Does anyone have any advice on how to start? Do I need insurense?Advice on starting a teen dance club?
You sure will need insurance. You will need a rather large amount of money or be able to borrow a lot to get things going. The location is important. Can't have it where adult business are near.
Should have it open much more than two nights per week. Not very likely to be able to pay the bills that way. Open it after school until seven in the evening during the week and offer study area where students can help each other.
You most likely will need to get the proper licenses and permits to do this. You will have to have adults to oversee the place at all times there are teens in it.
Much more involved when it comes to dealing with under age people.Advice on starting a teen dance club?
Do you have a location? In high school, my friends and I were fortunate enough to find an opportunity at a venue that supplied stereo/dj equip/lights/sound/smoke/dancefloor, tables and chairs, vending machines, and a pizza shop across the street. We just had to work there and advertise.
Underage clubs are not very common, partly because all that stuff is expensive and there is no revenue from alcohol. You might consider just getting together at somebody's house. A lot of bowling alleys have laser bowling with music and a club-like feel and a lot of live music performances are all ages.
If you do start a club and you want to generate a large audience, you'll have to really promote it, preferably before you open. To reach 14-18 year olds, you can probably advertise at (your) high school (word-of-mouth, bulletin boards?/hallways, morning news? daily bulletin? newspaper?) as well as online at social networking sites, maybe the mall or at school sporting events, and at other schools. Be creative. Good luck. It should be fun and a good learning experience.
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