# Dance studios: Dance studio registration, from the first class to the recital

Source: https://backpr.com/solutions/dance-studios. Last updated: 2026-10-19.

URL: https://backpr.com/solutions/dance-studios

Dance studios and nonprofit dance programs handle class registration, monthly tuition on autopay, costume sizes, recital fees and make-up classes in one place.

Common problems:
- **The first of the month is collection day:** Reminders go out and declined cards get rerun. Then someone works out what a family owes after their dancer added a second class.
- **Costume season starts in January:** Sizes come back on paper and costume fees are due before the order goes in. A few families are always late.
- **The right dancer in the right class:** A beginner ends up in the advanced class, or a nine-year-old in the teen class, and the first week of the season turns into a reshuffle.

How BackPR handles it:
- **Classes by age, level and day:** Publish your schedule by age, level and day. Skill-level prerequisites or a placement form keep each dancer in the right class, and full classes offer a waitlist spot.
- **Monthly tuition on autopay:** Bill tuition monthly or by season on the saved card, with multi-class and sibling discounts, proration for mid-year starts and automatic retries when a card is declined.
- **Costumes and recital fees:** Collect costume sizes at registration and export a size list for each class. Add costume and recital fees as their own charges, paid in full or in installments.
- **Trial classes and make-ups:** New families try a class before they enroll, and dancers who miss a class make it up in an open spot.

Most-used features:
- Classes by age and level
- Skill-level prerequisites
- Monthly and seasonal tuition
- Autopay and failed payment retries
- Multi-class and sibling discounts
- Proration
- Costume and uniform sizes
- Recital and production fees
- Free trial classes
- Make-up classes
- Private lesson booking
- Recital reminders by text

Dance programs that are registered nonprofits use BackPR free, and for-profit studios get pricing by quote.

**How much does dance studio software cost?**
Prices vary by platform. BackPR is free for dance programs that are registered nonprofits, with no subscription and no BackPR fees. For-profit studios get pricing by quote. Card payments run on Stripe at Stripe's standard rates, and BackPR never adds its own fee to what families pay.

**What happens to tuition when a dancer adds a class?**
Enroll the dancer in the new class and its tuition joins the monthly bill on autopay. Multi-class discounts apply automatically, and proration covers a partial first month if you use it.

**Can we collect costume sizes and fees at registration?**
Yes. Add size questions to each class, export the size list for your costume order and charge the costume fee at registration or later.

**We're switching from another studio system. Who moves our data?**
We do, for free. Send us an export from your current system and we import your families, dancers and classes.