2006-10-27 07:01:46 · 4 answers · asked by sexymamadouggof3 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Dancing
You need a to get a large space with a smooth wooden floor.
Make sure the floor is a good size. It is the best if it is "suspended", it is the worst if it just wood laid on top of concrete.
You probably need a business licence, too.
You'll need to think what is your target audience, i.e. who will be your student - children? teenages? adults? All of the above? Is is strictly ballet? Is is ballet in the mornings and ballroom in the evenings?
Once you have floor and the business licence you can advertize and teach and figure out what classes are the most in demand in your area, and you can hire more instructors, and you can rent the floor out on an hourly basis to independent instructors.
I don't know about qualification in other styles of dancing. In ballroom, you can do as much as win the World title several times (makes you very popular and good) or you can take syllabus exams (makes you officially qualified to teach) or you can do as little as nothing at all - noone is really checking. The "pro" in ballroom is somebody who charges money to teach dancing.
2006-10-27 14:06:37 · answer #1 · answered by Snowflake 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can start out by shmoosing the principal of some elementary or high school and offer after-school dance classes in their gym. That's how a very prominent dance teacher in my city (Winnipeg) started out. If you're good at what you do, you'll gain a reputation, attract more students, and then you'll be able to take the plunge and buy/lease yourself an actual studio and hire additional teachers. You'll probably need a business loan for that.
If you're wondering about qualifications, you apparently need to take syllabus exams in order to teach, although that's not required if you're self-employed. It would definitely impress the parents enrolling their kids though, and impressing people is necessary if you want a clientle.
2006-10-27 14:13:24 · answer #2 · answered by randiradio 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dance qualifications to teach
Money to invest in a studio or a financial backer willing to put up the money
A good business plan
Good insurance (including public liabilities insurance)
Make sure that you have licensing to use the music that you want to use (or be prepared to work with unlicensed stuff that is poor quaility)
2006-10-27 14:10:42 · answer #3 · answered by Jez 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Learn how to dance first.
2006-10-27 14:09:53 · answer #4 · answered by tell it like it is 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋