Fill every class.Collect every costume fee.
Season registration, tuition, recital, and competition billing in one place. Plus AI agents that fill classes and chase balances before May.
- $99/month flat
- Month-to-month
- Live in days
- EnrollmentAnswered “Can she do tap and jazz on the same night?” Combo class booked.
- OperationsCostume deposits due Nov 1. 31 families reminded, 12 paid within the hour.
- MarketingTiny Tots Ballet Sat 9am has 4 spots. Sent to 58 families with 3-year-olds.
Trusted by youth sports clubs, leagues, academies, gyms, and studios
What changed
Studios are discovered on TikTok and judged at checkout
Viral choreography fills the trial class. Clear fees keep the family.
$800
Entry fees for 4 dances at 4 competitions, at $50 per dancer, per dance, per event.
Rhythm Works competition team fees3 min
Per student to check tuition math by hand: proration, multi-class, and sibling discounts.
The Studio DirectorWhy Hurdle
You're choreographing. Hurdle's agents are at the front desk.
AI agents fill classes, answer parents, and collect every fee. You approve what goes out.
- Found 162 dancers from last season
- Suggested next-level classes for each by age
- Drafted priority-registration invites
Season registration
Registration night without the line
Families pick classes, sign policies, and pay in one checkout.
Multi-class pricing
Combo discounts, sibling discounts, and proration.
Studio policies, signed
Every family agrees before they pay.
Waitlists that move
A drop opens a spot for the next dancer automatically.
Tuition
Ten-month tuition on autopay
Monthly or paid in full, with failed cards caught early.
Autopay
Monthly tuition drafts on the same day for every family.
Fees by class
Costume and recital fees posted to the right dancers.
Payment plans
Spread competition costs across the season.
Dance parents
One message to the right families
Rehearsal changes, recital call times, and costume pickup reach the right dancers.
Message a class or a routine
Email and SMS in one inbox.
A member app
Schedule, balance, and announcements.
Dancewear and merch
Sell at the desk or online from the same store.
Compare
Hurdle vs. dance studio software
Dance software tracks tuition. It doesn't fill classes or chase costume fees for you.
Hurdle
The all-in-one platform for dance studios
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Hurdle
- Yes: Price on the website
- Yes: No fees on top of the plan
- Yes: Built for dance studios
- Yes: One system, not several
- Pricing
- $99/month flat. Month-to-month.
- Only on Hurdle
- AI agents that fill classes and collect costume, recital, and comp fees
Jackrabbit Dance
Category incumbent since 2004
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Jackrabbit Dance
- Yes: Price on the website
- Yes: No fees on top of the plan
- Yes: Built for dance studios
- Yes: One system, not several
- Pricing
- From $49/mo by student count; branded app from $93
- Where it stops
- Price climbs with enrollment. Reviewers cite rigid email and weak private lessons.
DanceStudio-Pro (Studio Pro)
Flat-price dance software
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DanceStudio-Pro (Studio Pro)
- Yes: Price on the website
- Yes: No fees on top of the plan
- Yes: Built for dance studios
- Yes: One system, not several
- Pricing
- ~$49–$165/mo
- Where it stops
- No phone support. Filling and follow-up stay manual.
The Studio Director
Dance and gymnastics
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The Studio Director
- Yes: Price on the website
- Yes: No fees on top of the plan
- Yes: Built for dance studios
- Yes: One system, not several
- Pricing
- $65–$329/mo by student count
- Where it stops
- Student-count pricing. Reviewers call it clunky.
Gymdesk
General studio software
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Gymdesk
- Yes: Price on the website
- Yes: No fees on top of the plan
- No: Built for dance studios
- Yes: One system, not several
- Pricing
- From $75/mo by active members
- Where it stops
- Not built around seasons, recitals, or routines.
Dance Studio Manager
Unlimited-student dance software
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Dance Studio Manager
- No: Price on the website
- Yes: No fees on top of the plan
- Yes: Built for dance studios
- Yes: One system, not several
- Pricing
- Quote only
- Where it stops
- Smaller vendor. No agents.
Spreadsheets for costumes
The costume-fee tracker
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Spreadsheets for costumes
- Yes: Price on the website
- Yes: No fees on top of the plan
- No: Built for dance studios
- No: One system, not several
- Pricing
- Your May
- Where it stops
- Fees chased by hand, and the studio eats the shortfall.
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Grades count the checks on the back of each card. Pricing from vendor websites and public reviews as of October 2026. Vendors change terms; check with them for a current quote. Full comparison
Switch after recital, launch for fall
Most studios are live in a week.
- 1
We bring your dancers over
Families, class history, balances, and saved cards.
- 2
Your schedule rebuilt
Classes, levels, policies, and tuition rules.
- 3
Open fall registration
Returning dancers get early access on day one.
Customers
Programs already running on Hurdle
Class-based programs with seasons, camps, and showcases.
24
programs running through Hurdle
SC Parkour
Parkour gym and camps · Santa Cruz, CA
Camp enrollment keeps moving while Shorme coaches.
Common questions
Yes. Post a fee to a class or routine and every family sees it on their balance. The operations agent reminds them before deposits are due, with a payment plan if you allow one.