DanceFlow
Switching from Pike13

DanceFlow vs Pike13

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 Pike13 says on its own pages, side by side. Then how little work the move is.

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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 Pike13 column quotes Pike13'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.

What it costs

DanceFlow

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

Pike13

Listed from $139 a month billed annually, or $159 billed monthly, on a 12-month contract.

Source Private-lesson packages

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.

Pike13

Their help center

“To reconcile unpaid accounts by selling a plan or pass for the class”
Source Couples and partners

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.

Pike13

Their help center

“allows a client to share visits with their dependents”
Source Teacher pay

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.

Pike13

Their help center

“You can set flat rates, percentage-based commissions, and attendance bonuses”
Source Competitions

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.

Pike13

Not described on the public pages we read.

Parents and families

DanceFlow

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

Pike13

Their website

“individual profiles for children linked to a single parent account”
Source Between lessons

DanceFlow

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

Pike13

Their website

“track student progress through structured skill programs”
Source Showcases and tickets

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.

Pike13

Not described on the public pages we read.

Camps

DanceFlow

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

Pike13

Their website

“classes, courses, camps, appointments, and recurring programs”
Source Languages

DanceFlow

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

Pike13

Not described on the public pages we read.

Phone and watch

DanceFlow

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

Pike13

Their website

“free staff app, client app, and kiosk app for iOS and Android”
Source Answering the phone

DanceFlow

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

Pike13

Not described on the public pages we read.

Moving your records

DanceFlow

The importer has a Pike13 setting. Students, families, package balances and the calendar come in checked row by row, an import can be undone, and there is no setup fee.

Pike13

Their pricing page

“Our team of experts ensure that your business data is transferred accurately and securely”
Source

Compared with each product's public pages on October 23, 2026. Products change; tell us if something is out of date.

Pike13 is a trademark of its owner; DanceFlow is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Pike13.

Pike13 website www.pike13.comPike13 pricing www.pike13.com/pricing-and-plans
02

Switching from Pike13 is easier than it sounds

You export files from Pike13, the importer reads them, and you check every row before anything is saved. Setting up takes an afternoon, and Pike13 keeps running until you are ready.

  • The importer has a setting for files from Pike13. It knows the column headings Pike13 exports are known to use, shows every match it made and lets you change any of them.

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

  • Past payments arrive as history. No report counts them as new revenue.

  • An import can be undone while nothing has been built on what it brought in.

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

Files from Pike13 the importer already knows

  • Teachers
  • Students
  • Package balances
  • Future calendar
  • Class rosters
  • Lesson history
  • Payment history

Any other list comes in from a spreadsheet, with a step where you match the columns yourself.

  • The headings come from public documentation and public walkthroughs, not from a live export of every Pike13 account. Treat the first match as a suggestion and check it.

Getting your file out of Pike13

  1. In Pike13, open Reports and choose the report: Clients for students, Client Passes & Plans for balances, Schedule for the calendar, Enrollments for class rosters, Transactions for payments.

  2. Press Export at the top right of the report and choose Excel or comma-separated.

  3. Pike13 emails you a link when the file is ready. Download it and choose it above.

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

Your first week

What changes in your first week

Nothing has to stop on the day you start. Pike13 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 Pike13

    Export from Pike13 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 Pike13 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 Pike13 until you no longer open it.

Start free with your own studio, bring one file from Pike13, and see your own students on the schedule.

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