Prices
Classes
Prices for Michaelmas 2011 are:
| Members (classes up to 1 hour) | £3 |
| Members (classes over 1 hour) | £4 |
| Non-members (any class length) | £8 |
Membership
Membership for the 2011-2012 academic year (ending September 2012) currently costs £12. Payment is by cash or cheque only. Cheques should be made out to "Cambridge Dancers' Club'.
Under our Dance Diversity scheme, members may take one class in each of our dance styles (Ballroom and Latin American, DanceSport, Salsa and Rock 'n' Roll) at no further charge. In other words, your first class after joining is always free, and if you want to try a different dance style you get your first class in that style free too.
CDC has around 1,000 members per year on average, the majority connected with Cambridge University but including several hundred locals as well. For more about who joins CDC, please see the general information about the club.
Membership of CDC conveys several benefits, including:
- Free first class after you join;
- Cheaper prices for all subsequent classes;
- Cheaper prices or exclusive access to some club events;
- Free General Dancing sessions on Fridays;
- Access to members-only competitive training opportunities.
Some shops and on-line stores also offer discounts to CDC members. For the 2011-2012 academic year, local dancewear store, Attitude! is offering CDC members a 10% discount.
You can join CDC at any class, or via a member of the organising committee at other club activities such as practice sessions and team meetings.
Membership is annual and years are synchronised with the university calendar, so no matter what date you join, membership always lasts until the start of the following academic year. The joining fee is typically reduced somewhat in later seasons to allow for the shorter time remaining.
To save time when you arrive at a class to register as a new member, please consider printing out a copy of the membership form, fill it in beforehand and simply hand this to the person on door duty together with payment.
Events
Event prices vary significantly, but typically smaller socials and local competitions cost around the £5 mark, workshops with guest teachers around £10-20, and big socials such as end of term events around £20-30.
Competitive training
Unfortunately, training hard in a competitive dance style isn't cheap. For those styles where private lessons are available, a couple can expect to pay anywhere from £20 to £40 or more for an hour depending on the teacher and venue in use. A subscription to a closed practice session for a term typically costs around £20-25 per person. You can check the exact prices when making bookings for these activities.
Obviously there are also expenses incurred in buying costumes and shoes, and in travelling to and entering the competitions themselves. If you reach this point, it's often a good idea to ask some more experienced dancers for advice.