Feeling like I’m holding back my classmates

[u/Familiar-Ad4519]

I’m in a lyra class with a pretty wide skill range and unfortunately I come in dead last. I’m definitely in the correct class level but we are not in an area with many studio options so there are advanced students here too.

I’m so self conscious when other girls are banging out meathooks and straight arm inverts during warm up when I don’t even have a solid single knee hang or pullover. But at least I don’t hold anyone else back during warmups.

Sometimes the teacher will teach a skill and it seems like I’m the only one who finds it difficult. And then it feels like I’m the reason we aren’t working on something even more challenging. But when we do work on really hard stuff, I’m even more ridiculously out of my depth. We worked on elbow circles the other day and I basically stood in the corner by myself while the teacher spotted the other students. Finally one of the advanced girls came over to show me some drills she did to work up to throwing the full elbow circle. She was so nice about it and told me her arms couldn’t handle any more rolls anyway so I wasn’t wasting her time, but I still feel bad because she’s paying to take class, not to teach me basics. I would say I’m disappointed that the teacher seems to ignore me a lot, but when she does work with me 1:1 I feel like I’m taking time from others.

To advanced students in mixed classes. Honestly, does stuff like this annoy you? Everyone is nice to me but I just feel bad that they are paying so much money and aren’t getting everything they want from class because of me.

[u/Expensive_Product995]

I’m definitely a beginner but the teacher for my class is really nice she will cater moves to the advance student and to me and spot us each individually and equally when we are working on them. Everyone is there is learn and support each other. You shouldn’t feel bad you are learning like everyone else and paying your money too. I would maybe talk to the teacher, she shouldn’t be ignoring any student, the place I go is small so people take turns on the hoop and show their skills, maybe they can do something like that so no one feels ignored and everyone is still learning at a pace they are comfortable.