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I hate my dance studio
Hi, I am a junior in high school and hate where I dance at, it is so unproffessional. The only other dance studio options I have are either way too expensive our they just plain suck. I am on competition and we already have learned all of our dances so it is too late to back out now, but Im afraid that next year if I switch to a better studio, I will be in the back of all the dances. The studio I go to now skips classes monthly for stupid reasons and I feel like its a waste of my money. I am so done but if I quit all together, I will have no dance education and no hope for college.
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If you are already committed to a competition where others would be adversely affected if you left stay with it and do the competition and then leave. That's the professional and high road to take.
It would appear that the instructor has stopped caring or enjoying what they do. If they are taking a whole month off for vacation or other reasons that isn't right at all. You aren't getting what you paid for and are free to leave unless they have you on a contract where they get a year's worth of money paid monthly.
It sounds as though you will flourish with a better studio that you research carefully. Talk to the instructor about what you have achieved and that you don't want to be at the back in all their dances. I'm sure they'll have a solution for you.
if you quit after the competition you will in fact have dance education still. You can list all you achieved with that studio and nobody can take that from you and then join a new one. I cannot fathom how any of this will have an iota of influence on you getting into the college you want later.
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It sounds like you are in between of rock and a hard place. You need to attend a more professional dance studio though they are to expensive.
I have a couple of suggestions that you might try. I can't say they will work but as the saying goes; "Nothing ventured nothing gained."
I get from what you have written you are trying for a dance scholarship to College. I would believe then by this time you should be a fairly good dancer and just need to hone and polish your skills. You would need to do this for any tryouts you would have to go to for the scholarship.
If I am correct in what I am thinking then try this suggestion. Go to the better schools, start with the best first, offer to teach a beginners class in exchange for them helping you with what you need from them. This is a form of work study class or call it an internship program if you want. You will not get paid for teaching though in exchange for your teaching you will get the instruction you are looking for and need. The teaching will also look good on your application(S) or resume for college, especially if the school is known to the college.
The other suggestion I have is to ask the schools for a scholarship for the difference between what you are paying now and what they charge. If you skills are good they may be willing to do so.
I would suggest that you go with the first suggestion as it is the better one. While it is more work for you; as I said it will look better to the schools you are applying to. If you are turned down by the first school you talk to don't feel as the other s will turn you down as well. Contact them all and do so in person.
When you go to talk to them dress in you Sunday best as we use to call it or business casual. No jeans. A pair of nice slacks and a polo shirt and good shoes. Fix you're hair, shave if a guy, if your a girl just a touch of makeup. Some lipstick and maybe a touch of eye makeup, nothing heavy. You are trying to sell an idea and yourself to someone so you must put your best foot forward. In this instance first impressions are lasting ones.
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