99 % of beginner students cannot handle technique from the get-go. This is not because they are incapable of doing it, but because learning how to dance is like learning how to walk again. Once you are comfortable with some basic movement and you're not thinking constantly where your feet are going, then your teacher will introduce the proper technique. You cannot expect to do rise and fall and correct push off in your first few lessons. These techniques take years to develop fluently, and it takes practice and patience. A good teacher will teach in layers so you're not overwhelmed. There is a 'method to our madness' as teachers. I understand not every teacher is good enough to recognize when their students are ready to move to the next level, but there also needs to be more trust from the student. Teaching a student to take small steps in the beginning is also a way to ensure that they learn correct balance, weight transfer, moving with the body instead of the feet, as well as proper control