Dance class at Salsa Libre – students in the middle of a lesson

Customer stories

Salsa Libre dance studio has been operating in Warsaw since 2003. It was founded by Marek Domański and Ania Chagowska out of their passion for salsa and other Caribbean Latin dances. Today, we teach various styles of salsa, bachata, and Brazilian zouk, and we organize dance parties, events, competitions, and workshops.

What challenges did you face in managing your classes and studio operations before using Fitssey?

We started by doing everything ourselves in excel files. As the school grew, one of our students - now an instructor - built our first IT system. Over time, we needed more advanced solutions and tried building custom-made systems. That turned out to be a big mistake. Although the developers were initially enthusiastic, they quickly realized it was not as easy as it seemed: prices went up and eventually exceeded our financial capabilities, or the quality dropped and we ended up without a satisfactory system.

Business
Dance school
Location
Warsaw, Poland
Bookings
app.fitssey.com
/SalsaLibre
WWW
https://salsalibre.pl/
Instagram
@SalsaLibre
Facebook
@SalsaLibre
What made you decide to try our solution?
After the failures mentioned above, we researched ready-made solutions available on the market. We understood we had to compromise on certain things, like our pricing model. However, we discovered that most systems had a key flaw for partner dance schools: you could only assign one instructor per class, while we always work in pairs. Fitssey didn’t support this initially either, but they turned out to be open and flexible enough to implement the features we needed - including assigning two instructors to a class.
How did Fitssey help you solve your management challenges?
First and foremost, Fitssey made it easy to systematically collect consent for our school's terms and policies. Without a system, gathering these consents from our large number of clients would be impossible. Over time, Fitssey also helped ease the workload at the front desk by allowing our students to handle tasks independently, such as purchasing passes.
Have you noticed any tangible benefits or changes?
Definitely! Switching to Fitssey compared to previous systems was a milestone for Salsa Libre - improved data security and consistency, automation, and online payment options are just a few of the benefits.
Founder of Salsa Libre dance studio
Have you received any feedback from staff or clients about the software? If so, what?

Implementing Fitssey helped reduce the load on our front desk, as students can now register for classes themselves – and they like it! They appreciate that those who pay and book online can go straight to the classroom without waiting in line. This made our work much easier and we now have many satisfied users.

What would you say to other studio owners considering Fitssey?

We wholeheartedly recommend Fitssey to other dance schools – especially for their outstanding customer service and the excellent care and proactive communication from their dedicated account managers.