If your kid takes dance classes

[londoncalling]

DD1 takes ballet only. It's $125 for 10 weeks of 45 minute classes. She's 5.  It ends up being $375/9 months - summers are off.

For the children's group, our school is performance optional - so no additional cost for an outfit.

ETA:  Our friends have their 5 year old in a combo class.  It's $90/month and also runs 9 months.  They tell me that it's "so cheap" at the school they go to.

[hocus2]

Ours is 90 a month I think. All the 5 and 6 classes are combo classes at our studio. They find that kids just don't have the attention span for an hour in a single discipline. 

[mrsGreeko]

My kid is 9 and is about to start beginning ballet. It is from
7-8 on Monday nights. It's $44/month. And then the costume is like $75 or something ridiculous.

My girls have both done dance on and off for a few years. I've always had them in classes starting after 5. They've done combo tap/jazz and combo tap/jazz/ballet and hip hop. It's always been $35-$44/month. That all said there are like 5 studios within minutes from me and we only one seems to have a good variety of classes when I need them.

[blueberry10]

Does your local parks/rec department offer classes? DD (3.5) is in a preschool dance class through a park district in a town near us ($50ish for 8 weeks, non-resident price) and it seemed like it was a cheaper option than dance schools. It looks like full-year programs for older kids run about $300-350.

[ilikedonuts]

We went with the cheap place. 3-4 year old class is $6/class for half hour of ballet. 4-6 is 45 minutes of ballet/tap for $9/class. We almost switched her to a place that is $56/month for an hour class a week. $50-$60/month is what's common by me.

[Deleted]

A friend does Community Association classes with her 4 year old; they're ridiculously cheap ($35 for 10 weeks). I'd look into non-studio options if you can (the Y, community associations, etc.)

[cjeanette]

For a 1 hour class it is $56 a month plus a $50 enrollment fee, $50 costume fee, $50 recital fee.

[pugz]

8 weeks for $75. Monday nights at 6. Class is 25 min long

[starlily]

$46/mo. One hour each week, ballet & tap combo. The dance instructor comes to the daycare.

[pinkdutchtulips]

$96/month
1 formal class/wk unlimited 'make-up' classes
Ballet only
DD's 6

[holly116]

$55 a month, 1 hr of ballet, tap, tumbling a week, that's the average around my area. Costumes and recital fees are extra and honestly, I don't even look at how much because I'm sure it's ridiculous but I don't care!

[ryry]

Dd1 is in a combo ballet/tap class. She started last year at 3.5 and i think we're doing it again this year. It's $10 class plus the recital costume, which was $40 last year, and classes run 1x/week from Sept to mid June. The class is 45 min long.

[zarapipe]

$45 a month regardless of the class. Once you get into competition it's more.

Her 5 year old class is 1 hour. The 3 and 4 year old class is 45 minutes. There is a $75 recital fee and then another $75 costume fee.

[SpartanGirl]

DD2 and DD3 each do a 45 minute class once per week for $54/month (each).
DD1 does an hour long class once per week for $59/month.

[DarcyLongfellow]

$45 per month for one class a week. A little less than that for 2 classes.

DD takes ballet after school one day, and this fall she's going to start an acrobatics class at the same studio.

These prices are WAY less than other ballet studios in my area because it's run through a church and the performances raise money for charity.

[redpenmama]

DD is 4 and takes a 45-minute combo ballet/tap once a week. It's $33/month, plus $20 registration fee and $40 costume.

We are in a relatively LCOL area, and we go to the "budget-friendly" dance school in town -- there are several others that charge $75+/mo for comparable classes.