Dance Intensive Programs In Berlin – Yes or No

Dance classes were what drove me to move to Berlin. My dream was to dance intensively – 12 and more hours a week. At first, I was looking for a dance study. However, most academies have entry requirements and among them is the age limitation (the applicant should be under 21 or 24 years old). I was just a bit older. I didn’t give up, though. I found private schools and programs, which offered from 5 to 10 months of dance intensive programs.

Let’s take as an example 10 months Dance Intensive Program in Tanzfabrik. This program immediately took my attention. Program in DanceWorks seemed for me too short and too expensive for just 10 classes a week. Motion*s Dance Program was not available at that point. So my main focus was Dance Intensive in Tanzfabrik. The dance opportunities that this program was giving me probably influenced my final decision to move to Berlin. Eventually, however, I didn’t apply for Dance Intensive Program.

When I came to Berlin, I wanted to give myself time to make the right decision. I came in the perfect moment – October. I had plenty of time to adapt and do my research (the application process for Dance Intensive in Tanzfabrik is in March, April, June, or July)

Simple. It wouldn’t pay off for me.

• The regular classes offered by Tanzfabrik and other schools provide a high level and good content. I didn’t need more than that.
• If I took part in the program, I would be restricted to dance only in Tanzfabrik, or mostly. Firstly, because I am already spending a lot of money to dance there. Secondly, there is no time to explore other schools. What about if I want to improve my acrobatics, or acro yoga, or circus skills… Tanzfabrik doesn’t cover all these topics, whereas Berlin, yes.
• Also, in the Dance Intensive Program, I would be bound with the schedule they offered. Instead, I made my own setup, which included the classes I liked the most and which were in accordance with my work. Well, in the end, the course costs are not the most significant expenses you will have. Renting the flat, transportation, and food are what you need money for. If you have 14,000 Euro savings, no problem. If you don’t, YOU NEED TO WORK!!!
• You can dance intensively – take part in professional classes or in afternoon adult classes – for a lower price than the cost of the Dance Intensive Program.

BE HONEST ABOUT HOW MUCH YOU WILL TRAIN

Let’s say you want to train 12 hours a week. This means around 8 classes (1.5-hour class) a week. You go to all ProfiTrainings plus 3 other afternoon classes. That means you will use your 50x ticket for a little bit less than 6 months, monthly it will cost you around 84 Euros (3 classes a week x 4 = 12 classes a month, 12 x 7 Euro = 84 Euro) plus ProfiTraining 5x a week = 20 classes a month, meaning you will use two 10x ProfiTraining tickets = 120 Euros monthly.

Together 204 Euros a month. It is 150 Euros per month less than when you pay for Dance Intensive Program in Tanzfabrik, which costs you 360 Euros/per month. Add holidays to it and days when you are sick, or you train less. In the end, you may pay much less for similar training. Moreover, YOU DON’T NEED TO DANCE ONLY IN TANZFABRIK, and your schedule can be much more flexible.