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#DANCE STUDIO FIXED MONTHLY EXPENSES FREE#

I couldn’t ever be the reason that she had to quit or cut back. My middle daughter trains in an elite squad 4 times a week and lives for her gym. Eldest has now quit the gym and is a beautiful contemporary dancer.

Seeing my daughter work her way past fears and never giving up - learning such a valid life lesson is priceless.

But just to be sure, I asked every dance mom and gymnastics mom I could find. > You might like - buy Epsom Salt in bulk But would you tell your child to go to prom in a plain dress? Probably not. If you're wondering about competition, just imagine this, but on a MUCH larger scale.Ĭould you find less expensive costumes, and use fewer rhinestones at a competition? Probably. This teacher very eloquently broke down the cost of running a (fairly inexpensive) recital. This is a conversation between a dance parent and a studio owner.

#DANCE STUDIO FIXED MONTHLY EXPENSES FREE#

> You might like - get free shipping and discounted dancewear!īecause dance teachers and studio owners don't break even. So the studio isn't going to actually start getting out of the red and into the black until they get about 7 or 8 kids in the class, and won't make a decent income until they hit closer to 10 kids. That probably goes into keeping the heat and lights on. So the studio's income for that class is $6.25. That's $225 a month of income for 5 kids, and it comes out to $56.25 a week of income for the studio. Let's say each kid pays $45/month to take that Wednesday class. Maybe my 2-hour Wednesday class only has 5 kids in it. Now let's talk about the cost of running those classes. > You might like: 10+ fundraisers for your studio/team! So in the example above, I'm looking at $17,000 per year.Īaaaaaaand now you know why I work 4 jobs. It usually ends up being about 8-8.5 months out of the 12. We have a Thanksgiving break, a Christmas break, a Spring break, and a Summer break. Personally, there are several weeks out of the year I don't work. Did I mention I worked at a gym and my shifts started at 5am?)

So now I'm forced to get a second job that accommodates my teaching schedule (possibly an early-morning start with a late-afternoon quit time.

That's certainly not enough for a ballet teacher to live on. That comes out to about $2000 a month, but my take-home pay will be more like $1500. Total: 20 hours X $25/hr = $500 a week gross. And let's pretend I work at a dance studio where I am the only ballet teacher (I don't, and I'm not). I'm going to do some math for you, using some made-up numbers and made-up examples.ĭid you know that starting wage for many dance teachers in my state is $25/hr? That seems like a lot on the surface! But remember, we don't work 40 hours a week, and we don't work 12 months a year! Let's pretend I make $25 an hour (I don't). Well for one, because you have to pay your teacher and keep the lights on.