Part-time dance classes in a hired hall

Parents of children and teens, plus adults wanting a fun fitness or social class.

Term fees or casual class fees per student. Add a end-of-year concert, costume fees and trial classes once you have regular groups.

• Dance teaching experience in your chosen style
• Patience and clear communication with kids and parents
• Organising timetables, music and enrolments

• Public liability insurance, and check whether hall owners require their own cover
• Working with Children Check, required in most states and territories for teaching kids (check your state's requirements)
• Music licensing for playing music in classes, check with licensing bodies such as OneMusic Australia
• Child safety policies and a first aid certificate
• Register an ABN and check when GST registration applies

Startup costs are typically around $800 to $4,000, depending on your equipment, music setup, insurance, hall hire and marketing. These are estimates, and hiring a hall by the hour means you avoid the cost of a lease.

Estimated monthly revenue is typically around $600 to $4,000, depending on how many classes you run, how many students attend and what you charge. These are estimates only, and revenue is before costs such as hall hire.

Check Working with Children Check requirements in your state, public liability insurance (and whether the hall needs its own cover), music licensing such as OneMusic Australia, child safety policies, a first aid certificate, and ABN and GST registration.