Private Lessons

If you are interested in learning to dance, but none of the available classes fit your schedule, private lessons or custom classes may be a good alternative. Or, if you are learning to dance in preparation for an important upcoming event like a wedding or anniversary, private lessons are definitely the way to go. The definitions of "private lessons" and "custom classes" kind of blend into each other, depending on the number of people, but they do have these things in common:

• The private lessons or custom classes come into existence as a direct result of someone requesting them.
• The schedule is more flexible because there is usually a smaller number of people; hence, fewer schedule collisions. We can set the class/lesson time for whenever it works for all involved.
• Learning happens much faster, especially in the private lessons, because you have a much greater percentage of the instructor's attention, since there are fewer people (or maybe even nobody else) in your classes.

Because of all these reasons, private lessons are much more efficient use of the student's time and money—you get more bang for your buck. In other words, public classes are cheaper per hour, but private lessons are cheaper per skill level attained. And, because of the small number of people involved, private lessons are inherently easier to manage, and therefore:

• The pace of each lesson can be as fast or as slow as you want it: there is no waiting for other class members to catch up to you, and no being left behind because the rest of the class already grasped something you're having trouble with. Therefore, we can proceed as quickly or as slowly as you want.
• We can meet as often as you like (Dancer Guy has done up to six lessons a week, and twice a day, with some people), or just a time or two per month, if your schedule requires it.
• Private lessons can have a different day and/or timeslot for each lesson if your schedule requires it.
• Private lessons can be an hour long, 90 minutes, two hours, or whatever other length you'd like, and each lesson can be a different length if you wish.
• Each lesson can be subdivided into different dance styles if you'd like. For example, a one-hour private lesson can comprise 20 minutes of Swing, 20 minutes of Waltz, and then 20 minutes of Salsa if you want to learn/maintain all three.

The cost for private lessons or custom classes is higher than regularly scheduled classes but, as noted above, you also learn more quickly because of the much more individualized attention and convenient scheduling. So while private lessons cost more per hour, they are likely to cost less than the number of public classes you'd need to attain the same skill level.

Note: Every person who attends a private lesson must pay the enrollment fee. For example, suppose you want to take private lessons, and you bring along another person as a dance partner. That other person must also be considered a student (and therefore pay) because he/she cannot help but receive the same training you receive.

Here are the prices for private lessons:

The prices above apply to private lessons at Dancer Guy's studio, but private lessons can also be done at your location, should you require it. For private lessons at your location, there will be an additional charge, based on the driving time required, whether or not Dave needs to bring along a sound system, and so forth. If you would like private lessons at your location, contact Dave at 207-9176 and discuss your requirements and he will give you a quote for lesson prices in your specific situation.

If you are interested in private lessons, either at Dancer Guy's studio or at your location, contact Dave (dave@DancerGuy.com or 970-207-9176) to schedule the lesson times.

If you have more than five people wanting to take private lessons at the same time, it's getting more into the realm of custom classes, and prices are lower. See the Custom Classes page for details.

Note that if you enroll in public classes, and then find that you can't attend for whatever reason (e.g., work schedule changes, babysitter fell through, unexpected illness, etc.), you can apply any remaining public-class monies toward private lessons. Of course, since private lessons are more expensive than public classes, the instruction time does not transfer across hour for hour, although the money transfers across dollar for dollar; i.e., there is no "conversion fee." So, if you need or want to change from public classes to private instruction, you will be able to apply to the private instruction any unused money you have paid for public classes.