| Just about every dancer has been to a dance class. | | | | gain. If you make it to professional standard then |
| And most go to dance classes on a regular basis to | | | | you'll probably do enough dance jobs in your career |
| practise their dancing. If you go to dance classes on | | | | to repay what you spent on your training. If not then |
| a regular basis the cost can add up over a week so | | | | you're probably in the wrong job! |
| you'll obviously want to get the most for your | | | | What I mean by investment is that you don't just |
| money. | | | | make an average income from dancing but a good |
| The solution is not to cut on quality. You want to get | | | | income that's above average. The more you invest in |
| to the best dance classes you can even if they're | | | | the quality of your training the more likely that you'll |
| more expensive. The only time you should spend less | | | | get the top jobs. It can be compared to students. A |
| if the only way you can attend classes on a regular | | | | university graduate has better prospects than |
| basis is to go to cheaper classes. Regular practise is | | | | someone who leaves school with no GCSEs. |
| important. | | | | In order to get the most out of every dance class |
| If you're not going to be cutting costs by cutting | | | | ask the dance teacher questions when you're unsure, |
| down on quality then you're going to need to extract | | | | they're there to help. If you really want help with a |
| as much value out of the dance classes as you can. | | | | particular aspect speak to the teacher at the end |
| This means making that money spent on the dance | | | | and ask them to explain it to you. It's better to have |
| classes work for you. | | | | a talking relationship with your teachers. |
| Every time you go to dance classes you are | | | | And of course practise what you learn in the dance |
| investing in yourself and your hobby or dance career. | | | | classes. You can practise what you learn in a dance |
| Naturally the better you want to get the more you'll | | | | class as many times as you like. So say you pay |
| spend on dance classes and college fees, etc. Like all | | | | £7 or £8 for a dance class, you have |
| investments if done well you can make a return | | | | learnt something and been given tools which you can |
| worth more than your initial investment. | | | | practise again and again. What you learn from the |
| By training as a dancer you are making an | | | | dance class and all the practise you put in will |
| investment. The more money you spend, the bigger | | | | ultimately make you a better dancer and draw |
| the investment and the more you have to potentially | | | | maximum value from your dance classes. |