Dance studio registration software for classes, teams, recitals & parties
ProgramChamp™ is dance studio registration software for weekly classes, company teams, summer intensives, and recital season — with level placement, tuition, costume and recital fees, parent accounts, and optional studio birthday parties in one system.
- Rec & company tracks
- Technique & level progression
- Recital & costume billing
- Parent accounts for siblings
- Online registration & payments
$69/month · no per-student fees · cancel anytime
See ProgramChamp™ in action
How parents register for programs online
Watch a parent browse your public catalog, enroll a child, pay at secure checkout, and receive a confirmation email—while the paid order lands in your admin dashboard.
How coaches track skills and level progression
Watch coaches mark skills from the class roster, get automatic ready-to-move-up flags, and let families follow progress in the parent portal.
More demo videos coming soon!
Sound familiar?
- Recreational ballet, jazz, tap, hip-hop, and lyrical run on repeating weekly schedules, but open enrollment, waitlists, and tracking technique and level progress (and who is ready to move up) still eat your inbox every month
- Company or competition teams need separate tuition, choreography blocks, and convention or nationals deposits tracked beside rec families
- Recital season means costume invoices, rehearsal fees, ticketing questions, and “did we get the payment?”, often scattered across Venmo, paper forms, and email
- Generic dance studio scheduling apps treat every booking like a haircut: they do not understand session rosters, multi-week intensives, or siblings in different styles
There is a better way. ProgramChamp™ matches how dance studios already operate.
Read the dance class registration software guide, dance studio registration software guide for class enrollment, recital fees, competitive team tuition, and studio parties in one long-form read.
Who this dance studio software is for
Owner-operated studios, multi-teacher faculties, and growing schools that combine youth dance classes, adult drop-in, summer dance intensives, and performance company tracks, and want one registration and billing hub instead of duct-taped tools.
- Studios tired of “dance studio management app” sprawl: one login for class registration, tuition, waivers, and parent messaging
- Front-desk teams that need clear rosters for each dance room and instructor without re-exporting spreadsheets
- Studios that host birthday parties or rentals and refuse to run parties in a totally separate calendar (see studio parties in the registration guide)
Studio birthday parties & rentals
Many dance schools sell dance-themed birthday parties or rent studio time on weekends. If that revenue matters, you should not need a second app that does not talk to your class calendar.
ProgramChamp™ combines weekly dance class registration with optional birthday party booking software so deposits, packages, and party windows sit beside intensives and recitals. Each party package can be inquiry-first, instant online booking, or both.
Built for dance studios, not generic appointment SaaS
Features dance studio owners search for most: recurring sessions, family accounts, tuition clarity, and communication when schedules shift.
Programs & schedules
- Recurring weekly classes: ballet, jazz, tap, hip-hop, contemporary, and more
- Summer dance intensives, masterclasses, and audition prep as separate programs
- Waitlists and level moves without losing history
- Optional enrollment requests or approval-required sessions for company, audition, or invite-only tracks
Families & siblings
- Parent accounts with multiple dancers, common when siblings take different styles
- Guardian contact info and waivers stored once
- Less duplicate paperwork at open enrollment
Tuition & fees
- Monthly tuition, installment plans, and one-time recital or costume charges
- Online payments so you are not chasing Zelle screenshots
- Clear balances before performance weekends
Rosters & communication
- Class rosters per instructor or room
- Messaging when subs cover class or rehearsal moves
- Attendance visibility without a second app
Technique & level progression
- Build your own levels and technique checklists for each style and division
- Teachers mark each dancer working on it or mastered right from the roster
- See who is ready to move up a level, and let families follow progress in the parent portal
Fewer “quick questions”
When registration, payments, and schedules live together, parents self-serve answers and your office stops being a switchboard.
One stack
Replace the patchwork of class lists, payment links, and party spreadsheets with one dance studio registration platform.
How it works
Already on Jackrabbit, iClassPro, Jumbula, or another system? Import your families first, or skip straight to setup if you are starting fresh.
Import your existing data
Send a standard export from your current software and we import guardians, participants, current enrollments, and years of history, plus medical and emergency notes. Map each old class name to a ProgramChamp™ session once and your studio is not starting from a blank screen.
Define programs
Set up your tracks and sessions in ProgramChamp™, then match your export's class names during import. Imported dancers land on the right programs. You are not rebuilding rosters by hand.
Families enroll online
Parents register dancers, sign waivers, and pay deposits or tuition from one portal, even when siblings take different styles.
Teach & grow
Rosters, attendance, level tracking, parties, payments, and communication all live in ProgramChamp™. Spend less time reconciling fees and more time in the studio.
Simple, flat pricing
$69/month
No per-student fees. No hidden costs. Pricing scales with staff logins, not enrollment headcount.
Cancel anytime. View full pricing details.
Thinking about switching? We move your data for you.
The hardest part of changing software isn’t learning a new screen. It’s moving years of families and enrollments without running two systems forever. ProgramChamp™ imports your studio’s data from your existing Jackrabbit, iClassPro, Jumbula, or Class Juggler export, so you start with your people already in place, not a blank screen.
Your families and students come with you
Guardians, participants, and siblings import into the right household accounts, so parents aren’t recreated from scratch and your rosters look familiar on day one.
Years of enrollment history
Bring current enrollments and multiple years of class history across, along with medical and emergency notes, so you and your parents keep the record you’ve built.
Historical attendance from exports
When your old system can export roll-call or attendance reports, we import that history too — matched to the families and classes you bring over. It never affects live billing or capacity.
Autopay schedules without double billing
Import installment and autopay schedules as inert placeholders so staff see who owes what. Families add payment methods fresh in ProgramChamp™ — We cannot move saved cards from Jackrabbit, iClassPro, or similar systems. Cutover tooling helps you avoid charging twice.
We can do it for you
Send us your standard roster, enrollment, attendance, and billing exports and we’ll run the migration and walk you through setup. No logins to your old system required.
Online payments require Stripe
ProgramChamp does not process credit cards or bank debits on your behalf. To accept online credit/debit card payments or US bank payments (ACH), you connect a Stripe account (Stripe Connect). Funds settle to your connected account; Stripe bills processing fees there, not on your ProgramChamp subscription.
Credit/debit cards
- Rate
- 2.9% + $0.30
- Method
- Credit/debit cards
- Per
- Successful charge
ACH Direct Debit
- Rate
- 0.8%
- Method
- ACH Direct Debit
- Cap
- $5.00
Example fees for the same charge amount
If a family pays the same amount, Stripe’s approximate processing fee and what you receive after the fee:
| Charge amount | Credit/debit cards | ACH Direct Debit | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family pays | Stripe fee | You receive | Stripe fee | You receive |
| $100.00 | $3.20 | $96.80 | $0.80 | $99.20 |
| $500.00 | $14.80 | $485.20 | $4.00 | $496.00 |
| $1,000.00 | $29.30 | $970.70 | $5.00 ($5.00 cap) | $995.00 |
Approximate fees per successful payment using 2.9% + $0.30 for cards and 0.8% for ACH Direct Debit ($5.00 cap per transaction). Actual Stripe invoices may vary slightly. ProgramChamp does not add processing fees on top of Stripe.
Credit/debit cards are typically 2.9% + $0.30 per successful charge. ACH Direct Debit is 0.8% per successful payment with a $5.00 cap per transaction. Bank payments take a few business days to clear.
Optional ACH tuition incentives let you offer a percent or fixed discount at checkout when families pay by US bank account (configure in Payment settings; card payments keep the standard amount). You can still record cash, check, Zelle, and Venmo in ProgramChamp without Stripe.
Questions dance studio owners ask
- What is the best dance studio registration software for ballet and hip-hop classes?
- Prioritize dance class registration software that models recurring weekly sessions, waitlists, and family accounts, not a salon-style scheduler. ProgramChamp™ is built for session-based kids programs like yours.
- How do studios handle recital costume fees and ticketing chaos?
- Keep optional line items and tuition on the same ledger so parents see one balance. Our dance studio registration software guide covers recital season fees and costume charges.
- Can competitive dance team tuition share a portal with recreational families?
- Yes. Separate programs, one guardian login. See the dance studio registration software guide for convention deposits, company fees, and sibling scenarios.
- Do you support summer dance intensive registration online?
- Run intensives as their own program with its own schedule and pricing while families reuse the same account they use for fall classes, ideal for summer dance camp registration software searches.
- Can I track each dancer's technique and level progress?
- Yes. ProgramChamp™ includes skill and level progression tracking: build your own levels and technique checklists for each style and division, then teachers mark each dancer working on it or mastered right from the class roster. The system flags who is ready to move up a level, and families follow their dancer's progress in the parent portal, which helps retention. Admins get a studio-wide readiness overview and can export a printable PDF progress report for evaluations and conferences.
- Is there dance studio software with birthday party booking?
- Yes. Optional party flows sit next to classes so you are not double-booking Studio B on recital rehearsal night. See studio birthday parties in the registration guide.
- How much does dance studio software cost for a single-location school?
- ProgramChamp™ is $69/month with no per-dancer fees, so growing enrollment does not automatically raise your software bill.
- What should I compare when evaluating Jackrabbit Class or Studio Director alternatives?
- Look at setup time, whether party revenue is native, and whether pricing punishes enrollment. Then browse the blog or start a free trial.
- Where can I read more long-tail dance studio software topics?
- Start with the dance class registration software guide for SEO-friendly checklists on trials, levels, and parent onboarding.