I commute to Houston for school and am thinking that I could use working with a good teacher.

How does one find a GOOD teacher for Waltz?

I'm interested in all the ballroom standard, mostly American but I also like Quickstep.

I'd like to learn the basics really well and I'm not feeling all that well served in my small community. Too often I get stuck in class partnering the worst dancers--and while I don't mind when I am repeating a lower level class, I get really annoyed when I don't get to review the previous week's steps because my partner should still be in the previous level classes.

I want to improve. I do not want to learn or keep doing bad habits which I will only later have to unlearn.

So, how do I figure out a good instructor without wasting my time and money going through instructors who are no better than our local instructor?

I figured this would be a place to ask

Check your ph, book for schools and see who has Qualifs, that suit your needs ( ISTD DIVDA etc, )ask Q