I just want to make it clear that I was neither agreeing or disagreeing with Clive and Anymouse. I just felt they had no grounds to target this person. They have no idea what other form of training she has. They have no idea whom she is teaching, or what THEY consider their money's worth! Maybe she's trying to put together a group class for all they know!

There are plenty of amateurs who are better dancers than most professionals...they have that kind of talent, ambition, and have invested wisely in their educations (i.e. COACHING) There is no endpoint to improvement for the serious competetor (or serious athlete).

My point is this...we are as ballroom dancers a DIVERSE group-professionals, amateurs, competetors, social dancers, teachers, and students. We have different goals! I can assure you that I am ambitious as Clive and Anymouse are, but there are plenty of people who just do it for fun or social reasons.

MOST beginning Bronze students don't need a blackpool finalist to get started (unless you're 10 years old and planning to make a career of it...then your best bet is to move in with Corky and Shirley). Anyone who finds himself getting more serious about it will learn very quickly where to find the right teacher or coach. (No Clive, we are not slaves to the franchises)