Each country has its own rules. Where I come from any Amateur teaching is supposed to have a Level O having passed an examinastion. This Amateur whilst teaching is supposed to have a fully qualified professional on the premises. So isn't this rule being wroughted. One professional and three amateures in one place teaching classes.I wonder if it was meant to be that way.

The word amateur no longer really applies, and is falling out of official usage. It is still used out of habit to refer to the competition division other than the professional one, but not accurately.

Anonymous.Dancing is becoming more a TV spectacular event. How long can Amatuer and Professional competitions remain seperate. If you read Dancesport UK you will realize that there ia a mini war going on between the IDSF and the others. I see there is another new group ( if I understood correctly ) that has been formed. The UK site is down at the moment so I can't check. From memory there are 26 countries which have thrown there weight behind this and will work hand in hand with the IDSF and the new society. What is mentioned is the decades of bickering that has gone on with nothing resolved. If anyone has any aditional news on this . It might be worth mentioning. Also if I have the story correct. In some countries they can get 10,000 people into a Ice Hockey stadium to watch ballroom dancing. Think what could happen if it was properly organized. Here and also where your are one of your leading coaches said.( I still have the article) that our promoters have a captive audience where the competitors are the spectators with a few parents thrown in and no attempt is made to get the general public intested.

Amateur and professional competitions can't remain seperate because there aren't any amateur competitions anymore.

However, what there are is two different professional divisions (IDSF and WDC), and those probably will continue to stay seperate for a long time. Pretty much all sports have two seperate types of status - usually olympic elgible and not olympic elgible, which very closely matches the dance situation.

Anonymous. Unfortunately Dancesport UK seems to be out of action , so I am going from memory. There was some concern that we might get a situation where there are professionaly two world champions. It could become a bit like prize fighting where there are several world champions in one division. There is something on in Madrid . I think it is in April which is billed as a World Championship.
Apart from the British the International and the UK titles. There are very few times where the Ametuers and the Professionals are on the same program. They go their own way for the rest of the year. If you find the right site there are dozens and dozens of IDSF competitions listed along with the results.I think if they can all get their act together dancing and then us will benifit. Maybe more programs to view.

I'll say it again since you seem to have missed it: most sports and activities have at least two circuits and seem to do fine by that. Often there is an olympic-related one and one that is more commercial. Or an "international sports organization" one and one that is more commercial.

It seems to work okay. And it seems safer for the activity than putting all the eggs (or should I say egos) in one basket.