Dance studio software built for small studios
Modern software at a fair price. Everything a small studio needs: enrollment, autopay, family portal, attendance, waitlists, costumes, and recitals. Nothing you don't.
No credit card required. Starter plan $49/mo. Free migration from your current system.
Why small studios need different software
Most dance studio software is priced and built for 500+ student operations. The pricing scales aggressively with student count. The feature set assumes you have a full-time office manager. The onboarding process assumes you're paying for implementation.
Small studios (50 to 250 students) have different constraints. You're often the owner, the office manager, and the teacher. Your software needs to save you time, not add training overhead. Your budget for software is real but limited. You need every feature that matters and none of the ones that don't.
Presently is built for exactly this: modern, fast, self-serve software that costs $49 to $99 per month depending on student count and add-ons. Built by a studio owner who also runs a small studio.
What small studios actually need
Online enrollment that just works
Parents browse your schedule, click enroll, finish via a magic link. No manual data entry. No password required.
Autopay + flexible billing
Sibling discounts, family caps, per-class overrides, monthly or per-session tuition. Charges land on your chosen day.
Family portal on their phone
Parents see schedules and statements, add or update cards, and message the studio — no app to install.
Attendance built for iPad
Instructors mark a class complete in one tap, then flag absences. Optional printable rosters for the studios that like clipboards.
Waitlists that don't lose leads
Full classes auto-waitlist. Email alerts when a spot opens. One-click promote. No more spreadsheet of "who's next."
Recitals + costumes
Optional add-ons ($9/mo each) for costume management and event lineups. Turn them on only if you need them.
Pricing that works for small studios
The math on most dance studio software gets painful fast at a small size:
- Jackrabbit Dance: starts at $59/mo but scales per-student. A 100-student studio is typically $80 to $110/mo, plus $20 or more for the family portal.
- DanceStudio-Pro: $59 to $179/mo depending on features, with add-ons that stack.
- iClassPro: typically $99 to $199/mo for a small studio, occasionally more.
Presently's Starter plan is $49/mo for up to 100 students. Professional is $99/mo for up to 300 students. The family portal, autopay, waitlists, attendance, tags, reports, and Stripe integration are all included. Costume management and event management are $9/mo add-ons if you need them.
For a 100-student studio, that's typically $49 to $67/mo all in. Half or less what the incumbent tools cost.
Coming from another system?
Small studios often stay on outgrown software because "switching sounds like a nightmare." It doesn't have to be. Presently has bulk import tools for families, students, classes, and enrollments. Most studios migrate over a weekend.
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