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Dance course: Sign up for the next course as a couple

By Bernhard De LucaUpdated

In short
  • For the follow-up course, you need a joint booking or two registrations explicitly linked to each other.
  • A pair link from the previous course only remains valid if it is carried over to the follow-up course.
  • If there are separate confirmation links, each person must confirm their own participation.
  • The final confirmation must allow both people to participate in the same follow-up course.

You’ve just mastered the final sequence of steps and want to continue next week. A small booking gap can arise between the end of one course and the start of the next, even though you’ve already found your rhythm as a dance couple.

You need this for the transition

  • A specific follow-up course with a start date and time
  • Your previous participant details or booking numbers
  • Access to both email inboxes used
  • The decision by both people to continue together

A recommendation doesn't mean you have a place together

At the end of the class, the instructor says: “You can both continue in the next-level course.” This is a statement about your dance skills. It doesn’t automatically mean that two spots have been booked. An invitation with the subject line “Your next course” may also just be an offer that still needs to be accepted.

When moving to the next course, there are three things to distinguish: the recommendation for the next level, your pairing as dance partners, and the actual confirmation of your enrollment. Only the booking confirmation shows which people have been accepted into which follow-up course. One shared record can include both of you. With individual bookings, each person may have their own booking, while an additional pairing links you to each other.

For example: Alex receives an invitation and confirms right away. Sam gets a separate link but doesn’t open it until the weekend. In the meantime, Alex may already be confirmed while Sam’s registration is still pending. The fact that you danced together in the previous course doesn’t close this gap.

If your current levels are already different, the guide to taking a course together when you have different skill levels covers this special case. A simple agreement to be partners is also not the same as having your own spot in the course, as explained in the guide to guaranteed participation in a Singles course.

A shared calendar prevents you from booking the same course on different days of the week.
A shared calendar prevents you from booking the same course on different days of the week.

Continue your booking together in six steps

  1. Choose the specific follow-up course

    Choose the planned follow-up course and its start date, not just the label “Level 2”. A Tuesday class and a Thursday class may have the same name but belong to separate groups. Add your preferred class to your shared calendar.

  2. Identify the booking type

    Open the invitation or registration and check: Are you booking two people in one transaction, or does each person get their own access? For a group booking, two participants must be registered; a single contact field alone doesn't tell you this.

  3. Carry over your partner pairing

    Use the option to carry over your pairing from the previous course if it is shown. If the partner field is empty, enter your previous dance partner using the designated identifier. What matters is the assignment to the new course, not the entry in the old participant profile.

  4. Submit the required confirmations

    With two personal links, each person confirms their own booking. With a joint booking, you complete the process for both of you after you’ve agreed. After that, no required second step should still be shown as pending.

  5. Confirm that both people are enrolled

    Read the final message: a joint confirmation must include both of you; two separate confirmations must be for the same next course. “Request received” or “Invitation sent” does not confirm enrollment. Save the final acceptance, not just the receipt confirmation.

  6. Identify a remaining gap

    If a clear pair assignment or the enrollment of a person is missing, send the provider one specific follow-up question: “Have Alex and Sam been enrolled together in the intermediate course on Tuesday and assigned as a dance couple?” Include any existing booking numbers instead of booking again just to be safe.

Small actions with a big impact

This way

  • Use the stored participant ID of the dancer
  • Open your personal confirmation links in your own account
  • Use an existing invitation to continue

Not like this

  • Enter only a nickname in the partner field
  • Open both links without checking them in the same account you're logged into
  • Create a second booking in addition to the invitation

Your quick transition check

Before submitting

Preparation

After completion

Archive

Before your first follow-up lesson

Start

Frequently Asked Questions

  1. Once a stated acceptance deadline has passed, the invitation is no longer a reliable basis for securing a place together. Whether places are still available depends on the course. Reopen the existing request: an expired invitation is different from a booking that has already been completed and confirmed.

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