Originally Posted by kaycee:
“Personally, I don't mind how many questions you ask. Always happy to answer if I can.
When I started dancing I learnt both ballroom and Latin together, and competed in both through the medallist system, and then onto the Open competitions. However, as I climbed up the tree (so to speak) I found it sensible to specialise on just one element; as an amateur I still had to work, and did not have the time to have lessons and practice for both elements (most of our lessons meant a round trip of nearly 200 miles!) and nor did I have the money for clothes etc., for both ballroom and Latin. When I turned pro, I continued with the one element, i.e Latin, which has always been my favourite. favourite. (In order to teach all round I did take further ballroom lessons, though still mainly teach Latin).
Hope that is what you wanted to know?”
“Personally, I don't mind how many questions you ask. Always happy to answer if I can.
When I started dancing I learnt both ballroom and Latin together, and competed in both through the medallist system, and then onto the Open competitions. However, as I climbed up the tree (so to speak) I found it sensible to specialise on just one element; as an amateur I still had to work, and did not have the time to have lessons and practice for both elements (most of our lessons meant a round trip of nearly 200 miles!) and nor did I have the money for clothes etc., for both ballroom and Latin. When I turned pro, I continued with the one element, i.e Latin, which has always been my favourite. favourite. (In order to teach all round I did take further ballroom lessons, though still mainly teach Latin).
Hope that is what you wanted to know?”
This is really interesting. Do you mind me asking what age you were when you started dancing? I'm just curious about how young you need to start to turn professional. One of my teachers said she started when she was 12 and she said that was already too old for her to turn professional - she said you have to start when you're really young. But another teacher started at 20 and turned professional!




