Company Overview: This dance education business was established in 1983 and serves students across a major East Coast metropolitan market, with added reach to domestic and international students. The company provides in-person dance training for children, adults, recreational students, and pre-professional dancers. It has operated for over four decades and has built a strong name in its field through long-term teaching quality, broad class offerings, and a steady role in the local arts market. The business is not remote and depends on a physical studio setting, but it may be relocatable with the right facility. Product & Customer Base: The company earns most of its income from study programs. Its main divisions include open classes, international and certificate-style programs, and youth programs. Open classes are the largest part of the business and let students choose classes by level, style, and schedule. The international and certificate programs serve students who enroll for set study periods and often pay in advance. The youth program runs on a semester model and also collects tuition in advance. Revenue is spread across many students on a per-class or per-program basis, with no major customer concentration noted. Smaller revenue streams include performances, studio and theater rentals, a café, and limited merchandise. Operations & Team: The business runs through a clear department structure. The owner is active in leadership, strategy, artistic direction, sales, and daily oversight, while a business manager helps coordinate departments, planning, hiring, and general operations. A school operations lead manages class schedules, room use, teacher coordination, and space rentals. A separate youth department handles class placement, student levels, parent contact, and daily needs for younger students. A marketing team supports all programs, while front desk staff handle student check-in and customer service. A dedicated staff member supports international students. Teachers are hired already trained, front desk staff can be trained in about two weeks, and office staff in about one month. Teacher turnover is very limited. Growth: The business was hurt by the pandemic, but the open class division has recovered more quickly than the youth and international programs. Those two divisions are still below prior levels, which creates a clear path to regain lost volume. The company also benefits from prepaid tuition in several programs and a broad student base, which helps reduce customer concentration risk. Growth can come from stronger advertising, more publicity, added domestic and international audition efforts, rebuilding youth enrollment, expanding international enrollment, increasing theater rentals, and making targeted studio and theater upgrades. The business is also pursuing accreditation for its certificate program, which may improve student financing access if completed. Transition: The owner is seeking a sale or strategic partner to bring in capital, support continued recovery, and fund growth in infrastructure, marketing, and program development. The owner is open to remaining involved as manager or director, which could shorten the handoff. If a buyer plans to run the business directly, the owner expects a longer handover will be needed. The current team may also support the transition if they choose to remain. A practical transition period of 6 to 12 months is available to help with operations, staff knowledge, program planning, student relationships, and buyer onboarding. 📍 New York, NY 💰 Asking Price: $880,000 View the full listing on Baton: redacted Interested? Message me or visit the link above to learn more and request access to the data room.