About Stancz
What is Stancz?
Stancz is a web, iOS and Android app for building dance formations. It is used to place dancers on a stage, sequence formations, watch the transitions animate and time everything to the music — before walking into the studio. It is made for dance teachers, choreographers, schools and associations, as well as cheerleading squads, baton twirling teams, K-pop cover groups and musical theatre productions.
Who makes Stancz?
Stancz is made by Martin Bernard, an independent developer in France. It is a solo project: there is no sales team and no investors. Feedback goes straight to the person writing the code, at support@stancz.com.
What Stancz does
- Place dancers on a stage and build successive formations
- View the same scene in 2D (top-down), in 3D and from the audience
- Animate transitions between formations to spot risky crossings
- Import a track and time formation changes to the music
- Programme a backdrop LED screen on its own timeline track
- Reuse a dancer roster across projects
- Share formations with the team and comment anchored to a dancer
What Stancz does not do
Worth stating plainly, so nobody is disappointed after installing:
No video or PDF export
The only export is the .stancz project file, used to save and hand over a project. There is no MP4 render and no printable PDF sheet.
No studio administration
Stancz does not handle student enrolment, class schedules, membership invoicing or attendance sheets. Those needs belong to studio management software, a different category of product.
No dance notation, no motion capture
Stancz works on placement and movement across the stage, not on gesture. It is neither a notation system such as Laban or Benesh, nor a motion-capture tool.
How much does it cost?
Stancz is free for up to 3 projects and 6 formations per project, with no time limit and no credit card. Beyond that, Pro costs €3.99/month. The full breakdown, including the organisation plan, is on the pricing page.