just now finished the university and was working in a business computer company when i started dancing my life changed and realized that all i want to do is dance ?
is it possible to start career at 28???
is it worth of it ?

How long have you been dancing? If it's less than 3-4 years, I'd recommend continuing your lessons, practice, competitions, etc. for while more before you make any career decisions about it. The better you dance, the better prepared you will be if you do decide to make a career change.

A wise man once told me, if I really loved something, NOT to make it my career. No matter how much you love it, a job is a job and gets tedious sometimes. Do you really want that to happen to dancing? Do you really want to spend much of your time going over basics with beginning dancers who are clumsy, can't hear the beat, develop annoying crushes on you, and/or drop out of dancing no matter how well you teach? All those things will happen. Will they affect your pleasure in dance?

You also need to think through the financial aspects. Beginning teachers usually make around $10 to $15 an hour in the US and it takes some time to build up a full-time teaching load. Check what they make in your area. Will that be enough to live on? Can you save money in your current job to tide you over until you start making more money as a teacher? Or do you have the business savvy to open your own studio at some point? Are you male or female? There is a bigger demand for male instructors than female, as more women go into dancing.

All I want to do is dance, too, but I would never make it my career. My dancing is for me. I don't want to dilute that with the demands of students, bosses, studio politics, financial pressures, etc.

i am male !!!
and mostly thinking to start studio!!

Ellen-- MY wise man told me this-- You are very fortunate, if what you love happens to be your avocation .

I have danced from childhood thru amat and prof ranks spanning 70 yrs .( Am still teaching )

yes , its a job-- but if you can point me towards a better lifestyle,( although its a little late now !! ) and Ive dabbled, then I did not find it.
There is nothing more rewarding, than teaching-- dance. The pleasure derived, cannot be given in monetary terms .

I would say this-- come into the profession on a part time basis ,get your feet wet ( no pun ).
Plan your path, and set a goal .Most teachers I know, have never achieved anything in the comp world. Sure , we dabbled at amat levels etc.--- But ,

One of the most important things you can bring to table- your ability to express yourself to all and sundry .

And remember-- its a career , not a passtime

Yes definitley! If you are looking for a job, come to North Carolina and we can hook you up! :) KMMassengill@yahoo.com

that was a nice thinking :))