The pain
Parents complaining your portal "doesn't work on their phone."
StageSide
StageSide is phone-first. The same data renders into a clean mobile app for parents and a dense desktop dashboard for you.
For Studio Owners
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 started a studio in 2026.
The day-to-day
You know exactly what's broken. Here's how StageSide fixes it.
The pain
Tuition stragglers eating your nights and weekends.
StageSide
Auto-pay tuition + costume + comp fees through Stripe. Payment plans for families that need them. Late-fee policies you set once.
The pain
Comp day descending into running-late chaos and lost-parent texts.
StageSide
Live running order, on-deck push notifications, share-to-grandparent links. Parents stop pinging you for "where are we now."
The pain
Spending fall onboarding on a Google Form and a spreadsheet.
StageSide
Online registration with studio approval. Forms and waivers signed digitally. Roster auto-populated to your classes.
The pain
Dreading the switch because moving years of data sounds like a nightmare.
StageSide
We bring your dancers, families, classes, and enrollments over from Jackrabbit, Studio Director, DancePro, or spreadsheets. White-glove: we can do the whole setup for you and hand it over ready to run.
The pain
Private lessons tracked in a notebook, never sure who has used their included time.
StageSide
Teachers post availability, parents book in the app, and tuition-included lesson credits count themselves down. Extra lessons bill on their own.
The pain
Reporting season meaning you export 14 spreadsheets and call your accountant.
StageSide
One screen. Revenue, retention, enrollment, attendance, growth. Export ready for tax.
The pain
Worrying about an adult sending a private message to a minor, or a sensitive thread getting screenshotted.
StageSide
Private one-to-one messages between an adult and an unrelated minor are blocked below the app, not just hidden in a setting. Every thread with a minor and an adult includes at least three people. Every message is logged and exportable. Built for the kind of compliance posture school districts demand.
vs. The legacy tools
What's different about StageSide.
| Feature | StageSide | Jackrabbit / Studio Director |
|---|---|---|
| Mobile-first parent experience | ✓ Phone-first design | Desktop app with a parent portal bolted on |
| Live comp-day timing | ✓ On-deck push notifications | Not supported |
| Safe messaging for minors | ✓ Enforced below the app | A setting, easy to bypass |
| Shared dancer record, neither side can delete | ✓ Consent workflow | Studio owns it and can wipe it |
| Online registration with studio approval | ✓ Mobile registration flow | Yes, but slow desktop UX |
| Switching software / data migration | ✓ We move your data for you | Manual export and re-entry |
| Private lessons with included credits | ✓ Booking + auto-tracked | Not really handled |
| Modern billing | ✓ Auto-pay backed by Stripe | In-house payment gateway, higher fees |
| Built this decade | ✓ Modern foundation | Architecture from the mid-2000s |
Onboarding takes 30 minutes. Not 30 days.
We sit with you, your dancers, and your fall schedule. By the time we hang up, your studio is live on StageSide.