How much is a Fred Astaire Franchised Dance Studio (Area Representative) franchise? $216,300 – $1,637,550 to open, per its disclosure filings
$216,300 – $1,637,550
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) cost table
| 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 |
What's in that number — and what isn't
The $216,300 – $1,637,550 range is derived from Fred Astaire Franchised Dance Studio (Area Representative)'s filed initial-investment disclosure (FDD Item 7 class): build-out, equipment, and opening costs as the franchisor stated them. Your market's real estate, labor, and build-out prices can land you outside it.
Not in the opening number: ongoing royalties (rate not disclosed), the ad-fund contribution of up to 2%, and your operating losses while the unit ramps. Every figure marked "Not disclosed" above is a gap in the filings, not a zero.
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
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.