This practical guide deals with dance teaching in the private sector. It examines the various legal frameworks and operational structures, whether these involve voluntary or commercial dance schools, youth and culture centres (MJC), sports clubs or public institutions. The document emphasises that dance teaching is a regulated profession, requiring a state-recognised qualification for classical, contemporary and jazz dance. It explores the various ways in which the profession is practised, notably as an employee or a self-employed person, and warns of the risks associated with ‘false self-employment’, which may lead to the reclassification of the arrangement as an employment contract and penalties for undeclared work. The factsheet focuses on these two main employment statuses, without going into detail about setting up commercial companies.