Fred Astaire Dance Studios, Inc. is a ballroom dance franchise chain of studios in the United States and Canada, named after and co-founded by famous dancer Fred Astaire.
The company was co-founded by Astaire along with Charles and Chester Casanave in 1947.
Astaire divested his interest in the chain in 1966, while agreeing to the continued use of his name by the franchise.
Currently there are 140 Fred Astaire studios in the United States alone.
As of December 2010, Fred Astaire Dance Studios began franchising around the world and has studios operating in countries like Lebanon and South Africa.