Am I way out of line by thinking this is a bit steep? Im talking a once a week, 45 minute class for a 3 year old. I have checked out several studios in my area and they are all about the same price. I think Lil would love it but man that adds up with both kids also doing PDO next year!
Re: $500 a school year for dance class...
it does get spendy! the better they are, more $$$...the competitive dancers are likely paying close to $10k a year.
i forgot to include registration and recital tickets, photos and the video that she's in for 4 minutes!!!
totally worth it though, i mean what's cuter than a 3 yo ballerina?!
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That's pretty standard around here.
FWIW, I took dance from age 5 to age 17 and it was $60/month back then.......
YUP! I say that all the time to everyone. Especially people thinking of having #3 (or more).
And yes, I KNOW that kids are expensive as you make them, but if you have 3 kids and they are each in one activity like this per year, then you're looking at around $2K extra in your budget.
DD2: Lucia (Lucy) 07/13
I'm paying $360 for the school year. A 45 minute class for a 5 yr old.
It gets crazy more expensive the older they get. We were paying 180 a month for two in dance last year. That included NOTHING. So we got hit with costumes and pictures and recital fees. Awesome.
Did I mention we aren't doing dance this year? lol
When my dd was 6 we began competitive cheerleading. It was easy several thousand a year and went up from there.
This year I found a cheap indoor arena flag football team for the 11 year old. The baby and I are doing a mommy and me gymnastics class for 180 for 16 weeks. I didn't think that was too steep.
That sounds about right. We pay $48 a month for DD for one 45 min. class a week, for classes Sept-June.
That's not including the recital fee, costume fee, pictures, etc. We spend a lot on dance class, but DD loves it so it's worth it for us.