Teaching People to Fly or Dancing on the Moon

My students are international adults learning to swim while learning English.  They laugh when I say:

This is a dance class in a flood. 

I feel like I am giving you wings to fly.

Being in the water feels like being on the moon, no gravity! 

It gives me great joy to see my students go from fear of the water to blowing bubbles. A few have banished their anxiety within a few minutes. Their focus and determination is inspiring to me. 

I tell my students, "We do everything 10 times, this way you can relax and become an expert." They claim I am patient but I think it's that I am excited by their rapid progress.