How do you handle a follow with a bad attitude in advanced classes?
So I (lead) recently leveled up to advanced classes at my academy, and honestly I’m loving the challenge, that’s exactly why I moved up. I’m still getting comfortable at this level, and there are a few other leads in the same boat who also stepped up from intermediate once it started feeling comfortable and somehow essy.
The issue is there’s one follow in the class who has a noticeably bad attitude, specifically toward the newer leads. Visible facial reactions to mistakes, palpable negative energy, and she’ll straight up take “breaks” mid-class to wait for the leads who have been at level longer to rotate to her. It feels pretty deliberate.
I’ve been in lower levels long enough to know that mistakes are the whole point that’s why we’re there. The vibe in every other level has been supportive and fun. This is the first time I’ve felt genuinely uncomfortable.
I don’t want to make the class atmosphere weird, and honestly the energy with everyone else is great. But if I could choose, I’d skip rotating to her entirely. Part of me wonders if I should just let it go, but another part of me feels like this kind of attitude is exactly what discourages people from progressing.
Has anyone dealt with something like this? What would you do?