What is the Studio App, and how do families join?

The Studio App is the app families use for their dance studio on Dominion. It puts the studio's schedule, announcements, events, payments, resources, and messages in one place, on iOS and Android, and families don't pay to use it. To join, download the app, find your studio by name, address, or invite code, and add your dancers.

What can families do in the Studio App?

• See each dancer's classes, with schedules, instructors, and locations
• Read announcements from the studio
• Follow each class's posts, photos, and videos
• Mark attending for events and save them to your phone calendar
• Register for classes, camps, and events
• Pay tuition, invoices, and Shop purchases, and see receipts
• Open the PDFs, forms, and music files your studio shares
• Get direct and group messages from your studio

Not every studio uses every part. Your studio decides what it sets up, so if you don't see payments or the Shop, that just means your studio handles them another way.

How do families join?

1. 1Download the Studio AppOn the App Store for iPhone and Google Play for Android. Search for Dominion Studio.
2. 2Find your studioSearch by name or address, or enter the invite code your studio shares.
3. 3Add your dancersLink each of your children to your account so you can see their classes and register them.
4. 4See what's nextEach dancer's classes, Groups, and events, all in one place.
5. 5Allow notificationsSay yes when the app asks, so announcements reach your phone.

How does one login work for a family with several dancers?

Parents manage every dancer from one login and switch between them to see each one's Groups and events. Children don't need their own accounts. Registrations and payments come together for the family, so if you have two dancers in different classes, you see both plans on one family bill instead of two separate accounts.

A few habits make the first week smoother:

• Sign up with the email you check most, since announcements also arrive there
• Add every dancer before registration opens, so you're not doing it in a rush
• Keep your contact details current in your profile
• Save a card once if your studio bills through the app, so tuition doesn't need a reminder

How do notifications work?

Announcements and messages arrive as push notifications, with email as a backup, and they stay in the app. If you miss one, scroll back through the announcement history. You manage notifications in your phone settings. Dominion doesn't send text messages, so the app and your email are where studio updates land.

Leave notifications on during competition and recital season. That's when call times and schedule changes move fastest, and the one update you miss is usually the one that mattered. If it feels like a lot, check your phone's settings before switching them off completely.

How do payments work in the app?

When your studio uses Dominion Billing, you can pay tuition, invoices, registrations, and Shop purchases right in the app with a saved card, and you get an emailed receipt. Your balances, receipts, and payment history are always there. The app itself is free. You pay for what your studio sets up, plus any transaction fee your studio sets, shown at checkout.

Simple habits help here too. Glance at your balance at the start of each month, update your card before it expires, and if a charge looks wrong, message the studio privately instead of asking in a class group. Most mix-ups are fixed in one message.

Can families use a computer instead?

Yes. Your studio's website lets families register, pay, and see announcements. Messages are in the iOS and Android apps, so keep the app on your phone even if you do most registration on a laptop.

Is the Studio App the same as my studio's own app?

Not quite. The Studio App is included with every studio on Dominion. Some studios also have a Custom Branded App with their own app name, icon, and store listing. If your studio has one, they'll tell you which app to download.

What should new families do in the first week?

1. Download the app and find your studio
2. Add each dancer
3. Turn on notifications
4. Check each dancer's classes and the next few events
5. Save upcoming events to your calendar
6. Look in Resources for the dress code, packing lists, or forms
7. Save a card if your studio bills through the app

Studio owners setting this up for families can read our guide to parent communication, or see how families sign up for classes in our registration software guide. The Studio App page has the full tour.