If growing up in Uganda, a person who

If growing up in Uganda, a person who decided on a career in Music, Dance plus Drama(MDD) was often ridiculed if it is called "Musilu Dala Dala! inch [very very stupid].

Saturday night in

. The hottest dance show; "

" is on. Ugandan musician Jose Chameleon is dancing the

together with Monela, an agile companion coming from "

dance group.

The idol judges are Stephen Rwangyezi of

, Roger Masaba, formerly of

and Sharon O Nalukenge of

and

popularity. Jose gets 6-6-7 from the idol judges. Fellow musician Bobi Wine along with Natasha of

dancers win, YET only because 86 year old ballroom istitutore Christopher Kato had declined in order to participate in this year's show.

Should you be wondering what I am talking about,

is a superb

show in the UK in which various celebrities get to dance with a professional ballerina partner over the season of the show. Judges and the TV audience are able to vote who stays until the maximum winning couple is declared.

And what does

have to do with investing in typically the dance and entertainment sector throughout Uganda, the aim of this article?

Well, We are interested in the future and I can tell you that as long as music(and therefore dance) continues to be the dominant form of enjoyment in Uganda then I will not be shocked if this is where the trend is going, you might be thinking; "not so "Musilu Dala Dala" then hmm? "

Which means that it is a sector worth looking at, yet, a person seeking to invest in a dance group should know as a start without me entering further details that for a party group to survive, they will have to diversify their sources of income or in Ugandan speak, find "side deals" very much like say America's best dance crew champions, the

who now function in videos and on TV shows.

This is the driving force and inspiration of the group. The choreographer thus needs to be at his/best for the company to compete positively. The difference after all between a good in addition to poor group lies with the choreographer's skills.

Sadly there are not many very good dance choreographers and trainers throughout Uganda. There is a huge gap towards be filled in this sector. Other brands 86 year old ball room istitutore Christopher Kato are in the evening of the careers, yet there seems to be simply no ready replacements.

Once you find a good choreographer there is of course a risk he will be "poached" by a rival, We would therefore recommend that you consider "locking" him/her in through offering equity gives in the company, say 10%. This may hopefully ensure stability for the corporation.

A dance group like any frequent company should seriously consider aspects of corporate governance like a board of directors/trustees with regular reporting including fiscal reporting. Other aspects should include well toned policies and human resources skills development. Unfortunately this costs additional money which often a dance group often does not have. Boards of directors need allowances and training companies like declare

are not necessarily cheap.

How many move groups for example get basic delicate skills training like conflict management, motivation, handling stress et al?

In neighbouring Kenya for example, the most prominent groups;

is set up as a trust with a board of trustees guiding it. I would recommend a similar concept for your Ugandan dance sector investor. When you may not start the size of

, the concept of revealing your decisions to independent persons who provide strategic direction is most probably going to result in success.

If you obviously cannot afford a board, how about a new mentor? Stephen Rwangyezi the man guiding

which is most likely the most prominent move group in Uganda has been in the particular sector for over 20 years and will most likely be happy to mentor a dance group. Whether or not you are performing contemporary or standard dance, you could benefit from this knowledge.

It is difficult enough for a typical provider to prevent work place romance considering most people spend the better part of their life at work, it is even more difficult maintaining expert ethics in a dance company, considering that a lot of dance movements are very intimate by nature and so this is a tricky. I nevertheless expect that with good corporate governance highlighted throughout point 2 above, there could for example be a policy on personal relationships (wife, lover or illicit affair at work (In Ugandan communicate; a lover/illicit affair is a "side dish" while a wife/girlfriend can be referred to as the "main dish"). From Ugandan press reports (or without a doubt international news) it is not uncommon to get dancers to be involved say with principals, choreographers and the like which has bring about the demise of what might otherwise be a successful group.

Even though romance in itself is not necessarily a negative thing(who am I to act for Cupid? ) there should be policies. In many business companies for example there are restrictions about work place romances or say partners working in the same department.

for example possesses policies limiting conflict of interest arising from place of work relationships(for example you cannot appraise your own wife/girlfriend/lover). A dance company must be no different, it is a work place. An alternate for the dance group which is smaller in size (Usually 5-8 members) could be that there is a strict ban to the choreographer who is strictly speaking a tutor from having a personal relationship together with the dancers, who are strictly speaking students. Now there would after all be a breach regarding fiduciary trust and it disadvantages one other dancers who may feel favouritism in respect of the Choreographer's wife/girlfriend/lover.

It is difficult enough dealing with the social stigma in Uganda surrounding becoming a ballerina (remember the alternative MDD phrase? ), how does the investor and/or choreographer recruit the quality all round team that will deliver and keep the group chemistry with a high?

There are many options to find dancers. Luckily Uganda is endowed with many people who love dancing. Auditions may be held say once a month (depending upon turnover and the nature of the following project). Other options may include use of social networking like Facebook or "guerrilla" searching (Luring a dancer from an alternative group to join the company).

1 alternative option for many Ugandan dance groups is to incorporate corporate public responsibility with "talent spotting". Not necessarily uncommon for dancers to be claim orphans and/or poor. This is a theory that has been embraced by Crane Artists

So what do the numbers of this sector look like?

In my model, I supporter that the dance group has two different "departments/units" the "traditional" along with the "contemporary" one. The reason for this is rather important.

This is a "weekend" based enterprise meaning most activities will take place more than weekends and the key risk is usually therefore that revenue is not standard. The problem is however more acute for that dance group because to keep following your rules, the dancers need to rehearse regularly and therefore the company needs to provide foods and transport allowances. The company thus may have to incur venue hire and even labour costs regardless of whether there are activities or not. Having two units guarantees more regular performances owing to the necessity for both traditional and contemporary types of dance in Uganda.

This specific unit does traditional Ugandan dances.

To the outside world(in case you have forgotten it) we are African and any visitor (say that

is interested in knowing about Ugandan way of life. They are not so keen to know that you can dance as well as Sean Paul or perhaps that you got street dance moves that put UK Street Move Group

to shame. Embassies in Uganda may provide a grant for that dance group to perform traditional party or may even sponsor an educational project that is steeped in promoting Photography equipment culture compared to that focusing on modern dance. There are of course exceptions like claim

, a hip hop group or point out

A Mozambique group whose The southern area of African dance moves (predominantly

plus

) were featured in Beyonce's video for

The grant revenue may not be limited to embassies. The ministry of Culture or even National Theater most likely has a budget for promotion regarding culture and so do several international organizations like UNESCO et ing.

This unit does contemporary dances for example;

et al.

Ugandans aren't necessarily that keen on "traditional" dances and

is for example considered to be "hip" especially among the younger Ugandans. Ugandans likewise love D

and with the extended growth of the music computer support central nj industry, a contemporary unit to say provide back up dancers is critical [say for music videos which I expect to be the trend in the future].

The full financial analysis is located on my website (Link in the bottom of this page) but from that evaluation this type of company has a loss of above Shs 10m! It is therefore imperative to think about the importance of the other income.

The total other income from my analysis(on the particular website) is Shs 12, 960, 000 per year. This will therefore slow up the projected loss of Shs 10m therefore

On the basis of the profitability analysis above, the particular return on capital therefore is without a doubt

being:

Total start up capital: 13, 457, 910/ Net profit = Shs 2, 151, 000

Show up companies are not your conventional business thus incomes and profitability are certainly not fixed per say. But the main pointer is the ability for the business to be able to perform in diverse jobs of the industry like acting, performance and video appearances. A boogie group like anything in the enjoyment sector (or generally) follows of which principle that if you are good, you can command word fees way in excess of the market speed.

I have mentioned previously the opportunity of which lies in having a "traditional" unit which can be often viewed as a means of improving Ugandan culture. Assuming say a person recruited talented dancers from deprived backgrounds, then there is a high opportunity you can apply for a grant from embassies or other bodies that help the arts and culture.

There is thus an opportunity if not for grant income/donations, then for exposure to the worldwide stage which can result in income around the local market rates. African dance troupes are not uncommon in many overseas festivals.

The basics you must get right before investing.

I do hope the statistics or projected losses have not automatically put you off investing. They should offer you a goal and target to work to. You should note that with very little capital start a dance group say together with friends, not getting paid and practising in a garage/friend's house. As long as you contain the passion to dance, you will be successful and go on to Run the world(girls)! so come on;