I know a independent pro that has about 4 retired and 2 not retired ladies and he travels all over with them to comps. He is gay, honest, great dancer, wonderful with the ladies, treats each one fairly, and really cares about them improving. He even goes so far as keeping an account of how many social dances each one gets. He helps them all get along since he is so fair and caring with each one. His prices are very reasonable. He even acts as their cuise host a couple times per year. He keeps up with their purses. These ladies all love him and are very happy campers--plus he gets results at competitions-he was highly ranked 14 years ago. This independent pro should be used as some type of model for the dance world. He makes a great income and has plenty of satisfied students.
I have never heard of any type of complaint about him.