How much do you pay for ballet lessons for under 7's

Ooh, I've never added it up, but just checked and my 6 year old's dance classes are approx £150 a month (she does two tap and one limbering in addition).

The hidden costs add up, in our own case; costumes, exam fees, competition fees, insurance (for gymnastics) etc

My older DC has dance associates costs, but doesn't do as much variety so is roughly the same cost overall (I won't talk about squad gymnastics costs!)

My DDs dance school charges £4 for a 45 minute class for Primary ballet.
Majors are £5 for 1.5 hours.
I pay £156 a month for my DDs dance classes atm.

Ours is 4.50 for tiny tots.
Its twice that for the older kids.

I was paying 145 a MONTH at one point because she was doing MT and Jazz too

If it's Hexham then that makes sense, expensive area to live and rent (hall, studio etc) in. Baby ballet is £6.00 per hour in my area, andI don't think the teaching quality is great, but it doesn't seem to put some parents off.

With the competition for dance schools in the North East, the teacher must be pretty confident that she's worth the money! There's plenty of cheaper options if she's not, so I would guess she must be pretty decent. Have to love NE dance schools, some of the absolute best, especially around Newcastle and Hartlepool.

Great! Maybe I'll see you there. Pm me if you need to know any details or anything I can help with.

My DD does ballet in Hexham (well, Fourstones, but stone's throw from Hexham) for £3.50 a session, and it's lovely, couldn't recommend it enough. We go here

I feel lucky too that our class prices are so reasonable. The standard of teaching is marvellous with many past and present students RB, and other, associates, and on to vocational schools. And finalists featured most years in the national ballet competitions.

About £3.75 for 30 min session.

However DDs dance school do a package £12.50 a week for as many under 7's / 30min classes as you qualify to take so DD does LAmDa Drama, Singing, Acro, street, ballet,tap,modern and dance conditioning . I'm feeling pretty lucky knowing how much others are paying for a single ballet class.

Depends where in the NE. That sounds like a Hexham price to me!

That does seem steep for the area. My six year old has one ballet class (RAD) £4.00 for half an hour, her IDTA ballet is £2.50 for half an hour. Weekly private ballet lesson is £15.00. Gymnastics, contemp, tap etc all approx £3.50 per half hour, except gym.

Ours goes through all the grades and various other dance disciplines too, I think it works out at £5/half hour whatever class it is, but older dancers do longer/more classes so it costs more. They don't have their own building, possibly that keeps the costs down.

Ring round others locally and compare prices, but look at what age range/grade they go up to, somewhere that only teaches beginner end will be cheaper because they aren't likely to have teachers that are as good.
I'm no expert on ballet but it will be the same as any lessons or coaching, you pay the same at low levels because they need good basics and it's the same time for the teacher whatever the level. Plus pre primary can have under 5's in which can make it harder work than teaching dedicated teens.

£3 for a half hour class, paid in half termly blocks.

£9 per 45 minute lesson here in London.

And the last exam cost about £100 (new shoes, pianist, four compulsory extra lessons). I refused to buy a new leotard and skirt, though, that would have been another £25.

Oh and no time off school for show ir exams here, it is all at weekends.

We had very little expense for pre-primary and primary exams, other than the fees (about £35 I think). Half a term of extra lessons at £1 a week, £1 for a CD of music to practise at home, no special uniform, just her normal lesson stuff, and a few pounds on hair grips and net buns. Probably £50 in total.

The school show is the expensive one for us £35 for costumes, about £12 each for tickets, then there are professional photos, DVD, programme etc. It's in a biggish theatre and is an amazing experience though.

Dd has just done her primary exam. The exam itself wasn't expensive but she needed 3 months of extra lessons, special socks, brand new shoes, a list of hair stuff and we hired the correct leotard and skirt. We haven't even had the results yet - it takes 8 weeks. It required time off school too. It wasn't compulsory but she wanted to do it and she really enjoyed the experience. She'll be going into grade 1 now is September, she'll do that for 2 years before another exam. It also means she needs new uniform and shoes (character) so more money!

I'm in the SE (not London) btw.

£5 per half hour at an established RAD/ISTD school here, if you add more classes you get a slight reduction. £1 per half hour for extra lessons in the leadup to exams, but no obligation to do the exams.