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Organiser Guide

Central Dance Network

Welcome to the CDN organiser help center. This guide covers how to set up, run, and manage dance competition events on the platform.

What Can You Do as an Organiser?

  • Create events with entry definitions (group, style, and type combinations)
  • Build and publish schedules for competitors
  • Manage music uploads and playback
  • Run scoring with judges and publish results
  • Record and distribute critiques (video judge feedback)
  • Sell spectator tickets and manage check-in
  • Stream events live to paid viewers
  • Manage event photography and sales
  • Track financials, invoices, and platform fees
  • Manage staff with role-based access

Quick Start

  1. Access your Dashboard
  2. Create an event and define your entries
  3. Set pricing for the event
  4. Build the schedule
  5. Manage music, critiques, and scores during and after the event

Staff Roles

CDN supports role-based access so you can delegate tasks to your team:

RoleAccess
Org AdminFull access to all organiser features
Ticket ManagerManage ticket types, view orders, process refunds
Stream ManagerManage live streams and monitor stream health
PhotographerUpload and manage event photography

See Staff Management to learn how to invite and manage team members.

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