Do I need a PRS Music Licence?
Yes, “any location or premises, outside of home, where music is played from clubs to concert halls, from discos to dentists waiting rooms and from trains to takeaways. The owner/proprieter of the premises is normally responsible for obtaining a PRS Music Licence for the public performance of copyright music.” (www.mcps-prs-alliance.co.uk). If you do not obtain a PRS music licence and continue to play music in your dance studio you will be breaking the law and may be fined. The Tariff for Dance Schools was agreed between PRS and the Teachers’ Committee of the British Dance Council. The Annual Charges are a small percentage of actual takings: 1% from dance tuition classes; 2% from practice or club dances. (www.mcps-prs-alliance.co.
