Is the Ballroom Dressmaker School right for you?

DRESS FIT+CONFIDENCE: What percentage of your past and current dresses fit well overall, and/or are comfortable?

This includes custom-made by a professional dressmaker, off-the-rack or practice dresses, and costumes you made for yourself.

DRESS FIT+CONFIDENCE: What percentage of your past and current dresses do you have to alter so they fit better?

This includes custom-made by a professional dressmaker, off-the-rack or practice dresses.  Please account for dresses you made for yourself that do not fit as nicely as you would like.

DRESS FIT+CONFIDENCE: What percentage of your past and current dresses offer good bust support?

Please include dresses for yourself or your teens who require bust support.  Take into account "professionally" made dresses, off-the-rack or stock dresses, and costumes you made for yourself.

DRESS FIT+CONFIDENCE: If you could improve three things on your past or current dresses, what would those items be?

In other words, what is the common theme or common dress elements you do not like on most or all of your dresses?

DRESS FIT+CONFIDENCE: How do you FEEL wearing your current competition or show dresses?

Do you like the way you feel?  If yes, please describe what you like about how each dress makes you feel.

If you do not like the way you feel in your dresses, please indicate what is "wrong" and how you would rather feel.

DRESS FIT+CONFIDENCE: How important is it that your competition ballgowns fit well, and/or are comfortable?

DRESS FIT+CONFIDENCE:  Feel free to share any dress fit or confidence issues you struggle with in your dance ballgowns. 

How did you hear about the Ballroom Dressmaker School?

Check all that apply.

SEWING: Do you know how to sew? What is your experience level? What do you like to sew?

Your sewing confidence does NOT determine your eligibility to enroll in the dressmaker school.

In fact, most beginning sewists do really well in the dressmaker school because they watch every video and do not skip steps like some experienced dressmakers are prone to doing.

This is so I know best how to help you, and so you have more patience with yourself when first beginning.

SEWING: Which dressmaker equipment do you have?

NOTES: 

1. A sewing machine is required to make your own Latin, Country or Skate dresses. 
   • Any age machine is okay as long as it works.
   • All dresses are made using straight stitches and zig zags.  No embroidery or fancy stitches are necessary.
2. A dress form is highly recommended and a worthwhile investment.
3. A serger/overlock machine is suggested. 
   • However, if needed, it can wait until you make and sell a dress or two. :-)

TIP: Fabrics, zippers, rhinestones, and other physical items can be purchased after you design a new dress.

SEWING: Can you dedicate 10-20 hours per month to dressmaking?

If yes, you can make a dress in two to three months. 

If time is short, the dresses take longer to complete.  That's it.  There is no great trauma if it takes you a year to make your first dress.

Enroll today and begin making glorious dresses! 

TIME+MONEY: If money and time were no object, how many dance dresses would you buy or make each year?

All TIME+MONEY questions are intended for yourself if you compete or perform in Ballroom or Latin Dancesport, Country or Line Dance, as well as for your children if they dance.

TIME+MONEY: How many dresses do you actually buy or make every year?

TIME+MONEY: On average, how much do you spend on each dress you buy or make?

Please pretend the $ is your currency.

TIME+MONEY: Based on questions the previous two questions, how much money do you spend each year on your dance dresses?

TIME+MONEY: What is the total average you spend on dancing every year, not counting dresses?

Please include estimates for all competition entry fees, cost of paying your instructor at each event, hotels, airfare, train, rental car, food and professional hair or makeup.  Also include your estimated total cost of monthly coaching, group classes, performance props, boots, blades, shoes, tights, etc.

This may be a private matter for you.  Therefore, you do not have to answer this question in the little boxes below. 

The point is for YOU TO KNOW how much you invest each year so you understand how important, and logical, it is for you to also invest in how you look and feel in your dresses.  When you look and feel better in your dresses, you perform better so you get a better return on your non-dress expenses.  Make sense?

TIME+MONEY: Please estimate how much time you spend searching for a dress to buy, and/or making each dress.

This includes searching for online for used, new, or "ready-made" dresses, as well as looking at or trying on dresses at competitions. 

Also include time invested searching for fabrics, rhinestones, creating your design, and all steps required for making a dress.

TIME+MONEY: Based on your total time and money investments, do you feel it is worth $4,499 to learn to make hundreds of competition quality dresses that will save you money and help you have better fitting dresses?

NOTE 1: When you sew your own dresses, the average dress will cost between $150 and $1,800 depending on the fabrics, rhinestones and other items required for the dress.

NOTE 2: The average "hand-made" dress takes 15-60 hours to make.  The more complex the dress and the more rhinestones it has, the longer the dress takes to create.

NOTE 3:  After enrolling in the school, your first two dresses are the most time-consuming because you are watching the videos in the school and making the dress at the same time.  Watch. Create. Repeat.

NOTE 4: Due to the release schedule of the ten modules in the dressmaker school, your first Sew Like A Pro™ dress can be made as quickly as six to ten weeks.  Subsequent dresses are easier and faster because you have more experience and because may not have to watch the videos again.

Enroll today and begin making glorious dresses! 

What type of dance (or skate) do you, or your daughters, do?

Choose all that apply.

If you need short Latin-Skate skirts, click here to learn about the CompletePLUS Program where you get more skirt styles than what is included in the Ballroom School ... and you get advanced dressmaker training!

What are my next steps?

1)  SAVE THIS WORKSHEET.

Click the pink "save worksheet" button in the upper right hand corner to save this worksheet.  You may go back and edit this form at any time.

2) CONTINUE LEARNING ABOUT THE SCHOOL.

Return to the Ballroom webpage.

3) GET YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

Schedule a free 30-minute consultation with Teresa Sigmon, the creator of the Ballroom Dressmaker School and all things Sew Like A Pro™.

4)  ENROLL IN THE BALLROOM DRESSMAKER SCHOOL.

Why wait to begin making stunning dresses at a fraction of the cost of buying a "professionally" made dress?

Enroll in the Ballroom School today.

5)  LEAVE A COMMENT BELOW IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SHARE OR A QUESTION.