Start a samba performance group and workshops

Event organisers, councils and festival teams, businesses, schools, and private clients booking parties or celebrations.

Performance fees per booking, workshop fees per group or per head, and membership or rehearsal fees from dancers who join the troupe.

• Choreography and group leadership
• Performing confidently
• Organising rehearsals and bookings
• Networking with event organisers

• Public liability insurance, and check whether it covers performers and outdoor events
• Music licensing for public performance, check what the venue or organiser already holds
• If dancers are paid regularly, check their employment or self-employed status with HMRC guidance
• Costumes and heels can be costly and need to be safe for outdoor use
• Bookings are seasonal and often cluster in summer, so plan your cash flow
• Check if outdoor events or parades need permission from the organiser or council

Estimates suggest startup costs are typically around £1,000 to £5,000, depending on costumes, insurance, sound equipment and marketing. Costumes and heels can be costly and need to be safe for outdoor use.

Monthly revenue is typically estimated at around £500 to £4,000, depending on how many bookings and workshops you win. Bookings are seasonal and often cluster in summer, so plan your cash flow for quieter months.

Check public liability insurance covers performers and outdoor events, and what music licensing the venue or organiser already holds. Check HMRC guidance on whether regularly paid dancers are employed or self-employed, and whether parades or outdoor events need permission from the organiser or council.