Built for the phone
Parents don't open spreadsheets and they don't check email portals. StageSide is designed phone-first: glance, tap, done. The desktop tool comes second. Not the other way around.
Now in early access
The dance studio platform parents actually open.
Comp-day timing, safe messaging, a recorded history every dancer owns. Built mobile-first for the way families really live.
Free during early access. No credit card required.
Comp-day done right
Live running order, your dancer's exact stage time, and a push notification when they're on deck. No more squinting at a printed schedule under stage-left fluorescent lights.
A history every dancer owns
Years at the studio, every adjudication, every award. Recorded. Nothing gets quietly deleted on a studio whim. The dancer carries their history with them.
The Comp-Day Moat
The schedule on stage right is paper. StageSide is live.
Competitions run ahead. They run behind. They re-order routines on the fly. Other apps show you what was scheduled three months ago. StageSide shows you what's happening right now. And pings you before your dancer hits the stage.
- Live running order, updated by an on-site reporter. Not guessed from a static PDF.
- On-deck push notifications. "Ava's up in 4 routines." From the snack bar, you'll make it.
- Share the day with grandma. A one-tap link to follow along from anywhere.
- Adjudication awards auto-populate to the dancer's permanent profile.
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Running 1 min late. Times adjusted
All Emma Lily
09:00
#101
Sunshine
Petite Solo Jazz
Emma
09:30
#108
Brave
Petite Solo Lyrical
Lily
10:00
#115
Together We Shine
Petite Duo/Trio Jazz
Emma, Lily
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♛Awards
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Everything a studio needs
One platform. Owners, teachers, parents, dancers.
Class schedule & roster
Every class, every dancer, every change. In real time.
Tuition & costume billing
Auto-pay, payment plans, late-fee handling. Stripe under the hood.
Online registration
Parents register from their phone in two minutes. Studio approves with one tap.
Safe-chat messaging
Minors are protected by default. Adult ↔ minor 1:1 DMs are blocked at the database.
Polls, announcements, forms
Studio runs the conversation. Parents stay in the loop without an email blast.
Studio-owner reporting
Revenue, retention, attendance, growth. At a glance. Quarterly review in two clicks.
For Studios
Stop losing parents to bad UX.
Jackrabbit and Studio Director were built when "mobile" meant a flip phone. StageSide is what you'd build today if you ran a studio in 2026.
See what's in it for owners → For ParentsYour dancer's whole studio life, on your phone.
Schedules, costume sizes, tuition, comp day, the running order. One app. One source of truth. No paper, no group texts, no lost emails.
See what's in it for families → Why StageSide exists
Built by a dance dad who lost his daughter's running order one too many times.
StageSide started on the floor of a hotel conference room at a regional competition, watching parents pass around a single crumpled program. It exists because the tools studios already use forget the people who actually fund them. We built the app we wished we had. And we made the history part of it permanent, because every dancer deserves to carry their record with them.
Ready to be one of the first studios on StageSide?
Early-access studios get hands-on onboarding, founder-direct support, and free use through the launch period.