Number one with a bullet -- speeding up progress in dance

[phoenix13]

The idea for this thread came from another PDOer who mentioned having been told that she and her partner made as much progress in a few years as many couples make in twenty years.

This got me thinking. I think  most of us would love to hear that we were making exceptionally quick progress in our dance studies.  But the question I have is HOW to get those kinds of speedy results.  More lessons? More practice? Better coaches?  Or does it all come down to natural ability?

What do you think?