<human>: Can you give me a shortened version of the text?

I'm not sure if saying teacher or professor is better, but I'm currently enrolled in an acting and movement class. It's not a graded class, it's just for me to advance myself as an actor. My teacher is everything I'm really into; really attractive, smart, political, funny, and active in the arts. I know that he is into women as it's come up in class before too. I've always been into older guys as well, so the age difference isn't something I've put too much thought into. 

I worry that because he's an actor, I might be reading the situation wrong, but he does pay what seems like special attention to me. He likes to look at me when addressing the class, he's generous with touching while speaking, and he makes special suggestions to me as if he thought of me while reading a script. My classmate confirmed that all this is true without me asking, so I'm guessing it's not all in my hopeful mind.

With all this in mind would it be a smart move to ask him out towards the end of class? If so, what would be the best way? Is an email best because that's been the main method of contact for us? Would it sound better to say that I don't want to lose contact with him after class ends, or just go for it? Drop hints and see what happens??? Any advice is appreciated as I'm the just worst at this and I want to be confident when and if I go for it.
<bot>: Despite the age difference would it be alright to ask my teacher out once the class is over and what would be the best way to go about it?