DanceTide runs your studio from one place: students, families, classes, the calendar, tuition and the ways you talk to families. This article walks you through the first things to do after you sign in.
1. Start on the Overview page
The Overview page is your home. It shows what is up next, today's classes, active students, attendance and anything waiting on you.
At the top is a Getting started checklist. Work through it in order. Each step opens the right page.
2. Set up your studio
Open Studio settings in the left menu. The tabs cover everything about your studio:
- Studio: upload your logo, pick your brand colour and add your studio phone and email. Your logo and colours lead every page families and staff see.
- Schedule: set your seasons and add closures. Classes skip closed days and families are told once.
- Locations: add your rooms.
- Payments: choose how families pay you. Tuition works without Stripe.
3. Turn on the features you use
Open the Features tab in Studio settings. Anything you turn off disappears from the menu for everyone. Turn it back on and it returns with everything in it.
Private lessons, events, announcements, messaging, forms, media and tuition are on by default. Lesson payments are off until you want them.
4. Bring in your people
- Invite your staff from the Staff page. You pick what each person can do.
- Add students one at a time, or import your list as a CSV from the Students page.
- Create groups and schedule classes from Groups & classes.
The other articles in this help center cover each of these steps.
5. Ask for help
If you want us to bring in your records, use Request import help on the Overview page. Send your student list or class information privately. Our team reviews it and follows up. Nothing is added to your studio automatically.