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 permanent record the dancer and studio both hold. 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. "Ryan'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.
- Awards land on the dancer's profile. Entered by the studio, entered by a parent, or auto-imported when official results post. Your call.
S StageSide
≡ Schedule
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Running 1 min late. Times adjusted
All Elena Ryan
09:00
#101
Sunshine
Petite Solo Jazz
Elena
09:30
#108
Brave
Petite Solo Lyrical
Ryan
10:00
#115
Together We Shine
Petite Duo/Trio Jazz
Elena, Ryan
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♛Awards
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Everything a studio needs
One platform. Owners, teachers, parents, dancers.
Classes, teams & privates
Group classes, competition teams, and private lessons. Every dancer, every change, in real time.
Tuition, fees & private credits
Auto-pay, payment plans, and tuition-included private lessons that count themselves down. Extra lessons bill automatically. Backed by Stripe.
Switch in an afternoon
Coming from Jackrabbit, Studio Director, or a pile of spreadsheets? We bring your dancers, families, and classes over for you.
Safe-chat messaging
Class and team threads, direct messages, photos, and polls. Private adult-to-minor messages are never allowed. Not hideable, not bypassable.
Comp day, handled
Live running order, on-deck push alerts, and an on-site stagehand you assign. Awards land on the dancer's profile.
Owner reporting & history
Revenue, attendance, and enrollment at a glance. Plus a permanent record of every season the dancer and studio both keep.
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.