Stage your routines, calculate spacing, and build professional plans.
Enter your routine name at the top of the builder. This will be the main title of your PDF report.
When a formation is ready, give it a name like "Intro" or "Chorus" and click Add to Routine.
Add as many formations as needed. Click Download Routine PDF to generate a multi-page rehearsal plan.
Audiences look at the person moving the most, the person at the center, or the person on the highest level. Use this to direct eyes.
A transition is a formation in motion. If the path from A to B is a mess, the routine will feel "muddy" even if the spots are clean.
A group of 10 dancers upstage left can be balanced by a single soloist downstage right. Balance doesn't always mean symmetry.
Enter actual dimensions. Tape out "Safety Wings" (4ft on sides) in the studio to prevent dancers from colliding with curtains during showtime.
Presets are starting points. Click and drag dancers to adjust for specific poses, partnerships, or artistic asymmetry.
Grid lines represent Center and Quarter Lines. Teaching dancers to find their "quarter mark" is often more effective than numbers.
Establish a flow: Enter from Upstage (back) and Exit via Downstage (front) to avoid collisions in the wings.
Dancers must run fully into the wings past the masking legs before stopping. Never stop in the entrance "tunnel."
Dancers should be in character 4 counts before stepping on stage. The performance starts in the wings!
Color code your routine: Green (Show ready), Yellow (Needs check), Red (Needs breakdown/cleaning).
Run the routine with NO music. This forces dancers to listen to breath and footfalls, tightening group unison.
Dancers must use "soft eyes" to sense their neighbors. Practice unison movements while looking straight at the audience.