"Ideal" ballroom training center...

NielsenE said:
The primary purpose is to provide an environment conductive to dedicated competitive ballroom training, in my mind. But I do feel that that requires the presences of the super excited/motivated neophytes. Their energy/enthusiasm is very contagious and benefiicial to the more established people.
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great point, neilse.
 
mamboqueen said:
I knew you'd be all over that ;)
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yep. actually, a little tiki lounge would be a great place for dancers to socialize after their lessons & practice. we don't have much time to do that in general -- would be convenient to train, then grab something, chill & network all in one place.
 
NielsenE, this will be my dream land...place I want to live at...
speaking of which...what about apartment complex near by? I would rather live close to this facility than to my work...given it is this awesome I might visit it more than once a day - little warm up in the morning, more practicing in the everning; that would be especially convinient during weekends without worrying about using public transportation late at night...well, now we are talking about a whole town for dancers ...

it would be nice to have other complimentary types of dance training such as ballet, jazz, flamenco ect every once in a while...:)
 
Larinda McRaven said:
Most "famous" coaches I know have so much business that they never mind referring out students to the up and coming competitor/teachers. There is never a sense that the younger generation of teachers are afriad of losing their students to the coaches. And that is the job of a good coach as well, to help raise the teachers not just the students.
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This suggests a healthy industry - and the hub of growth can be built around this talent base.

As in NY and NJ already.
 
I hear they have a huge training facility in China. Not sure but it may be state sponsored. Don't have any details. Max and Yulia have taught there.
 
Larinda McRaven said:
Most "famous" coaches I know have so much business that they never mind referring out students to the up and coming competitor/teachers. There is never a sense that the younger generation of teachers are afriad of losing their students to the coaches. And that is the job of a good coach as well, to help raise the teachers not just the students.
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You are right, but so am I: top teachers refer students primarily to their own circle - their own teachers when in town, their own students both pro and amateur, and other collegues at the studios where they teach.

Notably missing from that list can be teachers of substantial experience at other unaffiliated area studios, with a lot to offer beginner and intermediate students seeking to build real skills. Because the mst advanced students of these teachers have moved on, and the teachers are no longer competing themselves, they don't really have the advertising draw. So you can get someone who'd be a treasured resource anywhere else, largely overshadowed - not by any deliberate attempt to cut them out of the loop, but simply because they don't happen to have the visibility of being part of it.

So unless you start up in a place with no ballroom presence, there's likely to be some losses to competition with what's already there. Either the new facility is fighting to get out of the shadow of what's there, or it suddenly casts a shadow over what is there. Social studios can be immune to competitive shadow... but competitive ones are not, because the students are too plugged into the latest trends and always trying to get the best training available.

But then if you do start up in a place with no ballroom presence, it will probably be years until you develop one, unless at the beginning you already have commitment from a half dozen determined couples willing to move there with you.
 
Skating Club of Boston is RIGHT next door to a Day's Inn....the Club predates it by a considerable margin, so it was either luck or smart planning on the hotel's part, but it's darned convenient--not just for out of town skaters visiting to work with coaches, but I know a lot of parents and skaters who'll book rooms on event weekends because it's easier than driving.

Though the cook/restauranteur in me cringes at both the concept of "food court" (not the fast food people!) and restaurant, that from a liscensing perspective. But it can be done. I would say give the food court a miss in favor of a cafe (looking at some pros I know, Starbucks or someplace similarly coffee- and tea-centric would do major business. Of course, looking at most of the dancers I know, so would a pub.) Franchise-run is a bit easier on the wallet. For a restaurant...eek. That's a whole separate 'nother money pit you probably don't need.

Of course if you're looking for a KM who will work at a discount in exchange for free practice time...
 
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