Salsa workshops for events and workplaces

Businesses booking team events, party hosts, venues wanting entertainment and community organisers.

A fixed fee per workshop or a per-head price, often with a minimum charge, plus repeat bookings from venues and event planners.

• Teaching mixed-ability groups quickly
• Energetic, friendly presence
• Organising bookings and travel
• Adapting a class to a venue and group size

• Public liability insurance, which venues and corporate clients often ask to see
• Music licensing: check what applies when you play music at events and in venues
• Check venue rules on floors, noise and capacity before you book
• Bookings can be seasonal and uneven, so don't rely on them for steady income at first
• Working with children (for school events) needs a check, so confirm your state's requirements

Startup costs are typically around $300 to $1,500, depending on your sound equipment, insurance and how you promote your workshops. These are estimates, so get quotes for insurance and gear before you commit.

Monthly revenue is typically around $300 to $2,500, depending on how many bookings you win and what you charge. Bookings can be seasonal and uneven, so don't rely on them for steady income at first.

Check public liability insurance, which venues and corporate clients often ask to see, and what music licensing applies when you play music. Also check venue rules on floors, noise and capacity, and your state's requirements for school events with children.