Full Dance School with Your Own Studio

Families paying monthly or term fees, adult students, and parents paying for recitals, costumes and extra programs.

Monthly tuition per student, registration fees, costume and recital fees, plus camps, birthday parties and studio rentals to other instructors.

• Dance teaching experience
• Managing and scheduling instructors
• Marketing to local families
• Budgeting and lease management

• Commercial lease terms, as a long lease is a major commitment, so get it reviewed before signing
• Zoning, building and fire code rules for a studio, check with your municipality before leasing
• Commercial general liability insurance and WCB/WSIB coverage once you hire, rules differ by province
• Police record checks with vulnerable sector screening for all staff working with children
• Quebec has its own rules, including French-language requirements for signage and contracts
• Seasonal dips in enrolment in summer and over winter holidays, and heating costs in cold months

Estimates typically run around $15,000 to $60,000 to start, depending on your lease, sprung floor, mirrors and fit-out. A long lease is a major commitment, so have it reviewed before signing.

Estimates suggest monthly revenue of typically around $4,000 to $20,000, depending on enrolment, the staff you hire and extra programs such as recitals. Summer and winter holiday dips can affect revenue, and it is not profit.

Check zoning, building and fire code rules with your municipality before leasing. Also check commercial general liability insurance, WCB/WSIB coverage once you hire, police record checks with vulnerable sector screening for staff, and Quebec French-language rules for signage and contracts.