No the chn are expected to put that many hours in as it is supposed to be an alternative to vocational school - chn still staying at home but receiving professional tuition and a lot of dancing. My dd does 8 hours at cat and is expected to do about the same at local school and gcses x
Edited to say / just checked cat handbook and at 16, they are expected to do 8-9 hours in addition to cat training. Lil