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Compare prices for your dance class and convert them fairly

By Bernhard De LucaUpdated

In short
  • For a fair comparison, convert the price of each dance class to a price per person per 60 minutes of instruction.
  • Divide an explicitly stated couple price by two, but not a per-person price.
  • Count the included class sessions and subtract any stated breaks from the session length.
  • Required registration fees are part of the amount being compared. For monthly fees, also count paid months without classes.

A low price on an offer card can seem expensive when you compare it against the wrong benchmark. Especially with couple pricing and monthly fees, the fine print determines how much instruction you’re actually paying for.

You need these details to calculate

  • Two or three offers in the same currency
  • Price per person or couple
  • Comparison period and included lesson dates
  • Lesson minutes per session or listed breaks
  • Mandatory fees for the same booking scope
  • Calculator and notepad

The hourly price needs a fixed reference point

A dance course price per hour is only meaningful if “hour” means the same thing everywhere. A session described as a dance lesson does not have to last 60 minutes. So use one person and 60 minutes of instruction as a common reference point. That way, you compare the amount of instruction, not its quality: group size, corrections and course level are not part of the denominator in your calculation.

For this guide, we use three entirely fictional offers, not current prices on udansa: A costs 180 euros per couple for six sessions of 90 minutes each, including a specified 15-minute break. B costs 120 euros per person for eight sessions with 60 minutes of instruction each. C costs 40 euros per person per month, plus a one-time 15-euro registration fee. During the defined three-month comparison period, C offers ten sessions with 60 minutes of instruction each due to school holidays.

All three examples represent comparable group instruction. When you sign up together for a partner dance course, taking part as a couple does not automatically mean that the displayed price covers both of you. To help you find the right fit, you can also check which dance course for adults is right for you. Keep that decision separate from the price calculation.

Keeping reference points helps you assess another offer later without making new assumptions.
Keeping reference points helps you assess another offer later without making new assumptions.

Setting the same standard in seven steps

  1. Set the comparison framework

    Compare two or three offers for the same course type and level side by side on udansa. Note the currency and booking scope: for a course block, use the total price for the whole block; for recurring fees, specify the period covered.

  2. Assigning the price to one person

    Only divide explicitly stated couple prices by two: A costs 180 ÷ 2 = 90 euros per person. B remains at 120 euros, C at 40 euros per month; having two participants does not make these per-person prices half as expensive.

  3. Count the included sessions

    Use six sessions for A and eight for B. For C, count the actual class sessions in the three-month period: ten instead of a flat twelve. Weeks off during holidays with no classes increase the price per class if the fee continues.

  4. Add up the lesson minutes

    For A, each session has 90 − 15 = 75 minutes, 450 minutes total. B includes 480 minutes, C 600 minutes. Subtract only explicitly listed breaks; guided practice counts as lesson time, additional free practice time does not.

  5. Include mandatory fees

    For C, include three monthly fees plus the registration fee for the first booking: 3 × 40 + 15 = 135 euros per person. Our examples A and B have no additional fee. Divide any flat fee per couple by two as well.

  6. Convert to 60 minutes of instruction

    Calculate: comparison amount per person ÷ total lesson minutes × 60. A comes to 90 ÷ 450 × 60 = 12 euros, B to 15 euros and C to 13.50 euros. Round only the final result to two decimal places.

  7. Keep the result alongside the amount due

    Note the hourly rate and the full amount due separately. In this example, A is cheaper than B per lesson hour, even though the card shows 180 euros instead of 120. C falls in between; its value explicitly applies to the selected three-month period.

Avoid four common calculation errors

This way

  • Divide a couple's price in half
  • Shorten the 90 minutes, including the break, by the length of the break
  • Offset monthly fees against the actual sessions
  • Allocate the registration fee to the first booking

Not like this

  • Halve the per-person price because you participate as a couple
  • Count each 90-minute session as 1.5 lesson hours
  • Assume four sessions for every paid month
  • Leave the mandatory fee out of the initial comparison

Secure your invoice in three places

During transfer

Data basis

After calculating

Check

Before booking

Decision

Frequently Asked Questions

  1. Without a clear indication of who the price applies to, you can't calculate a reliable hourly rate. A photo of two people dancing or the label “partner dance” isn't enough to prove it. In this one case, ask the provider to confirm who the price applies to and whether any mandatory fees are missing before including the offer in your calculation.

Compare prices for partner dance classes

For offers on udansa, convert the listed price to one person and 60 minutes of instruction.

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