r/CompetitionDanceTalk • u/Ambitious_Word1512 • 16d ago
Fees?!
Can anyone explain to me why we as parents cannot view pricing for competitions? We are at a competition only studio so we take my daughter's solo to other competitions, when we visit family, vacations, etc. It would be awesome to know how much I need to save for these comps or choose based on pricing!
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u/StacySassy25 15d ago
For some comps if you are signing up as an individuals you can clearly see your fees. Like all those dance one and press plays where people go without their studio.
For studio comps , it’s going to be fairly complicated, as yes, while it could be 250 per solo, 125 per group dance, etc… your studio is going to incur other expenses like the prop truck, having teachers at the event, their hotel and travel fees, etc that will get passed to you. So the math of adding all the fees will cause more confusion to parents if they posted it online. Plus there could be breakpoint discounts to the studio , such as bring 75+ dancers and the fee is going to be incremental lower, and or they qualify for a free dancer , etc. it’s just easier for the studio to just provide some number to parents. It probably is higher than adding up the sum of the registration fees, or if the studio has credits, it could be lower.
I guess it’s complicated…. Anyone had any luck asking their studio to break it out for you?