I'm a beginner ice dancer still working on my preliminary dances (Dutch Waltz, Canasta Tango, Rhythm Blues). I currently take lessons under a local coach, who is the only one qualified to teach ice dance in my rink.
There is a visiting high-level ice dance coach in my rink. He's from the UK, NCCP Level 4 (the masters level is Level 5). I'd love to take lessons from him, since it'd be nice to know techniques from a high-level ice dancer.
Now here's the problem. His hourly rate is 3x as much as that of my current coach. He also does only 1-hour sessions, and won't do half-hour ones. At this point, I can only afford 1 hour from him every month, since I still plan to keep my current coach (I figured it would be better to have someone watch me on a more regular basis.)
Does it make sense for a beginner like me to take lessons from a high-level coach? If so, is it better to start the lessons while I'm still doing preliminary dance, or should I wait until I do pre-bronze or higher?
Thanks a lot!