Fred Astaire Franchised Dance Studio (Area Representative) franchise: cost, fees & unit track record
Opening a Fred Astaire Franchised Dance Studio (Area Representative) franchise takes $216,300 – $1,637,550 all-in, per its franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05). The initial franchise fee is not disclosed in the filings we cover. Anything the filings do not state is marked "Not disclosed" below — never estimated.
Fred Astaire Franchised Dance Studio (Area Representative) franchise costs and fees
| Verification mark | Cost item | Low | High | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise feeOne-time, paid to the franchisor at signing | Not disclosed1 | Not disclosed1 | ||
| Initial investment (all-in)FDD Item 7-derived range: build-out, equipment, opening costs | $216,300 | $1,637,550 | $216,300 to $1,637,550 | |
| Net worth requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | Not disclosed1 | Not disclosed1 | ||
| Liquid cash requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | Not disclosed1 | Not disclosed1 | ||
| Cash to open (all-in range) | $216,300 | $1,637,550 | $216,300 to $1,637,550 | |
- 1 "Not disclosed" means Fred Astaire Franchised Dance Studio (Area Representative)'s filings do not state this figure. We publish the gap instead of estimating it.
| RoyaltyOngoing, % of sales | Not disclosed |
|---|---|
| Ad fundOngoing, % of sales | Up to 2% |
| Initial termLength of the first franchise agreement | 10 years |
How Fred Astaire Franchised Dance Studio (Area Representative)'s cost compares
A dollar figure means more with a yardstick. Here is where Fred Astaire Franchised Dance Studio (Area Representative)'s disclosed cost sits against the Education & Arts category:
- Minimum startup cost of $216,300 — about 2.2× the Education & Arts median of $100,538.
Category medians are computed from the Education & Arts brands in our data that disclosed each figure — a benchmark for scale, not a quality judgment. See all Education & Arts franchises
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How Fred Astaire Franchised Dance Studio (Area Representative)'s units have held up
Openings and closures from FDD Item 20-style unit history, 2019–2022: began the window at 11 units; 16 units opened, 2 closed, ending at 27 units.
What about earnings?
We don't publish per-brand earnings figures — for Fred Astaire Franchised Dance Studio (Area Representative) or anyone else. The only primary source is Item 19 of the brand's own franchise disclosure document (FDD), and no law requires a franchisor to publish one, so the "average owner income" numbers circulating elsewhere are usually unsourced or survivorship-biased. Ask Fred Astaire Franchised Dance Studio (Area Representative) for its current FDD and read Item 19 yourself — and if there is no Item 19, that silence is information too.
What this data can't tell you
Everything on this page comes from disclosure filings — fees, ranges, and unit counts. Four questions that matter just as much are not in any filing we can source, so we say so instead of guessing:
- The hours and the labor
- No dataset field says whether Fred Astaire Franchised Dance Studio (Area Representative) is a manage-from-a-laptop business or a 60-hour week in disguise. Item 15 of the FDD states whether you're obligated to run the business personally, and Item 11 lists what the franchisor actually does for you — then ask current owners what their week looks like (validation calls), not the sales team.
- How hands-on the ownership really is
- "Semi-absentee" is a pitch, not a filing field. Treat any hands-off claim as unverified until it's consistent with Item 15 and with what multiple current franchisees tell you — what absentee ownership actually means.
- Your territory — whether it's protected, and whether it's open
- Two territory questions sit outside our data. Whether Fred Astaire Franchised Dance Studio (Area Representative) grants a protected or exclusive area is set in Item 12 of the FDD and varies brand to brand — some grant none, and the carve-outs (online sales, national accounts) matter as much as the map. And filing data can't say what's open in your market this month; only Fred Astaire Franchised Dance Studio (Area Representative) can confirm current availability. Ask both before you inquire, and get the answer in writing.
- What owners earn
- Covered honestly above: our dataset has no earnings fields, the only primary source is the brand's own Item 19, and here is how to read that evidence.
About the Fred Astaire Franchised Dance Studio (Area Representative) franchise
Fred Astaire Franchised Dance Studio (Area Representative) is an education & arts franchisor with 27 units at the end of 2022 (FDD Item 20-style unit history). Between 2019 and 2022, it began the window at 11 units; its filings record 16 unit openings and 2 closures, ending at 27 units. Its parent company is FADS Holding, LLC.
Disclosure filings report 10 franchise-related lawsuits. Review Item 3 of the FDD. (as of 2026-05)
From the franchisor's materials
The franchised business being offered is FRED ASTAIRE DANCE STUDIOS® area representative businesses that solicit and screen prospective franchisees for, and assist FADSU in providing certain services.
Fred Astaire Franchised Dance Studio (Area Representative) franchise: quick answers
- How much does a Fred Astaire Franchised Dance Studio (Area Representative) franchise cost?
- $216,300 – $1,637,550 all-in to open, per Fred Astaire Franchised Dance Studio (Area Representative)'s franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05).
- How many Fred Astaire Franchised Dance Studio (Area Representative) units are there?
- 27 units at the end of 2022 (FDD Item 20-style unit history).
- How have Fred Astaire Franchised Dance Studio (Area Representative)'s units held up?
- 92.6% of units at risk between 2020 and 2022 did not close, per our metric recomputed from FDD Item 20-style unit history (methodology published on our verification page).