Running a successful dance studio takes more than just a passion for the art form, you also need to be able to effectively manage the business side of things to make it long-term. From scheduling classes, managing billing and recitals, engaging with parents, and more there are a lot of aspects that require your attention. You may find yourself on the hunt for management software to help simplify all of these processes, but with all of the options out there, it’s difficult to choose. That’s why we’ve put together this article to help you explore the features and benefits that make Jackrabbit Dance’s studio management software stand out from the crowd and why it’s the best choice for dance studios everywhere!
What is Jackrabbit Dance
If you’re unfamiliar with Jackrabbit Dance, allow us to introduce you to your new best friend as a studio owner. Jackrabbit Dance is a cloud-based management software specifically designed for dance studios. With a host of features to help you run and grow your business as well as a wide variety of integrations, Jackrabbit Dance makes it easy to get everything you need in one place.
Jackrabbit Dance isn’t just a studio software though, it’s a partnership with a group of people who want to see you and your business succeed. We’ve been committed to helping studios just like yours for over 20 years now and with 7000+ clients you can rest easy knowing we’ve got the experience to help you make managing your studio easier than ever.
What features does Jackrabbit Dance have?
Let’s check out some of Jackrabbit Dance’s core features that make managing your dance studio simple!
Online Class Registration
With online registration, you can finally cut out almost all of your studio’s paperwork and the time and energy spent processing it. Parents can register their young dancers for your available classes from anywhere, at any time, adding a new layer of convenience for new and returning customers! You can even integrate the process into your website for an even more seamless experience.
Billing & Payments
Automate the process of posting and processing tuition and other fees to save your staff and parents even more time and energy. You can say goodbye to chasing down parents for their payments with scheduled auto-draft and automatically declined payment notifications to ensure your revenue is coming in on time and keep parents informed with auto-generated receipts.
Comprehensive Class Management
Our goal at Jackrabbit Dance is to make running your studio as easy as possible which is why we provide you with everything you need to succeed like a weekly calendar to track your classes, electronic attendance tracking for your students, and a private lesson management system. We even have features to help with rescheduling when a student has to miss a class. With our Makeups feature, you can allow families to schedule their own makeups from the parent portal based on your own custom parameters.
Comprehensive Management Made Easy
Using another software or CRM in addition to Jackrabbit Dance? Check out our Integration Marketplace! With our Zapier integration, you can automate a variety of studio management processes and cross-platform communication.
Parent & Family Communication
Communication is key in running a successful dance studio, so we provide plenty of ways to help you do it more effectively. Our Parent Portal provides a one-stop-shop for parents to view account details, register for classes, receive important updates, schedule makeups and more! You can even send updates on student milestones to keep them informed about their child’s most recent achievements at your studio.
Speaking of keeping parents informed, with our new AI-powered email generation tool, Zippy AI, you can save time and communicate more efficiently with parents through Jackrabbit Dance’s built-in email editor. Tell Zippy AI what you want to say, pull details from reports and searches and start communicating more effectively. We even have a convenient download filled with prompt suggestions to help you maximize your email writing potential with Zippy AI available here.
Remember the integrations that we mentioned earlier? They aren’t limited to internal benefits. With Spot TV, you can ensure families never miss a moment of their child’s dance journey with secure live streaming through our Parent Portal. This can also be a great way to set yourself apart from competitors and boost your customer’s experience.
If you want to take your communications to the next level then a custom-branded mobile app with Jackrabbit Plus is a must. Create virtual punch passes,and gift cards, and send push notifications to make sure parents are always informed and connected.
Costume and Recital Management
Though recital season is one of the most memorable and rewarding times of the year for dance studios, the amount of work that goes into each can quickly become overwhelming. Don’t worry though, we’ve got you covered there too. Jackrabbit Dance makes every step of the recitals easier with features like printable costume measurement worksheets that pair with our auto-sizing logic to help each dancer get a perfect fitting costume, a built-in costume fee collection, a recital lineup editor, and even a way to export that lineup information to Microsoft Word to create a recital program you can be confident in.
Staff Management
When we say Jackrabbit Dance helps with every part of running your dance studio, we mean it. Take our staff-focused features for example. With our staff portal, you can track the clock-ins and outs, track attendance, share resources, adjust availability and more! Need to contact members of your team? No problem! You can also communicate with staff quickly and efficiently via email or text. And don’t forget the ability to find and assign substitutes. With our Substitutes feature you can make sure every class is always covered despite varying staff schedules.
Reporting
Keep your finger on the pulse of your dance studio with easy access to reports like revenue summaries, historical and current enrollment numbers, retention and more. If you want to dig in even deeper, multi-site and enterprise businesses can get access to over 30 key performance indicators for all of their locations with Jackrabbit Plus, aiding you in making informed decisions for the future.
Pricing
To make Jackrabbit Dance accessible to dance studio businesses of every size, we offer flexible pricing plans that cater to your needs. You can even get access to all of our core features by using PayPath with Jackrabbit Dance to spend $0 a month by passing on a small technology fee to your customers.
Jackrabbit Dance’s features offer a comprehensive way to increase your dance studio’s efficiency, accuracy, consistency and customer experience at every turn no matter the size of your studio. With flexible pricing and a team that cares, it’s easy to see why Jackrabbit Dance is the best choice for your dance studio when it comes to management software. The best part is you can try out Jackrabbit Dance absolutely free to see for yourself why over 7,000 businesses are already a part of the Jackrabbit family.
