I asked for comments from dancers who have learned from Jason Barnes' group workshops or private lessons and what follows is a sample of what came in.

1. I really enjoyed having Jason here this weekend. It was great to get to know him and his wife a little on Friday before the workshop. He is so personable and I thought his teaching style was excellent. I also had a private with him and was extremely pleased with it. I look forward to next time he visits us.


2. You create such a comfortable, down-to-earth atmosphere. There's no snootiness or pretension or feeling of "I'm better than you" -- just fun and service. As you know, this isn't all that common in the dance community... you're creating this for your students is, IMHO, very impressive. You've made your class exceptionally inviting and non-intimidating for any of us who have a terror of being looked down on! You... REALLY KNOW YOUR STUFF, and are able to explain it clearly. Bottom line: I think you're... exceptionally gifted.


3. I don't suppose that the fact that "my 18-year-old athlete son, who sees "through" dancers and is generally unimpressed by dancing, was impressed by you the first time he saw you, wouldn't do it? :0)....
   Jason contributes to the success of an event, not just from a sense of work ethic, but because he just really has a good time. My events focus more on the the attending dancers, rather than on the performances of the pros, therefore I focus on pros who genuinely interact with everyone and make people laugh. He's a dancing comedian, a "dancer's dancer."


4. Jason and Erica, gorgeous new routine to a contemporary song I didn't recognize, sounds Swedish, flowy and ethereal, danced in stunning white costumes. These two are SO extremely, strikingly beautiful together. They look like snow, like Nordic glaciers, like two Scandanavian mountain peaks dancing together above the cloud line. I loved this routine. I thought it was artistic and clean and moving, and I felt they should have placed higher - they took 7th.