Samba Performance Group and Event Workshops

Festival organizers, event planners, restaurants, corporate clients, private party hosts, cultural associations and schools.

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

• Choreography and performance experience
• Organizing and leading a group
• Marketing and networking
• Cultural knowledge of samba

• General liability insurance, many venues and events ask for proof of cover
• Workers' compensation rules if you hire dancers, and whether they count as contractors or employees: check your state's rules
• Costume and travel costs can reduce profit on small gigs
• Bookings can be seasonal, with busy periods around summer festivals and Carnival season

Startup costs are typically estimated at around $1,000 to $5,000, depending on costumes, rehearsal space rental, insurance and marketing. Costume and travel costs can reduce profit on small gigs.

Monthly revenue is typically estimated at around $800 to $4,000, depending on how many bookings you win, your fees and the size of your group. Bookings can be seasonal, with busy periods around summer festivals and Carnival season.

Check general liability insurance, since many venues ask for proof of cover. If you hire dancers, check workers' compensation rules and whether they count as contractors or employees under your state's rules.