Get organized--click here: studio software brings scheduling chaos under control.Toni Ebell Carrion, of Village Dance Arts in Claremont, CA, keeps track of 200 students with DanceSOFT by Get Physical [www.getphysicalsoftware.com], a studio management program. "It lists classes taken and tracks each student's attendance and payment," says Carrion. She uses it to send bulk e-mails and print address and shipping labels. As Carrion has found, studio software simplifies scheduling and billing and allows you to track class trends as well. It can even cut down on the hassle Hassle () is a location in Närke, Sweden, where a Celtic treasure was found in 1936. It comprises a large bronze cauldron which contained two Bronze Age swords of the Hallstatt type, a pommel of bronze, two bronze buckets with of ordering props prop 1 n. 1. An object placed beneath or against a structure to keep it from falling or shaking; a support. 2. One that serves as a means of support or assistance. tr.v. and costumes. DanceWorks by Akada[www.akadasoftware.com] lets you enter a costume costume, distinctive forms of clothing, including official or ceremonial attire such as ecclesiastical vestments, coronation robes, academic gowns, armor, and theatrical dress. manufacturer's sizing chart and will cross-reference student measurements to find the right size for each performer. Dance Manager by Marden [www.dancemanager.com] incorporates a recital Recital - dBASE-like language and DBMS from Recital Corporation. Versions include Vax VMS. analysis that tells you if a dancer has time for a quick change between numbers. Want to remember student birthdays or remind clients of appointments via e-mail? Mindbody Software [www.mindbodysoftware.cam] will do it for you. Think you don't have enough students for software tracking or your business won't justify the multiple features in a pre-made bundle? DanceWorks comes in two versions--the "mini" is for studios with less than 200 students. Ditch ditch (ditching), n the undesirable loss of tooth substance in the region of a restoration margin (usually gingival). the handwritten hand·write tr.v. hand·wrote , hand·writ·ten , hand·writ·ing, hand·writes To write by hand. [Back-formation from handwritten.] Adj. 1. roster and card catalogs and take a software test drive. Some companies such as CompuDance [www.compudance.com] offer downloadable demos directly from their website. Others mail you a trial disk. Don't forget to ask if there is a guarantee and if the manufacturer provides technical support. Each software package has its own special features, so shop around. Could Toni Ebell Carrion live without management software? "Yes," she sags. "But I wouldn't want to." |
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