Sorry AggieD, I can't quite follow the logic of this. It appears that collecting money for your performance is OK as long as you don't actually need the money collected or if it goes to someone else.

I am not knocking collecting for charity but if you are dancing for the fun of it and to improve - why should people be expected to pay you as performers (wherever the money eventually ends up)? Why do you not also just go out and do it?