unless you fit her barbie body ideal, she'll keep you in her intermediate class forever, to milk money from you. if you decide to move forward of your own volition, she kicks you out of classes and bad mouths you to anyone who will listen.
- she won't critique you at all. no constructive criticism, no praise. unless you're one of her drinking buddies that kiss up to her constantly.
- although the class will be labeled a technique class, she doesn't teach the same subject material consistantly. one week, it's follow the bouncing butt. next week, it's a snippet of a choreography, week three is a little bit of cane. week four will be more follow the bouncing butt.
- she has her advanced class show up halfway through the intermediate class, which takes up space and creates an environment of intimidation. it isn't rare for the advanced girls to also plop themselves in the front row, displacing the people who were there first.
- she doesn't share information on other dance events in the area. when asked about it, she claims that if she felt it was worth anything, she would tell her students. even if it is a well respected, internationally known dancer.
- she encourages drinking to loosen up before a performance. a true professional will have tools and tricks to calm themselves without it.
- she makes derogatory comments about gay people during class.

a good teacher will stress how important proper posture is.

i cannot tell you how much work i've had to do with my students who have trained with our local "professional" school. they were complaining about sharp pains in their back and shoulders. i broke down the proper posture for them and things are completely better now.

and these girls were in the other teachers' advanced classes!

other marks of a bad teacher:

- unless you fit her barbie body ideal, she'll keep you in her intermediate class forever, to milk money from you. if you decide to move forward of your own volition, she kicks you out of classes and bad mouths you to anyone who will listen.
- she won't critique you at all. no constructive criticism, no praise. unless you're one of her drinking buddies that kiss up to her constantly.
- although the class will be labeled a technique class, she doesn't teach the same subject material consistantly. one week, it's follow the bouncing butt. next week, it's a snippet of a choreography, week three is a little bit of cane. week four will be more follow the bouncing butt.
- she has her advanced class show up halfway through the intermediate class, which takes up space and creates an environment of intimidation. it isn't rare for the advanced girls to also plop themselves in the front row, displacing the people who were there first.
- she doesn't share information on other dance events in the area. when asked about it, she claims that if she felt it was worth anything, she would tell her students. even if it is a well respected, internationally known dancer.
- she encourages drinking to loosen up before a performance. a true professional will have tools and tricks to calm themselves without it.
- she makes derogatory comments about gay people during class.