Built for dance competitions

The cue board for live dance competitions.

Paper run sheets lose scratches. Walkie-talkies miss cues. NextToStage keeps your Emcee, Backstage, and Stage Manager in sync — in real time, from any device.

NEXTTOSTAGE
EMCEE
Now on Stage
42
Light as a Feather
Jazz · Teen · Starlight Studio
NEXT
43
Gravity
READY
44
Wildfire
45
Midnight Rain
Every show. Same chaos.

Paper lists printed at 6am are wrong by 8am. The emcee calls a routine that scratched three acts ago. Stage manager is in the dark. Backstage is running on vibes.

NextToStage replaces all of it with one shared cue board — live, synced, and built for the wing.

One link. The right view for everyone.

Three roles. One shared reality.

NEXTTOSTAGE
EMCEE
Now on Stage
42
Light as a Feather
Jazz · Teen · Starlight Studio
NEXT
43
Gravity
READY
44
Wildfire
45
Midnight Rain
Emcee / DJ
  • ◆Live cue board — always the right act
  • ◆NEXT + READY signal at a glance
  • ◆Break countdown with vibration alert
  • ◆Fullscreen performance mode
NEXTTOSTAGE
BACKSTAGE
AllReadyChecked InNot Here
42Light as a FeatherON STAGE
43GravityNOT HERE
44Wildfire
45Midnight Rain
Backstage
  • ◆Check in acts as they arrive
  • ◆Mark Ready — triggers emcee alert
  • ◆Add emcee notes + lighting cues
  • ◆Scratch with strikethrough, never hidden
NEXTTOSTAGE
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STAGE MGR
Now on Stage
42
Light as a Feather
Jazz · Teen · Starlight Studio
Up Next
43
Gravity
Peak Dance · Teen
READY
Standing By
44
Wildfire
Elite Arts
45
Midnight Rain
Rising Sun
Stage Manager
  • ◆Read-only overview — calm, no distractions
  • ◆Full queue + break countdown inline
  • ◆Progress counter — X of Y complete
  • ◆Reflects all state, changes nothing
Features

Everything you need. Nothing you don't.

Up Next
43
Gravity
Peak Dance · Teen
NOT HERE📳
On Stage42 · Light as a Feather
Live Ready Signal
Backstage marks Ready — emcee badge lights up and phone vibrates instantly.
On Break
☕ Lunch Break
14:32
43GravityPeak Dance
44WildfireElite Arts
45Midnight RainRising Sun
Break Countdown
Insert Break, Lunch, or Dinner into the queue. Live timer shows on every screen.
Now on Stage
42
Light as a Feather
Starlight Studio · Jazz · Teen
Scan to follow along
Audience QR View
Public screen shows what's live. Every phone in the room can scan to follow along.
41Frozen HeartSCRATCHED
42
Gravity
Peak Dance · Teen
UP NEXT
43Wildfire
44Midnight Rain
Scratch Workflow
Scratch an act — strikethrough stays visible so the count never breaks and Emcee can announce it.
44
Wildfire
Elite Arts · Teen
45
Midnight Rain
Rising Sun · Junior
Prop Tracking
Flag acts needing a prop. Every role sees it on every row — no surprises at the stage.
📄 File Upload📊 Google Sheets
#TitleStudioDivision
101Light as a FeatherStarlight StudioTeen
102GravityPeak DanceJunior
103WildfireElite ArtsTeen
Excel / Sheets Import
Paste your routine list — it maps to the cue board instantly. No manual entry.
Optional Add-On

Running a lighting board?

Add the Lighting role. Your op sees every cue, live, before each routine hits the stage — completely separate from Emcee notes.

  • ◆Dedicated lighting cue field per routine
  • ◆Shows current + next 3 routines
  • ◆Completely separate from Emcee notes
  • ◆Read-only — no accidental changes
💡LIGHTING
Now on Stage
42
Light as a Feather
Jazz · Teen · Starlight Studio
Lighting Cue
Blue wash · follow spot on intro
Up Next
43
Gravity
Purple fade
44
Wildfire
Red strobe warning
Audience View

Every parent in the room sees your brand.

Share a single QR code. Spectators see the current act, coming up next, and your competition name — on their own phone, in real time.

No app. No login. Free with every show.
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Live act display
Current routine number, title, studio, and division — always in sync.
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Coming up next
The next few acts shown so families can get ready to watch.
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Break countdown
Parents see exactly how long the break is and when to be back.
Now on Stage
42
Light as a Feather
Starlight Studio · Jazz · Teen
Coming Up
43Gravity
44Wildfire
Your next show.
Run it right.

No walkie-talkies. No paper lists. No chaos.

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