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How much do ballet and music lessons cost?

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whatAREyouwatching · 31/01/2016 20:59

Am moving to the UK soonish and am trying to work out a budget -

My DD is 16 and has been doing ballet since she was little. What can I expect to pay for lessons?

And same for DS, who will be in junior school and wants to carry on his music lessons - in school if possible - are they hugely expensive?

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whatAREyouwatching · 31/01/2016 21:08

Ah yes, forgot that detail - Gloucestershire area.

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se22mother · 31/01/2016 21:06

Dd pays on average 220 for ten music lessons. Ballet and tap are 120 gbp for 1hr and a half lesson for the term

nonicknameseemsavailable · 31/01/2016 21:04

I think it depends greatly where you are going to be living. We live on the centre of the south coast and round here ballet lessons seem to be about £6-£6.50 an hour although I must admit I am not sure what they would be at 16, probably more as usually classes are smaller, my daughters are younger. Ours are £6.50 an hour, lots near us are £6. We pay the same for tap and modern but there are other schools near us that do a reduction if you do more than 1 style/class.

Music lessons I don' t know. We do group ones during the school lunchtime which are about £4 a week but it is only 20 mins and is really more of a fill in hobby than anything else at the moment. Music will be a lot more than ballet but having said that there will no doubt be more then 1 ballet lesson a week (4hrs a week of dancing here already and they are still under 10!)

ReallyTired · 31/01/2016 21:01

A lot depends on where you are in the country. I pay £12 for 20 minutes for dd and £18 for half an hour for ds to learn music. I have no idea about dance lessons.