Hi...I'm kind of new to this community, so please bear with me.

I have had a passion for ballroom for years and now I am a teacher trainee at Arthur Murray. I've been dancing in different styles my whole life, so I pick up dances fairly quickly.

I know this question has been asked time and time again, but am I too old to think about competing? I know that most competitors start at like age 5, so...

Also, this particular studio teaches only American style (although some of them know International Style). This concerns me because I think most major competitions are International Style (is this correct?). I would like to know both, but is it too late to learn both? Am I going about this the right way? Please help!