Course, membership or punch card
Which one is right comes down to a single question: how predictable are your weeks? Everything else follows from that.
€119six weeks
No need to book: you are pre-registered for all six classes. Just turn up each week.
Only up to Improvers 2. Beginners 1 and 2, Improvers 1 and 2. Above that there are no courses.
from €55per month
You choose your classes yourself, across nights, locations and both dances. The more you dance, the less each class costs.
3, 6 or 12 months to start. After that it continues monthly, with one month's notice to stop.
€18–€4001 to 30 classes
A number of classes, used whenever it suits you. Nothing runs on while you are away.
Not valid for the courses. Beginners and improvers courses have their own price.
The things people actually weigh against each other.
| Course | Membership | Punch card | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What you commit to | Six weeks | 3, 6 or 12 months, then monthly | Nothing |
| Renews by itself | No | Yes, monthly after the first period | No |
| Booking each class | Not needed, you are enrolled | You book them yourself | You book them yourself |
| If you miss a week | The class passes | Make it up on another night | The class stays on the card |
| Different nights and locations | No, one fixed slot | Yes | Yes |
| Salsa and bachata together | One at a time | Yes | Yes |
| Which levels | Beginners 1 – Improvers 2 | All levels | All levels except the courses |
| Price per class | About €20 | Lowest, and lower the more you dance | €13.33 – €18 |
From Intermediate 1 upwards a membership or punch card is required, and you need a medal from a teacher before you can book at that level.
Two rules of thumb that settle it for most people.
Take the course. You cannot buy anything else for Beginners 1 anyway, and a fixed group is the reason people make it past week three.
Take a membership. At two classes a week it is already cheaper than any punch card, and you can make up what you miss.