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 choreographies
- 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 PDF export
There is no printable PDF sheet and no choreography file to export: a choreography is shared by invitation, with a Stancz account.
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 choreographies and 4 formations per choreography, 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.