Which of these would you choose if you were me?

Question

I really want to become a good dancer, but I'm getting really bored in the beginners class because of no partner and the pace of things taught being a bit slow.

There are two guys I would consider inviting to be my partner, one is my crush who is a pro and we are family friends, or, the other I met a few months back and he has since become my friend. All three of us are single. I don't want the new friend to get the wrong idea...

which of these would you choose if you were me?
1) attempt to move to higher classes? but I still won't have a partner so I could still be bored
2) ask the new friend to be my partner and risk giving him or my crush the wrong idea?
3) ask my friend/crush to give me private lessons (no guarantees he'd say yes)
4) get one-on-one tuition and pay for the expensive lessons (the teacher can double as my partner), but I find them too expensive.

which of these would you choose and why?

First two weeks there were spare single males in the class, so I wasn't bored. The third week there were only helpers who came around once in a while, then fourth week there were absolutely no single males in the class!

Answer 1

i would attempt to move to the higher classes (1)
this way you can work on your technique while becoming closer to both of the guys
then you wont have to worry about parterning with just one of them
you never know maybe your crush will want to partner with you after he sees you are giving the harder classes a go
i hope this helps
good luck

Answer 2

So it seems like you have a choice between an Amateur partner and a professional partner. It all depends on what your family can afford and what you enjoy most about dancing.
There are pros and cons to both.
Pro/Am get very expensive very quickly: you practice with your teacher, and you pay him per hour. Since you're interested in competing - you will need a lot of practice which means practicing with him like 30% of the time and by yourself (alone) like 70% of the time. Percentage can vary, but yeah, you get to practice by yourself a lot. But on the upside this partnerships tend to be stable, and IFF he's a good pro you will progress pretty fast.

Amateur partnership makes things much easier financially. Also, it a lot of fun to learn with someone who's your level - you can figure things out when you practice, and it is very rewarding when you feel you both improve. But on the downside you never know if your amateur partner will keep dancing or not, will he move to a different state and so on.

How about you and this other guy take private lessons from the Pro (crush) guy? That's what I would do.

Personal attachment issue will sort itself out, I wouldn't use it as a starting point.

Answer 3

Hmm it seems if I were you I might go with option 3 because you never know he could say yes or no and if he does say yes then not only will you be dancing with your crush and have a blast but you'll also be improving your dancing skills since he is a pro. If he says no then there's no hurt in asking your new friend because you'll still be having a blast. If this fails then try option 1 if you can't afford option 4. By the way this is just my opinion and what really matters is yours since this is your problem and if you feel that your opinion is better then mine then pick yours because you don't need to rely on others to pick for you :). So good luck deciding and remember pick the choice that seems like it would be fun, helps you improve your skills and is the best for you!!!

Answer 4

None of your choices. It might be better for you to audition
both guys to see which one is the best partner for you...
without considering the personal attachment issue. This is
dance you're talking about, not romance. If you're serious
about becoming a better dancer, then the partner with the
best technique is the one to go with. Not only will you
dance better with him, but if his technique is superior to
yours, you'll learn a lot more.

Answer 5

dont be bore.you treat them as friends first.next they be partners
and seeing that more members will come and they will also want to be friends.
1) is to be friendly with others
2) dance is very interesting even i to go to dance .
3)1st they were no friends but now there are many friends
4) treat me as your friend
if i were u i would take 3rd option

Answer 6

I would go with asking your crush first and if they shot you down ask your new friend...You gave your crush the chance to say yes so they cant say anything about you wanting to practice with your new friend.

Answer 7

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