Asked and answered.
The Royal Twirling Association runs its championships on twirlr.
Getting started
What is twirlr?
twirlr is dance competition software for associations, competitions, festivals and dance schools in every style. Organisers run their season on the console: members, events, entries, running orders, judging, results and messages. Dancers, parents and teachers use the free app.
Who is twirlr for?
Dance associations, competition and festival organisers and dance schools in every style, from ballet to baton twirling, and every dancer, parent, teacher and judge taking part.
What do we need to get started?
A simple spreadsheet of dancers per troupe, and your rule book if you want Polly to answer from it.
Can I move from spreadsheets?
Yes. Upload a simple spreadsheet of dancers per troupe. Anything twirlr cannot match is shown for you to check.
Pricing and payments
How much does twirlr cost?
The console and the app are free for associations and families, with every core feature included. A small fee applies only when a payment runs through twirlr.
Are there any paid add-ons?
Two, both optional: Branding (your own look, email branding and your own sending domain) and Polly, the AI desk assistant, on monthly plans. Everything works without them. Talk to us about adding them.
What is twirlr Pro?
An optional member subscription in the app for dancers who want more, including Judge Replay. The app is free for every dancer and family.
Can families pay entries and tickets online?
Online entry and ticket payments for associations are coming soon.
Can entries be withdrawn?
Yes. Entries can be withdrawn, and seminar bookings refunded.
Competition day
What do judges need?
A tablet with the twirlr judge app. Score sheets are built from your own criteria.
How quickly are results ready?
Placings, ties and certificates are worked out the moment the panel locks its marks.
Can the running order change on the day?
Yes. Move a routine and every phone in the hall sees the new times.
Where is my ticket on the day?
Your pass is saved on your phone.
The app
Is the app free?
Yes. Free for every dancer and family.
What is in the app?
A For you feed of clips with cheers, Discover, live stage times, results with your marks criterion by criterion, certificates and a trophy cabinet. Judge Replay is coming soon as part of twirlr Pro.
Which phones does it work on?
The app is on iPhone and Android from January.
Can dancers see their marks?
Yes, criterion by criterion, once results are announced, if the association chooses to share them.
Data and safeguarding
Is children’s data safe?
Records are kept to what an association needs, and you choose which roles can see them. Profiles are private by default. 13 to 15 year olds can only be public with a parent’s approval; under 13s never.
How are associations kept apart?
Each association’s data is walled off from every other, and the walls are tested with a 1,499 check leak test.
Does Polly send anything without asking?
No. Polly drafts and suggests. Nothing is sent until a person approves it.