Oh no...When I read the post as a response of "let me growl a bit"..I knew it was me. So I went back to look at my post.

Perhaps I was not clear. I did start ballroom dancing at Arthur Murray, and in fact am greatful that we began our dance there. Never dancing before both my husband and I were quite intimiated. AM, being a social enviorment(at least at this studio) made us feel quite comfortable. I do not think we would have continued had it not been for the instructor that made the whole experince quite fun for us.

As time went on we knew we wanted to be trained on more technique and at a competive level, and this studio could not offer that to us....(That was not thier marketing plan.) We reached the conclusion that it was time to move on but left the studio with fond regards.

What did bother me with this original post was that "it was better than working at Burger King." At AM, you do pay $90.00 an hour for a 45 minute lesson and I continue to have a problem with charging that rate with an instructor who has not reached the level to qualify as an instructor at that rate. Group class is one thing, but am I being unreasonable to expect what I have paid for.

My sincere "sorries" to the original poster if I came off a bit hard and discouraged you. It really was not my intention

Jan

thanks jan for taking time to clear that up for me, i'm sure you had better things to do (maybe dancing:) than get on the computer and defend yourself to an appartly over sensitive reader such as myself. but still odd to me that you all were paying that per hour? not to add insult to injury or anything but did you all take from AM a while ago? from my research it doesn't break down to that. anyway, i'm just trying to find my place in all this and wanted to keep the forum positive. be well. nameste -twig

Yes, it was some time ago at AM, and I am sure that each AM studio can be different. Like I said we did enjoy are time there, was just time to move on.

Perhaps we are in different parts of the state, but in the New England area, it is not unusual to pay 90.00 per hr for a priviate lesson. Right now we pay about 70.00 per hour and are able to do this by purchasing large blocks of lessons. The two instructors we have worked with for about 4 years now I feel are well worth the price way pay.

Jan

Tangoteen,

I just read all the exchanges on your question and want to say that I am impressed with the way you respond to others in this forum. You exhibit an equilibrium, respect for others, and graciousness beyond your years. It is refreshing to discover someone who seems as dedicated and ambitious as you are with respect to ballroom and yet kind, caring, and respectful of others. May your tribe increase!

Why thank you! I've never gotten a compliment like that before, and it is always a nice thing to hear. I believe that many kids around my age are extremely rude to others and have no respect or common courtesy. Its plain and simple, we are all humans, therefore we all deserve the same amount of respect and care. Your comment is very much appreciated. Have a great day and thank you once more, partaij1!