
Plan Your Dance School Show with Ease with Alice Burren, Palm Backstage
Organising a dance school show can mean months of spreadsheets, costume lists, parent questions and last-minute changes. For many dance school owners, showtime takes over everything else in the business. In this episode of the Ultimate Dance Business Podcast, Deborah Laws speaks to Alice Burren, a dance school owner who turned her own frustration with show planning into Palm Backstage, software designed to bring the whole process together in one place. Alice explains how she developed the software while preparing for her own school's show, using her experience of years of performances to identify what dance teachers and school owners really need. From managing costumes, music and running orders to sharing information with parents and backstage teams, Palm Backstage aims to reduce the admin and make shows easier to organise. Alice also shares how she used the software to manage an entire show by herself while developing it, why she designed it to be as self-explanatory as possible, and what it takes to move from running a dance school to becoming an entrepreneur. If show season regularly takes over your life, this conversation offers a different perspective on how technology and better systems could change the experience. Find Palm Backstage via the link in the episode show notes. Subscribe to the Ultimate Dance Business Podcast for more conversations and practical ideas to help you run your dance business. Find out more about Palm Backstage at Ready to take the next step in your dance business? Book a Turning Point Call with Deborah using this link https://interview.dancebusinesslab.com/ Discover Dance Business Solutions at https://dancebusinesssolutions.com Join the Dance Business Lab Community on Facebook and follow @dancebusinesslab on Instagram. Book an evolution call with Deborah https://go.dancebusinesslab.com/dance-school-success-plan To find out more about Dance Business Lab and work with Deborah head to https://dancebusinesslab.com To find out more about working with Deborah through her exclusive Dance Business Lab membership programs follow the links below. Sparks membership - https://dancebusinesslab.com/memberships/sparks Ignite membership - https://dancebusinesslab.com/memberships/ignite Illuminate membership - https://dancebusinesslab.com/memberships/illuminate If you love the show and you would like to support then why not buy Deborah a coffee simply head to http://buymeacoffee.com/DeborahL This episode is sponsored by Dance Studio Marketing. You can find out more about Dance Studio Marketing and how you can work with Sally to supercharge your dance business at https://dancebusinesssolutions.com/social-media-for-dance-businesses/ This podcast is produced by Creative Content Studio If you enjoy the Ultimate Dance Business Podcast, subscribe, leave a review and share the episode with another dance school owner.















