5,000+ organizers trust Hi.Events

Dance class booking.
Classes, courses and socials on one page.

Hi.Events is a dance class booking system for teachers, adult dance schools and social dance organizers. There's no monthly fee, just 1.25% + $0.60 per paid place. Pass the fee on and a dancer booking a $15 class pays $1.56 less than on Eventbrite. The money goes into your own Stripe account as places sell.

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Selling 800 drop-in classes at $15? You'd keep $1,246 more than on Eventbrite.

The whole week on one page

Beginners at 7pm, improvers at 8pm and the social at 9pm, every Wednesday. Each one has its own label and capacity.

Leads and follows, balanced

Sell separate Lead and Follow tickets with a set number of each on every date, so a class never ends up with ten leads and two follows.

Lower booking fees for dancers

No monthly subscription and a small fee per place, which you can pass on or absorb. A summer break costs you nothing.

§ 01 · Organizers

Why organizers move to Hi.Events

§ 02 · Fees

Keep more of every ticket you sell

$0 for organizers. Pass the 1.25% + $0.60 fee to buyers or absorb it yourself. No monthly fee, no contract.

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Ticket price$30

Tickets sold250

Hi.Events · 1.25% + $0.60$244

Eventbrite · 3.7% + $1.79$725

Extra money you keep$481on 250 tickets at $30 each, vs. EventbriteStart selling for free →

Illustrative comparison of platform fees only; payment processing is charged on top by both platforms. Self-hosted Hi.Events has no platform fees. See the full fee comparison →

§ 03 · Tickets

How a weekly salsa night is usually set up

One recurring event holds the weekly night, with a time slot for each level and one for the social. Courses and weekenders each get their own event.

Drop-in classes
A recurring schedule with a time slot for each level, labelled "Beginners" or "Improvers", and a capacity for each.
The social
Its own time slot after the classes, with its own capacity.
Leads and follows
Separate Lead and Follow tickets, each with its own number of places on every date. When one side is full, that ticket sells out.
Six-week beginners' course
A course as its own event, with one ticket for all six weeks.
Weekenders and festivals
Full passes, party-only passes and workshop passes on one event, with early bird pricing.
Walk-ins at the door
The box office on a phone or tablet, taking cash or cards on a Stripe reader.
Full classes
A waitlist for each date. When someone cancels, the place is offered to the next person automatically.

§ 04 · Schedule

Build a term of classes from one rule

Every frame is a screenshot from a live event.

Recurring schedules

Describe the week once. Dancers pick their class.

Every Wednesday from 7pm, three levels and a social, until the summer break. Hi.Events counts the sessions as you build the rule and puts them all on one page.

Schedules up to 1,200 sessions, with up to 24 time slots a day
Change the price, capacity, label or times on any single class
Each class has its own capacity and its own waitlist
Cancel a date for a holiday and leave the rest as they are

Building a repeating schedule in Hi.Events and booking a single session from it.

§ 05 · Features

A dance class booking system for classes, courses and socials

Everything here ships with every account. There is no higher tier to upgrade to.

Classes and socials

Weekly classes as one schedule, with up to 1,200 sessionsUp to 24 time slots a day, each labelled by level or styleA capacity on each class, sized to the roomWaitlists that offer places automatically when they free upSeparate Lead and Follow tickets, each with its own limitDuplicate an event for next term, with its tickets, questions and settings

Dancers

Ask for a level or a partner's name at checkoutAnswers on each dancer's record and in the attendee exportMessage the dancers on a class about a change of roomCheck dancers in from your phone, filtered to tonight's classDancers can correct their own names and emailsAdd dancers by hand, without them going through checkout

Selling and money

Embed booking on your own websitePromo codes for students, members of your club or returning dancersA box office for walk-ins, with cash or cards on a Stripe readerPaid into your own Stripe account as places sellA report for every class: bookings, takings and check-insNo monthly fee and no contract

Full passes and party passes for weekenders

Early bird prices that go up as they sell

Tracked links for teachers and DJs

Online classes with private joining details

Message everyone booked on a class

Reports for every class

§ 06 · Compared

Dance class booking platforms, side by side

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§ 07 · FAQ

Before you open bookings

How much does the dance class booking system cost?

There is no monthly fee and no contract. Free classes cost nothing. Paid places are 1.25% plus a small fixed amount per place: 60¢ in the US, €0.50 in the EU, 45p in the UK and A$0.85 in Australia. You can pass the fee to the dancer or absorb it, and Stripe charges its card processing separately. A term break costs nothing.See pricing →

Can I run several levels and a social on the same night?

Yes. Create a recurring event and add a time slot for each class, labelled "Beginners", "Improvers" or "Social", with up to 24 time slots a day. Each one has its own capacity. Dancers pick a date and a time and book only that class, and you can change the price, capacity or times of any single one.Recurring events →

How do I balance leads and follows?

Sell two tickets, Lead and Follow, and give each one a number of places for every date, such as 12 of each. When one side is full, that ticket sells out on that date and the other keeps selling. Turn on the waitlist and dancers can queue for the side that is full.Registration questions →

Can I sell a course or a weekender pass?

Yes. A course is its own event with one ticket for every week. A weekender is one event with several ticket types, such as a full pass, a party pass and a workshop pass, and tiered pricing so early bird passes go up in price as they sell.Tiered pricing →

Can I take payments at the door?

Yes. The box office opens in a browser on a phone or tablet with a six-digit PIN, and sells places from the same event, taking cash or cards on a Stripe card reader. It needs an internet connection.The box office →

Does it work for a kids' dance school?

Only partly. Hi.Events sells a place on a class or a whole course, paid at checkout. It has no monthly tuition billing, family accounts, memberships or class packs. A school that bills parents each month will need dance studio software for that, and can still use Hi.Events for its shows and summer intensives.Dance class booking platforms compared →

Can dancers book on my own website?

Yes. The booking widget embeds class selection in a page on your own site with two snippets of code, and checkout opens over your page so dancers never leave it. You also get a booking page in your own colours and an organizer page listing everything you run.Embedding the ticket widget →

Put this term's classes online

Create the schedule, set the levels, share the link or embed it on your site. No credit card, no monthly fee.

Get started free

Free events cost nothing. Paid tickets are 1.25% + $0.60, with no monthly fee and no contract — see the full pricing.

Dance class booking.Classes, courses and socials on one page.