Dance Studio Manager
Dance Studio Manager brings dance-studio enrollment, scheduling, tuition, communication, reporting, and administration into one system.
What Dance Studio Manager is
Dance Studio Manager brings dance-studio enrollment, scheduling, tuition, communication, reporting, and administration into one system. Tools cover online registration, class capacities and waitlists, private lessons, recital routines, costume sizing, family accounts, and attendance. Billing supports tuition plans, recurring charges, packages, class passes, invoices, statements, and online payments. Listed processors include Stripe, CardConnect/Clover, Moneris, Bluefin, Paystri, and Authorize.net; processor fees are set by each processor, and Stripe adds a 0.2% DSM platform fee. The core plan costs $40 a month with unlimited students, classes, and locations and no long-term contract. A branded iOS and Android app is an optional $50 a month add-on, making DSM plus app $90/month. The 30-day trial requires no credit card but excludes instructor access, SMS, Emailer, and online registration. Browser access is mobile-friendly, and families can install the Online Client as a Progressive Web App. Teacher permissions can limit access to schedules and attendance. Daily email support and scheduled phone or video help are available.
Good
- Handles enrollment, scheduling, tuition, and reporting
- Supports waitlists, private lessons, and recitals
- Includes recurring billing and online payments
- Unlimited students, classes, and locations
- Offers permission-based teacher access
Watch out
- Core plan costs $40 a month
- No free plan
- Trial excludes instructor access and registration
- Stripe adds a 0.2% DSM platform fee
Who it suits
Dance Studio Manager suits studio owners, administrators, office staff, teachers, parents, and adult students. It is designed for studios needing enrollment, attendance, scheduling, tuition, and communication workflows.
Verdict
Dance Studio Manager centralizes studio administration and billing with mobile-friendly browser access. Its paid structure, trial exclusions, and optional branded-app cost should be considered when planning adoption.
Plans and prices
From Dance Studio Manager's own pricing page, checked 5 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Dance Studio Manager | $40 a month | Unlimited students · unlimited classes · unlimited locations · no long-term contract · Billed on the same day each month |
| Branded mobile app (optional add-on) | $50 a month | Branded iOS and Android app published under the studio's name; DSM + app: $90/month · Monthly |
The facts
Each one read from Dance Studio Manager's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Money
- Billing
- The software supports tuition plans, recurring charges, packages, class passes, invoices, statements, and online payments.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Trial
- The 30-day trial requires no credit card; the FAQ says instructor access, SMS, Emailer, and online registration are excluded during the trial.checked 5 Oct 2026
The company
- Company history
- The product began in a working dance studio in 2003, and Dance Studio Manager was formally established as a company in 2015.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2015checked 28 Sep 2026
What it does
- Dance studio tools
- Features include online registration, class capacities and waitlists, private lessons, recital routines, costume sizing, family accounts, and attendance.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Data portability
- Subscribers can cancel at any time and export their data whenever they like.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Listed payment processors include Stripe, CardConnect/Clover, Moneris, Bluefin, Paystri, and Authorize.net; processing fees are set by the processor.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- DSM describes separate workflows for studio owners and administrators, office staff, teachers, parents, and adult students.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Mobile access
- DSM and its Online Client work in a mobile-friendly browser; families can install the Online Client as a Progressive Web App, and studios can add an optional branded iOS/Android app.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Permissions
- Teacher access is permission-based, allowing instructors to use class schedules and attendance without automatically receiving administrative or financial permissions.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Dance Studio Manager brings dance studio enrollment, scheduling, tuition, communication, reporting, and administration into one system.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Security and backups
- The FAQ says data is accessed for support only with permission, is not shared with third parties, and has five backups including the live server version.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Stripe fee
- The pricing FAQ states that a 0.2% DSM platform fee applies in addition to Stripe's fees.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Support
- Email support is available daily, and phone or video help is available by appointment.checked 5 Oct 2026
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