I currently attended a ballroom competition as a spectator. I am considering participating in one with my teacher in the future. In talking to other students at this event, I realized that there is quite a difference in cost charged by an instructor from student to student. Does anyone know why this is and what is the average norm a teacher charges to attend a competition? Any information would be much appreciated.

hi monica,
why would you consider to compete with an instructor. you are better off finding a partner and compete together.
it will be a good learning curve for your dancing and also you will be saving heaps on $$

I don't agree. It may cost you more at the begining but you advance much faster providing you make sure that you understand what the teacher is having you do and that you are not just going along for the ride. Finding a partner may share the cost but you can only progress at the man's speed. Most teachers spend more time teaching the man to dance,his mistakes will be your mistakes,you will be paying for him to learn to dance. Ask any good teacher and they will say that 75% of mistakes are the man's fault.Good Luck

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Heh heh.

The man certainly has to learn more tha is true, but I can assure you that the 'man's speed' may be much faster than yours. And, since you discount the fact that you are also in the lesson, you should be learining everything that the man is learning as well.

75% of the mistakes? I really doubt it, but look at it this way -the lady has less to do (let's say half) so the proportion would be accurate - you'll have the smae amount of 'mistakes' as him, but since you feel he is doing more of the dancing than you,there may be more opportunities to 'make mistakes'.

This is very humorous, tho - many pro am ladies really DO feel that they are better dancers and that for some reason they are never the fault of the mediocre dancing that they seem to encounter. In reality, the pro am student is usually the worse part of the team - after all, they never had to confront their problems as a dancer. They have someone they pay by the minute to make them feel good....