FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
• That's a lot of classes. Are classes mandatory, or can we take breaks?
• I can only come for Saturday & Sunday. Will that be a problem? Is there a reduced price?
• I would like to come for only 1 or 2 classes, on a drop-in basis. Will that be possible? Is there a reduced price?
• Will TIPDI really make me amazing?
Scroll down for the amazing, informative answers!
Other frequent questions: See our "Is TIPDI for Me & My Dance Background?" page for answers.
• I only know 1 of the partner dances. I never took ballet, modern, or any African dance. Am I going to be okay at TIPDI?
• I know Classical or Ethnic or Theater dance*, but I have not studied any of the partner dances. Am I going to be okay at TIPDI? *(Ballet, Modern, African & African Diaspora, Contemporary, Jazz, Musical Theater Dance, Classical Indian, Classical Balinese)
• I know WCS, or Salsa, or Tango. How exactly will Ballet, Modern, and Afro-Haitian improve my dancing?
• I know Ballet, or Modern, or African, or Theater Dance. How exactly will WCS, Salsa, and Tango improve my dancing?
• I'm a break-on-1 Salsa dancer. Will your classes be "On 2"? Will I be okay?
• I know Ballroom, or Hustle, or Zook, or Lindy, or Balboa, or Ceroc, or Blues, or East Coast Swing, or Hand Dancing, or Jitterbug, or Bugg, or Boogie Woogie. But I don't know the 3 partner dances you are doing. Am I going to be okay at TIPDI?
• I can only come for Saturday & Sunday. Will that be a problem? Is there a reduced price?
• I would like to come for only 1 or 2 classes, on a drop-in basis. Will that be possible? Is there a reduced price?
• Will TIPDI really make me amazing?
Scroll down for the amazing, informative answers!
Other frequent questions: See our "Is TIPDI for Me & My Dance Background?" page for answers.
• I only know 1 of the partner dances. I never took ballet, modern, or any African dance. Am I going to be okay at TIPDI?
• I know Classical or Ethnic or Theater dance*, but I have not studied any of the partner dances. Am I going to be okay at TIPDI? *(Ballet, Modern, African & African Diaspora, Contemporary, Jazz, Musical Theater Dance, Classical Indian, Classical Balinese)
• I know WCS, or Salsa, or Tango. How exactly will Ballet, Modern, and Afro-Haitian improve my dancing?
• I know Ballet, or Modern, or African, or Theater Dance. How exactly will WCS, Salsa, and Tango improve my dancing?
• I'm a break-on-1 Salsa dancer. Will your classes be "On 2"? Will I be okay?
• I know Ballroom, or Hustle, or Zook, or Lindy, or Balboa, or Ceroc, or Blues, or East Coast Swing, or Hand Dancing, or Jitterbug, or Bugg, or Boogie Woogie. But I don't know the 3 partner dances you are doing. Am I going to be okay at TIPDI?
That's a lot of classes. Are classes mandatory, or can we take breaks?
We are all adults at TIPDI, and you are welcome to take a break whenever you need to! That said, we hope you will push yourself to participate as fully as possible. The only way to get better at dancing is to DO it, and we want you to become amazing! Also, the classes will be interwoven into a coherent curriculum, meaning that later classes will assume knowledge of the earlier classes. So if you want to take breaks, we recommend you either stay in the studio and watch the class, or try to postpone your breaks until as late in the weekend as possible — that way, there won't be as much new stuff built on the stuff you missed. Register now!
I can only come for Saturday & Sunday. Or only on Friday & Saturday. Will that be a problem? Is there a reduced price?
You are very welcome to come only for Friday and Saturday. Or only Saturday and Sunday, if you must miss Friday. You will see a "2 Day" option on our Registration page, with a moderately reduced price. We are asking the teachers to try to plan for this. In general, the classes at TIPDI are cumulative overall, with each lesson building on the previous lessons, so if you miss Friday, you will have to learn extremely intensively during the brief review part of each Saturday class! Register now!
I would like to come for only 1 or 2 classes, on a drop-in basis. Will that be possible? Is there a reduced price?
The short answer is no. The long answer is that TIPDI's classes are cumulative, with each lesson building on the previous ones. That helps everyone learn faster and deeper, but eliminates the possibility of drop-ins. Sorry. Please come for the full TIPDI experience! Register now!
Will TIPDI really make me amazing?
Yes. Actually, you are already amazing, dahling. TIPDI will simply make it much easier for everyone to see that.
Register now!
We are all adults at TIPDI, and you are welcome to take a break whenever you need to! That said, we hope you will push yourself to participate as fully as possible. The only way to get better at dancing is to DO it, and we want you to become amazing! Also, the classes will be interwoven into a coherent curriculum, meaning that later classes will assume knowledge of the earlier classes. So if you want to take breaks, we recommend you either stay in the studio and watch the class, or try to postpone your breaks until as late in the weekend as possible — that way, there won't be as much new stuff built on the stuff you missed. Register now!
I can only come for Saturday & Sunday. Or only on Friday & Saturday. Will that be a problem? Is there a reduced price?
You are very welcome to come only for Friday and Saturday. Or only Saturday and Sunday, if you must miss Friday. You will see a "2 Day" option on our Registration page, with a moderately reduced price. We are asking the teachers to try to plan for this. In general, the classes at TIPDI are cumulative overall, with each lesson building on the previous lessons, so if you miss Friday, you will have to learn extremely intensively during the brief review part of each Saturday class! Register now!
I would like to come for only 1 or 2 classes, on a drop-in basis. Will that be possible? Is there a reduced price?
The short answer is no. The long answer is that TIPDI's classes are cumulative, with each lesson building on the previous ones. That helps everyone learn faster and deeper, but eliminates the possibility of drop-ins. Sorry. Please come for the full TIPDI experience! Register now!
Will TIPDI really make me amazing?
Yes. Actually, you are already amazing, dahling. TIPDI will simply make it much easier for everyone to see that.
Register now!