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    Fred Astaire Dance Studios vs Soccer Shots Businesses

    Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

    Fred Astaire Dance Studios2026 FDDSSSoccer Shots Businesses2025 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Fred Astaire Dance Studios

    $298,000 – $665,000

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 32

    Soccer Shots Businesses

    $42,950 – $54,300

    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 20

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Fred Astaire Dance Studios

    $35,000

    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 20

    Soccer Shots Businesses

    $36,500

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14

    Royalty · Item 6

    Fred Astaire Dance Studios

    7% · percent of Gross Revenue for the preceding week

    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 22

    Soccer Shots Businesses

    7%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

    Before you compare

    • Fred Astaire Dance Studios figures come from its 2026 FDD and Soccer Shots Businesses figures from its 2025 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Item 19 figures cover the location groups each FDD names (Fred Astaire Dance Studios: 3, Soccer Shots Businesses: 20). Different groups are not directly comparable.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Fred Astaire Dance Studios

    $298,000 – $665,000
    TOTAL
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 32

    Soccer Shots Businesses

    $42,950 – $54,300
    TOTAL ESTIMATED START-UP COSTS
    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 20
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Fred Astaire Dance Studios

    $35,000
    2026 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 20

    Soccer Shots Businesses

    $36,500
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 14
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Fred Astaire Dance Studios

    7% · percent of Gross Revenue for the preceding week
    Royalty Fee
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 22

    Soccer Shots Businesses

    7%
    Royalty Fee — current rate
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Fred Astaire Dance Studios

    $150/mo
    Advertising Fees — per month
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 22

    Soccer Shots Businesses

    1%
    Brand Fund Fee — current rate — 1%
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 15

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Fred Astaire Dance Studios

    285
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 86

    Soccer Shots Businesses

    Not available
    No reviewed outlet counts
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Fred Astaire Dance Studios

    +39
    Calculated: 246 at end of 2023 → 285 at end of 2025

    Soccer Shots Businesses

    Not available
    Only one year reported
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Fred Astaire Dance Studios

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Soccer Shots Businesses

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    Fred Astaire Dance Studios

    Not expressly stated
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 11

    Soccer Shots Businesses

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Fred Astaire Dance Studios

    1995
    2026 FDD · Item 1 · PDF p. 10

    Soccer Shots Businesses

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Fred Astaire Dance Studios
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record
    $85,567 – $4,117,263
    range Gross Revenue
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 85
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record
    $624,953
    median Gross Revenue
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 81
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — "all Mature Studios"; a “Mature Studio” is any Studio in the United States that…
    $250,000
    other For 2025, the Performance Standards are: YEAR OF OPERATION PERFORMANCE STANDARD 2 $250,000 3 $312,476.66 4 $343,724.33 5 $374,971.99
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 85
    SSSoccer Shots Businesses
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 92 Multi-Territory Reporting Franchisees, 2024 calendar year.
    37 percent
    other Schedule 8, Total Registrations per Multi-Territory Reporting Franchisee
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 52
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 58 Single Territory Reporting Franchisees, 2024 calendar year.
    72.3 percent
    other Schedule 9, Owner Discretionary Profit / EBITDA per Single Territory Reporting Franchisee
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 53
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — 46 Reporting Franchisees with two Territories, for the 2024 calendar year.
    $1,716,744
    other Schedule 2, Gross Sales with Two Territories
    2025 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 47
    +17 more groups in the full report

    Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.

    Fred Astaire Dance Studios vs Soccer Shots Businesses: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Fred Astaire Dance Studios or Soccer Shots Businesses?
    Fred Astaire Dance Studios: $298,000 – $665,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 32); Soccer Shots Businesses: $42,950 – $54,300 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 20). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Soccer Shots Businesses. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    How do Fred Astaire Dance Studios and Soccer Shots Businesses royalties compare?
    Fred Astaire Dance Studios: 7% · percent of Gross Revenue for the preceding week (2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 22); Soccer Shots Businesses: 7% (2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14). Royalties as disclosed in Item 6; other recurring fees are listed separately.
    Do Fred Astaire Dance Studios and Soccer Shots Businesses disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Fred Astaire Dance Studios has reviewed Item 19 figures for 3 location groups; Soccer Shots Businesses has reviewed Item 19 figures for 20 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

    Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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