DanceFlow
Switching from Holdsport

DanceFlow vs Holdsport

DanceFlow is built for ballroom and partner dance: private-lesson packages, couples, teacher pay and competitions. Here is what a studio like yours needs, what DanceFlow does about it and what Holdsport says on its own pages, side by side. Then how little work the move is.

The Holdsport pages we read are written for Denmark. Source

At a glance DanceFlow Holdsport

Holdsport's own pages describe 8 of these 12.

Described on their pages Not described on their pages

  • 3 of 5

    Ballroom-specific capabilities DanceFlow has that Holdsport's public pages don't describe

    Couples and partners · Competitions · Between lessons

  • $89

    A month for DanceFlow. Holdsport's public pages list no price in dollars to set beside it.

    Read on November 3, 2026. SourceDanceFlow is free during early access.

  • No preset

    Switch with the importer: there is no Holdsport setting yet, so a file from Holdsport comes in through the spreadsheet import

    Any CSV or Excel file. You match its columns once and check every row before anything is saved.

  • 390 h

    Hours back a year, with the savings calculator's starting figures

    Use your own numbers
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Why a ballroom studio picks DanceFlow

Ballroom and private-lesson studios. Everything below is something DanceFlow does today.

  • Private lessons, doubles and Pro/Am, booked against lesson packages that count down as lessons are taught.

  • Invoices, payments and a money ledger behind them, with the reports an owner opens every morning.

  • Teacher pay, renewals that are due and what every student owes, without a spreadsheet.

  • A free portal for students and parents: the schedule, what is left on a package, invoices and messages.

  • Competitions in the same system: entries, heats, judging and results. DanceFlow is not NDCA-sanctioned.

  • One plan for the whole studio, with unlimited students and teachers. Students, parents and teachers never pay.

Side by side

What a ballroom studio needs

The DanceFlow column is what the app does today. The Holdsport column quotes Holdsport's own public pages, each with a link to the page. Where those pages are silent on something, the row says so, and that is all it says.

DanceFlow does this today Described on their pages Not described on their pages

Lessons and packages

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  • Private-lesson packages Yes Described

    DanceFlow

    Packages count down as lessons are taught. A lesson taken with nothing left takes the balance below zero instead of going unrecorded, and the next package sold pays it first.

    Holdsport

    Their pricing page

    “Administrer abonnementer og kontingenter”

    Our translation: “Manage subscriptions and membership fees”

    Source
  • Couples and partners Yes Not described

    DanceFlow

    A couple can share one package. A couple lesson takes one credit from it and nothing from the partner, and each partner can still keep their own Pro/Am package.

    Holdsport

    Not described on the public pages we read.

  • Between lessons Yes Not described

    DanceFlow

    A lesson diary of what was worked on, and a practice timer dancers start between lessons when the studio turns it on.

    Holdsport

    Not described on the public pages we read.

Competitions and events

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  • Competitions Yes Not described

    DanceFlow

    Competition trips with entries and what each one costs. For organizers: heats across several floors, judges marking on a phone, and results by the Skating System. DanceFlow is not NDCA-sanctioned.

    Holdsport

    Not described on the public pages we read.

  • Showcases and tickets Yes Described

    DanceFlow

    Tickets for a showcase or party, each with a QR code, scanned at the door with an iPhone camera. Each ticket gets in once.

    Holdsport

    Their website

    “Et intuitivt billetsystem”

    Our translation: “An intuitive ticket system”

    Source
  • Camps Yes Described

    DanceFlow

    Training camps with a timetable, groups, coaches, packages, a waitlist and a public link for dancers from other studios.

    Holdsport

    Their website

    “Tilmelding og betaling til camps og events”

    Our translation: “Registration and payment for camps and events”

    Source

Teachers and pay

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  • Teacher pay Yes Described

    DanceFlow

    Per lesson, by the hour, by the day, a salary, salary and lessons, or a formula, set for each teacher, with a pay run from the lessons they taught.

    Holdsport

    Their website

    “Integration til lønsystemer”

    Our translation: “Integration with payroll systems”

    Source

Money

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  • What it costs $89 a month 0 kr + fees listed from

    DanceFlow

    Free during early access. When paid plans begin, $89 a month or $799 a year, with unlimited students and teachers.

    Holdsport

    Basis is listed at 0 kr per member a month, with a fee of 3, 5, 9 or 15 kr on each membership payment. PRO is 1,34 kr per member a month before VAT, at least 169 kr a month, with the same fee on each payment.

    Source
  • Ways to pay Yes Described

    DanceFlow

    Card payments through the studio's own Stripe account: students and parents pay invoices and buy packages online. Anything paid another way is recorded at the desk.

    Holdsport

    Their website

    “VISA/Dankort og MobilePay-betaling”

    Our translation: “VISA/Dankort and MobilePay payment”

    Source

Families

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  • Parents and families Yes Described

    DanceFlow

    A free portal for parents with every child they are linked to: the schedule, lessons left, invoices and messages.

    Holdsport

    Their website

    “Medlemmer og forældre opdaterer selv deres oplysninger”

    Our translation: “Members and parents update their own details”

    Source

The iOS app and the phone

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  • Phone and watch Yes Described

    DanceFlow

    iPhone and iPad apps with Home and Lock Screen widgets, Apple Watch, and a Live Activity for the lesson in progress.

    Holdsport

    Their website

    “Gratis at hente på iOS og Android.”

    Our translation: “Free to download on iOS and Android.”

    Source
  • Answering the phone Soon Not described

    DanceFlow

    AI Front Desk, to answer the studio's phone, is coming soon. It is not live yet.

    Holdsport

    Not described on the public pages we read.

Language

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  • Languages Yes Described

    DanceFlow

    The app and this site in 14 languages, among them English, Finnish, Swedish, German, Spanish and Chinese.

    Holdsport

    Their website

    “English English (UK) Español Français (FR) Français (BE) Français (LU) Norsk Svenska”

    Our translation: “English, English (UK), Spanish, French (FR), French (BE), French (LU), Norwegian, Swedish”

    Source

Switching

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  • Moving your records Yes Described

    DanceFlow

    There is no Holdsport setting in the importer yet. A CSV or Excel file from Holdsport comes in through the spreadsheet import, checked row by row, an import can be undone, and there is no setup fee.

    Holdsport

    Their website

    “Vi hjælper jer med hele processen – import af medlemmer, opsætning af kontingenter og hjemmeside.”

    Our translation: “We help you with the whole process: importing members, setting up membership fees and the website.”

    Source

Open a row for what DanceFlow does, their own words and the page they are on.

Compared with each product's public pages on November 3, 2026. Products change; tell us if something is out of date.

Holdsport is a trademark of its owner; DanceFlow is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Holdsport.

Holdsport website www.holdsport.dkHoldsport pricing www.holdsport.dk/da /hvad-koster-det /klubabonnementer
Over time

What it costs over time

DanceFlow's plan beside the entry price on Holdsport's own pricing page, added up month by month. Only published prices, at the lowest tier listed.

  • DanceFlow: $799 after 12 months

Months

Paid over 12 months: DanceFlow $799. Free during early access. When paid plans begin, $89 a month or $799 a year, with unlimited students and teachers. Basis is listed at 0 kr per member a month, with a fee of 3, 5, 9 or 15 kr on each membership payment. PRO is 1,34 kr per member a month before VAT, at least 169 kr a month, with the same fee on each payment. Read on November 3, 2026. Source There is no dollar price on Holdsport's public pages, so only DanceFlow is drawn. What it costs over time
MonthDanceFlow
3$799
6$799
12$799

Hours back

390 h

Over 12 months, with the savings calculator's starting figures: a medium studio spending 15 hours a week on scheduling, payments, reminders and admin, 50% of them taken off its hands.

Work it out with your own numbers
Switch in an afternoon

Switch from Holdsport in an afternoon

You export files from Holdsport, the importer reads them, and you check every row before anything is saved. Setting up takes an afternoon, and Holdsport keeps running until you are ready.

  1. 1

    Steps: 3

    Your file from Holdsport, as a spreadsheet

    1. Put one person, lesson or payment on each row, with the column names in the first row.

    2. Download the template for the exact column names, or keep your own: you match the columns in the next step.

    3. Save the file as CSV or Excel and choose it above.

    What Holdsport's own pages say about exporting

    Their website

    “Træk medlemslister ud i Excel”

    Our translation: “Pull member lists out to Excel”

    Source
  2. 2

    Files: 0

    No Holdsport setting yet: the spreadsheet import

    Every importer takes a spreadsheet: students, families, package balances, the calendar, class rosters, past lessons and past payments. You match the columns yourself.

  3. 3

    Before anything is saved

    Check every row, then switch

    An import can be undone while nothing has been built on what it brought in. Past payments arrive as history. No report counts them as new revenue.

These are the steps DanceFlow shows on its Import screen, where "above" is the place you choose the file.

  • The importer has no Holdsport setting yet. A file from Holdsport comes in through the spreadsheet import, where you match its columns to DanceFlow's once.

  • It brings in teachers, students and families, package balances, the lessons already promised on the calendar, class rosters, past lessons and past payments.

  • Setting up is included: bringing your roster across from a spreadsheet, setting up packages and policies, and running both systems until you are ready.

  • We have not seen an export from Holdsport, so this page names no column headings for it. The spreadsheet import shows every match it makes and lets you change any of them.

Your first week

What changes in your first week

Nothing has to stop on the day you start. Holdsport keeps running while DanceFlow fills up, and you move the front desk over when you trust it.

  1. 1

    Day 1

    Set up the studio

    Create your studio, add your teachers and set your packages, prices and policies. Teachers join with a code from the studio.

  2. 2

    Days 1 and 2

    Bring your records from Holdsport

    Export from Holdsport and import students, families and package balances, then the lessons already booked. Check each row in the preview first.

  3. 3

    Days 3 to 5

    Book ahead in DanceFlow

    Book the coming weeks in DanceFlow while Holdsport finishes the current ones. Teachers see their day in the app.

  4. 4

    End of the week

    Invite students and switch

    Invite students and parents when you are ready, and move the front desk over on a quiet day. Keep Holdsport until you no longer open it.

Start free with your own studio, bring one file from Holdsport, and see your own students on the schedule.

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