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Free tools, comparisons and working documents

• TutuTerm compared with the studio software you already knowThree honest comparisons for an owner deciding what runs placement day, the costume order and the recital fee schedule.
• TutuTerm vs Jackrabbit ClassJackrabbit Class is a broad class management platform for youth activity businesses, while TutuTerm is a term and recital engine for a children's ballet school.
• TutuTerm vs DanceStudio-ProDanceStudio-Pro is dance specific studio management built to cover the whole studio year, while TutuTerm covers the term, the costume order and the recital fee only.
• TutuTerm vs iClassProiClassPro serves youth activity programs of many kinds, while TutuTerm serves one, a children's ballet school running a term calendar toward a spring recital.
• Calculators for the recital and the costume orderTwo free calculators for the two numbers that decide a recital season, the fee per dancer and the sizing window.
• Recital Fee CalculatorWork out what one spring recital actually costs per dancer, and what your fee has to be to cover it.
• Sizing Window PlannerSee how many measurements you will still be chasing, how many hours that costs you, and the last day the costume order can go in.
• Free tools, comparisons and checklists for dance schoolsCalculators, comparisons and a checklist for owners of children's ballet schools running a term calendar toward one spring recital.
• Term Open and Sizing ChecklistA working list that takes a children's ballet school from placement day to a costume order that arrives in the right sizes.

Main pages

• Home: the full picture of how TutuTerm runs a term, from placement through recital week.
• Author: who builds and supports the product, and what he is accountable for.
• Site map: this page.

Home page sections

• The season: where the enrollment window actually leaks hours and dollars.
• How it works: the four steps from building the class grid to staging the recital fees.
• Features: level ladders, measurement sheets, fee schedules, rosters and two location roll up.
• Season results: the numbers studios report after one full fall and spring term.
• Studio directors: three directors on what changed, plus the platform metrics.
• Pricing: One Studio at $45, Studio Plus at $95 and Two Locations at $189 per month.
• FAQ: price, setup time, data handling, integrations, cancellation and the parent question.
• Request a walkthrough: the form that reaches the studio team directly.

Legal and policy

• Legal notice: publisher, company registration, hosting and applicable law.
• Privacy policy: what the contact form collects and the rights you have over it.
• Terms of service: subscription, billing, cancellation and data ownership.

Utility pages

• Request received: the confirmation shown after the contact form is sent.
• Page not found: the page shown when an address does not exist.

Barre and Ledger, the magazine

• Barre and Ledger: the magazine index, with all nine articles on term enrollment, costumes and recital season.
• How do I set term tuition for my ballet school when families want to pay monthly instead?: Term pricing and monthly billing are two different decisions.
• Should I rent recital costumes or buy them outright for every dancer in my school?: Renting keeps parent cost down and storage small.
• What goes wrong when I collect costume measurements from parents by email each spring?: Most costume sizing disasters trace back to how the numbers were gathered.
• Do I need a license, background checks and insurance to run a children's dance school?: Requirements sit at three levels: state business registration, local occupancy and fire rules for the studio, and screening obligations for staff working with minors.
• How did one studio move from paper enrollment to a filled term without losing families?: A composite account of a three studio ballet school that replaced its paper enrollment week with staged placement, a sizing window and phased recital billing, and what each change actually fixed.
• Is a competition team the direction my recreational ballet school should be heading next?: Competition programs raise revenue per family and raise cost, staffing and calendar pressure with it.
• What should be on my checklist in the eight weeks before our spring recital day?: A week by week list running from costume arrival through strike, covering theater logistics, backstage staffing, tickets, rehearsal order and the paperwork that has to be done before anyone steps on stage.
• How much of my recital fee actually covers the theater, and where does the rest go?: A recital fee is not profit.
• What actually happens on placement day when I move dancers up a level in ballet?: An hour by hour account of a placement session at a children's ballet school: what faculty watch for, how classes get balanced afterward, and how results reach families without a week of appeals.

Direct contact

• jimenezjulien42@gmail.com: email the publication director without using a form.