If you love dancing, then you've probably considered attending special classes. Modern schools and dance studios offer a wide range of services: from teaching the basics of dance literacy to preparing professional dancers of any direction for participation in competitions. In order not to be mistaken with the choice of school, you need to pay attention to several essential points.
Instructions
Step 1
Determine the purpose of attending the dance class. Do you want to diversify your leisure time and just learn how to move beautifully to the music? Choose an amateur school or a dance group at the fitness center. If you are planning to do dancing seriously, hope to participate and win prizes in competitions, look for a professional school with a good reputation and rich experience.
Step 2
Check out the advertisements and websites of dance schools. Pre-select 2-3 studios that you visit in person. Focus, first of all, on the territorial location of the hall. It should be located either close to your home or work, or in the city center, close to public transport links.
Step 3
Take a trial lesson. If there is no such practice at school, try to come for a preliminary conversation during training. In this case, you will immediately be able to form an opinion about the atmosphere of the classes and the attitude of teachers to their duties.
Step 4
Find out what dance styles are taught in the school. Clarify whether there is a division of groups according to the degree of preparedness, whether you will be assigned to a group for beginners, or whether you will have to at an accelerated pace to pull up your level to the average for the team. In a good dance school, the number of participants in each group does not exceed 10-12 people. The distribution takes place in accordance with the capabilities and characteristics of a person. In addition, you may be offered individual lessons to improve your skills or practice the most difficult elements.
Step 5
Chat with the trainer who teaches classes in your future group, find out about his professional education and achievements, for example, participation in competitions, etc. If possible, ask group members about how the class is going, what they are happy with, and what they would like to change.
Step 6
Pay attention to the condition of the hall and changing rooms. It is important that they are clean and spacious enough. Working out in a cramped and stuffy room is not at all useful. A good dance hall should be equipped with a large number of mirrors so that the trainees can see their movements from all positions. If the locker rooms are provided with the safety of personal belongings and showers are equipped, then the school management cares about the comfort of visitors.
Step 7
Find out the cost of training. It is influenced by the number of workouts per month, the cost of costumes, payment for participation in special events and competitions, etc. Choose a mid-range school. If the subscription price is too low, you risk ending up in the group of an inexperienced and disinterested coach. The inflated cost can be attributed to the popularity of the school or specific teachers, which is not always a guarantee of the quality of education.
