Fiz Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 I could not sleep last night, and I decided to do some sums (not my strongest point!). Both of my ex DDs at one stage wanted to do musical theatre. A conservative estimate of how much it had cost over ten years was £47,500! That was without the cost of shoes, uniform, leotards, tights, exam fees and costume hire! You could buy 2 houses in Bolton for that amount! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooky Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 A few years ago I was at a RB performance and got chatting to the lovely lady sat next to me who it turned out was the mother of one of the dancers (solist level). She said that she thought the cost of getting her child through training was equivilent to a second home and that was going to WL so must have been on MDS! Interestingly the thing she remembered most even after many years was waiting for the dreaded appraisal letter each year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 In my experience it's wise not to try to add up how much ballet costs per term. It's not good for the blood pressure! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robin64 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 What do you all pay for lessons then? I pay £6.70 per lesson up front and a term in advance for one school and DD does 4 classes per week there (!) but another school DD goes to just does pay as you go and that is £4 per hour, you just pay at the beginning of the lesson and drop it in a tin so half an hour tap is £2. I have never paid for private lessons but would be interested to know what the usual cost is for these. I wonder if costs for lessons vary around the country? Talking of good value Ballet Cymru general dance week summer school is £60 for the week, ballet is £120 (non boarding). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitschqueen_1 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 In my experience it's wise not to try to add up how much ballet costs per term. It's not good for the blood pressure! .......or the overdraft! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 No idea how much per lesson, except private lessons which cost £35 per hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lildancer96 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Ouch ! Does she have them with Darcey Bussell! X 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Nope! The poor teacher has to hire the studio which is quite pricey. Still, a lot cheaper than the per hour rates charged by garages, physios, consultants etc! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lildancer96 Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 sure she is worth it x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 She is. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spooky Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 £35 an hour seems to be fairly typical for most one-to-one tuition e.g. academic, music etc and when you consider the cost of hall hire for those teachers who don't have their own studios it really is very reasonable - take a look on the RAD site at the cost of their private lessons! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afab Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 (edited) I paid once 93€ (£75) for an hour with a top teacher... Of course that was a one off!!! Edited June 17, 2012 by afab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted June 17, 2012 Author Share Posted June 17, 2012 It is £35 per hour with our studio owner but only £15 with my teacher. This compares quite favourably with the £30 I was paying when DD need extra exam coaching, I have to say. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 This is with the Director of the school, who knows my dd inside out now. They focus on all sorts of things; whatever needs work at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballettaxi Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 My DD's private lessons are either £15 or £30 per hour. £15 if there are other lessons going on at the same time so the studios are open. £30 if the studios are opened just for her. I think that's reasonable as the quality of the tuition is excellent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyG Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 We used to pay £35 for a private lesson 7 years ago I dread to think what they are now. We were comparing costs recently as DS went up to Pineapple for a 1 and half hour ballet lesson and it cost £10 which he thought was expensive, but when DD said she pays £5 for a 45 minute class locally it doesn't seem so bad. Only downside was there were a lot in the class plus travelling. I also know I'm looking forward to next year when I stop paying for his training/accommodation once he graduates and we may have some money. Have never let on to hubby how much this all costs. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballettaxi Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Does anyone ever tell their husband how much dancing costs? I only ever admit to the fees and an occasional new pair of shoes - leotards, ballet skirts, jazz pants, etc are all 'in the sale' at the dance shop and were a bargain and less than half price etc etc. One day I'll maybe admit to the true costs, but then again maybe not. ha ha 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyG Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 I don't tell him anything and encourage him to do as much overtime as possible. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted June 17, 2012 Author Share Posted June 17, 2012 My husband isn't stupid, unfortunately! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picturesinthefirelight Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 My husband is part of it all! I guess our costs are not as high as some as dd's drama and singing is free although we pay for private lamda coaching. Dh is a voice coach do he does some work with her It's just tap ballet and modern and the occasional exam. I guess there are also travel costs involved for eg she is travelling about 40 miles every two weeks for rehearsals for a musical and we will probably stay overnight on matinee days When we were thinking of increasing her dance from just ballet to include modern or tap I went to watch a couple of classes to decide which she would do. Then dh got involved chatting to the teacher who he used to work with at another school and lo and behold he signed her up for both! We have worked out it would be cheaper to send her to the vocational school where he works now than for her classes and current school fees! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afab Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 He knows how much it costs and it stresses him a lot but is very supportive of his girls! Maybe because his parents didn't do that for him and music! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2dancersmum Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 If my DH starts complaining about the cost of ballet I need to show him this thread. At DD's school it is £100 for 10 weeks (3 x 45 mins a week) and PLs are £8 or £10 per half hour depending on grade. Special vocational exam classes are £25 for 2 hours. Elder DD has recently changed school and they are £4 per 45 mins class up to a fee cap of £25 per week. If you reach the £25 a week then you attend as many classes as you wish, pay weekly. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancersdad Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 I sometimes wonder how full fee paying parents at the vocational schools manage. Tring 6th form is over £30 000 per year without the extras! Reminds me of DS's start of second term when he phoned to ask how he dealt with everyone else going on exotic holidays over Christmas. I told him to be honest and say he just chilled with his Dad. Learning to fish, walking the dog in the park and woods, flying kites together, etc. It worked as he called back 10 minutes later to say the first kid had gone bright green with envy. Apparently flying down a mountainside in the Alps with two planks of wood strapped to your feet is not as attractive as it seems when compared to the simple pleasures of life and spending real time with your Dad. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 £30,000 a year, goodness me. That's a year's wages for a Police Constable with long service! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted June 18, 2012 Author Share Posted June 18, 2012 Is your husband a policeman, Spanner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulieW Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 I'm seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. DS about to leave full-time vocational school after 8 years (with JA classes to pay for that beforehand), and dd has one year left before she goes off to uni (she does ballet, tap, modern, festivals etc). DH and I are going off on holiday for the first time in years (other than the usual camping in the UK) to celebrate our new-found wealth (while it lasts before dd and non-ds go to uni!!) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Is your husband a policeman, Spanner? I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you. ;-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 I used to have to tell people that when I worked in the MOD (even though it was an accounts branch)! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 I used to have to tell people that when I worked in the MOD (even though it was an accounts branch)! Me too - people look at you differently when you tell them you have MOD security clearance! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 My nieces used to go round telling everyone I was a spy - it was sooooooooooo embarrassing when the truth came out that we paid the bills!!! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted June 18, 2012 Author Share Posted June 18, 2012 LOL, Janet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 After all the talk about fees, we spend a fortune on petrol! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emsloves2dance Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 (edited) After all the talk about fees, we spend a fortune on petrol! Yep me too its the constant driving everywhere, we are very lucky that the 2 schools DD goes to are just 10 minutes either way so its not too bad, but i am already thinking about when she starts Northern in spetember the cost of petrol versus going on the train xx Edited to add i don't even want to think about how much it all costs, fortunately i pay for all of her classes, EYB, Summer School, Show Costume hire etc etc i think if hubby know the real cost he would have a coronary lol x Edited June 20, 2012 by emsloves2dance 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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