A dancer's list of resolutions - 2015
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There is a wide range of money spent in ProAm! Depends on your personal finances, how many styles of dance you wish to do, if you are with an independent pro or a franchise ( the latter tend to add on all kinds of additional costs), your own goals, etc, etc.
That being said.... Here is my breakdown...
2 lessons per week per dance style. Supplement with practice time and quality workshops...both less expensive than lessons.
At least 4 comps per year...but I only do one dance style per comp. Local ones will be less expensive as you can eliminate travel type expenses. You can control expenses here by not doing a ton of heats...2 rounds of single dances, a championship and scholarship is what I see a lot of students do.
As you gain experience bringing in a coach occasionally can help with your progress. Eventually that becomes more of a necessity IMV
I'm in the camp of having one nice dress per style from a good designer unless you have considerable time and talent to make your own. You can rent initially tho to save costs and buy preowned dresses that are less expensive. I also have someone do my own hair and makeup. Once again, if you have the time and talent you can do your own, but I would at least have a pro do it the first time to get an idea of what the look should be. It is a lot more makeup than you can imagine!
Don't forget miscellaneous costs like jewelry, dance shoes, tanning, etc, etc.
I'm throwing out a wild guess...but I would say most ProAm students spend 10- 20% of their salary on dance?
From my previous posts, it's clear I had a good handle on the amount, but I had never considered it as a percent. (Goes and practices more…..)
We're you thinking it was more or were you thinking it was less? I really am just guessing......
You are pretty spot on. I just had never thought of it in those terms and I hadn't realized it was that high a percent of my income.
It also depends on how badly you want to "win" vs if you just really enjoy it. I know plenty of people who do 1 or 2 lessons a week, don't do a ton of extra coaching, go to a few smaller or local comps a year and probably do it all for 5 or 6 k. Now, they'll never win any of the big comps, and they'll probably be bronze for 5 years, but they're doing what they enjoy with the time and money they have. And that's okay too.
I compete more and take more lessons, etc. but not everyone does. And I have done pretty darn well in the past year or so and I've never paid for makeup or hair
But then again, I was in theatre for a long time so I'm no stranger to contouring...
I compete more and take more lessons, etc. but not everyone does. And I have done pretty darn well in the past year or so and I've never paid for makeup or hair
But then again, I was in theatre for a long time so I'm no stranger to contouring...i think that would only be possible if you took one lesson per week with the least expensive pro in town and do very limited entries at a local comp.
novellsk8
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middy
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My resolutions (though really, more like continual, long-term goals):
- keep improving
- have better endurance
- do rounds at least once a week
- be able to perform and emote in competition even when I am super tired and not feeling it
- continue my mentoring/teaching relationships and helping new dancers
- keep improving
- have better endurance
- do rounds at least once a week
- be able to perform and emote in competition even when I am super tired and not feeling it
- continue my mentoring/teaching relationships and helping new dancers
Dancing Irishman
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After injuring myself (lightly) this weekend while not dancing, I think I should probably add injury prevention to my list of resolutions...
I am older than most of the people on here, and let me tell you, I take "injury prevention" very seriously! Overall, the incidence of "can't dance due to injury" time has lessened over the course of the 4 years that I have been dancing. I've gotten much smarter about what I do with both dancing and non-dancing activities. My teacher clearly considers me one bad incident away from the permanently-disabled list, however. (His concern when he hears that I am, say, going hiking is genuine and well-placed: I have improved A LOT from dancing, but I am clumsy and accident prone.
)I just printed out a Jan. calendar and am keeping track of my practicing for the month. In line with my realization that a small amount of practice is significantly better than nothing and knowing that there is a certain amount of non-dance exercising/stretching that I have to do to be able to dance, I have outlined a minimal exercising/stretching/practice routine for myself and how I should extend it when I have more time. I think my goal will be to meet that, oh, 26 times this month. I'll let you know how it went at the end of the month.
Stunningly, I made it (by the skin of my teeth). Making this commitment certainly helped me.
So… February goal… short month… Because of some things going on (not to mention that I already missed one day I shoulda coulda practiced), I would say 22 times is reasonable, so I'll set it at 23 to push myself a tiny bit.
novellsk8
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Good job RiseNFall!
I like that idea - will start keeping track of practice and lesson sessions as well.
Purr
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I was wondering how folks are doing with their new year's resolutions.
My resolution:
I've had 4 classes so far, with 2 more to go in the 6 week series. I'm thinking I'll repeat the class again later on in the spring. I've been doing more with weights and strength training at the gym. The weather generally isn't cooperating for me to walk a lot. And I still do the exercises I learned in physical therapy, although my yoga teacher was shocked about one or two of the exercises - like they have you doing what to your back??!! I've been mostly pain free from sciatica since before Christmas.
Dancing hasn't been going anywhere, mainly due the fact that my lessons have been few and far between. If I expect to do anything, even a few local events, I need to get with the program as far as scheduling. Or not. I also have been thinking of just giving up, not with dancing, but doing any events whatever they might be. Life would be easier.
My resolution:
I've had 4 classes so far, with 2 more to go in the 6 week series. I'm thinking I'll repeat the class again later on in the spring. I've been doing more with weights and strength training at the gym. The weather generally isn't cooperating for me to walk a lot. And I still do the exercises I learned in physical therapy, although my yoga teacher was shocked about one or two of the exercises - like they have you doing what to your back??!! I've been mostly pain free from sciatica since before Christmas.
Dancing hasn't been going anywhere, mainly due the fact that my lessons have been few and far between. If I expect to do anything, even a few local events, I need to get with the program as far as scheduling. Or not. I also have been thinking of just giving up, not with dancing, but doing any events whatever they might be. Life would be easier.