# Ballroom Competition Trainer

> Ballroom dance competition music trainer with customizable sessions and random song selection. (iPhone/iPad app by Claus Krogholm Pedersen.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ballroom-competition-trainer/id635693176 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Claus Krogholm Pedersen](https://appshunter.io/developer/635693179)
- Category: Sports, Music
- Price: $4.99
- Rating: 4.60/5 from 46 App Store ratings · 42 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 12.0 · 15 MB
- Languages: American English, Danish, German (Germany), Italian, Russian
- Released: 2013-04-22
- Data updated: 2026-09-06
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ballroom-competition-trainer/id635693176/reviews.md

## What is Ballroom Competition Trainer?

Ballroom Competition Trainer is a valuable tool for the dedicated Ballroom Dancer, who wishes to prepare for e.g. a competition final in the most realistic musical settings. 

Without Ballroom Competition Trainer, preparing the proper music for training sessions can be difficult and tedious. You may be spending a lot of time in various music editing applications, trimming your songs to a given duration, and afterwards arranging them in a fixed playlist. 

Worst of all: This means that you will often end up practicing to the same songs in the same order session after session. This again means that you will not be trained for a competition setting in which you don't know what music will be played. 

Furthermore, this approach is inflexible. Imagine that for one session you might like to dance 1:30 minutes of each dance, but for the next session you would like to dance 2:00 minutes. You would probably need to redo the entire music editing procedure to construct a new playlist. 

Ballroom Competition Trainer is completely on-the-fly configurable, and eliminates all these downsides of having to prepare your music. 

App features include: 

- 6 pre-defined sessions (Standard WDSF/WDC, Latin WDSF/WDC, Smooth and Rhythm) 
- 31 pre-defined templates (29 dances, 1 generic pause and 1 generic interval) 
- Create your own templates to use as building blocks for your custom training sessions 
- Create your own custom sequence of dances, pauses and intervals 
- Specify common durations for the steps in your sequence, or assign individual durations to each dance, pause or interval step (optionally with randomization)
- Choose the desired number of heats for your training session
- Repeat your sequence any number of times (e.g. for endurance training)
- Assign playlists, albums, genres or songs from your iTunes library to each of your dances, pauses and intervals (e.g. audience applause or dance announcements during pauses)
- Random selection of songs for each step (no two training sessions will be the same) 
- Apply tempo ranges (MPM or BPM) to restrict the number of valid songs for individual dances or intervals (e.g only play Quicksteps at 52 MPM)
- Tempo adjustment of songs (either automatic within user-configured tolerances, or on-the-fly during your training session)
- Session Readout for full control over your training session while it is being played 
- Detailed logging of all performed training sessions
- Post your completed Session Readout to Facebook or Twitter to let your friends know how serious you are about practicing
- In-app instructions, helping you through the initial app configuration 

Once you have configured playlists, songs or genres for each of your dances, all of the above features can be controlled on an ad-hoc basis, and adjusted within seconds during your training sessions. This enables you to focus on perfecting your dancing skills, rather than acting as a DJ.

## Key features

- Customizable training sessions
- On-the-fly music adjustments
- Random song selection
- Tempo range restrictions
- Detailed session logging
- Social media sharing

## Recent user reviews (10 of 42)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ballroom-competition-trainer/id635693176/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Beste App für unser Tanztraining

*2023-09-21*

Seit Jahren benutzen wir im freien Training diese App und die vielen Features wie schnelleres/langsameres Abspielen der Titel,  Einstellung der Songdauer und Final-Simulation sind für uns unverzichtbar geworden. Klare Empfehlung!

**Developer response:** Thank you so much for your kind review!

Best regards,
Claus

### 1/5 — Schlechte Medienauswahl

*2023-06-21*

Die App für IOS-Endgeräte lässt keine andere Medienauswahl als Apple-Music zu.
Kein Zugriff auf eigene Ordner und dortiger Musik.
Bei Nicht-IOS-Engeräten funktioniert es aber. 🙁

**Developer response:** I am sorry you feel that way. Synchronizing those other song locations to the Music app is not that difficult, though.

Best regards,
Claus

### 5/5 — tolle App

*2023-05-31*

Die App ist super und ist richtig toll für Endrundentraining oder freies Training. Wäre es möglich, dass die in der Zukunft auch auf die Playlisten der App von DanStream zugreifen kann?

**Developer response:** Thank you very much for your review! 

Streaming is on my list for potential future improvements. 

Best regards, Claus

### 5/5 — Top!

*2022-09-14*

Läuft einwandfrei und hilft uns sehr gut beim Endrunden Training 💃 🕺

**Developer response:** Thank you so much for your review - I am happy to hear that the app is of benefit to you!

Best regards,
Claus

### 1/5 — Apple music not compatible

*2022-08-10*

The app looks interesting on first blush and also seems to have some interesting features but unfortunately it does not work with Apple Music. You can select songs or select playlists but it will not find compatible music so it just won’t work. This one is a waste of dollars. It might work if you have some other media player or upload music to it but I use Apple Music and iTunes.  No luck.

**Developer response:** I am sorry the app did not meet your expectations. The app relies on you being able to organize your songs based on their associated metadata tags (of which tempo information is crucial). Apple Music and other streaming services don’t currently support that, and as far as I know, they also don’t support tempo adjustments. This is why the app is based on locally stored songs.

I hope you’ll find what you’re looking for.

Best regards,
Claus

### 1/5 — Funktioniert nicht mit Apple Music

*2022-02-26*

Die Musik aus Apple Music lässt sich nicht nutzen.
Von daher weich am liebsten die App wieder zurück geben! 
Super ärgerlich und herausgeschmissenes Geld!

**Developer response:** Sorry for the late reply, and for not being able to meet your expectations regarding Apple Music. Adding support for streaming services is a larger change, but I have it on my list for a future update. I cannot give you a specific time frame, unfortunately, since the app is only a side project of mine.

Best regards,
Claus

### 4/5 — Gute App mit Verbesserungspotential

*2019-08-23*

App funktioniert wie beschrieben und ist damit sehr hilfreich für das Training.
Ich würde mir zwei Zusatzfunktionen wünschen:
1. Airplay Integration 
2. Möglichkeit zum Erstellen eigener Tänze (z.B. Salsa, Bachata, Tango Argentino...)

**Developer response:** Thank you very much for your review. I would like to be sure I understand your improvement suggestions correctly - could you write me at app_developer@krogholm-it.dk, possibly with some examples of what you want to be able to do? Best regards, Claus

### 2/5 — Doesn’t seem to work with iTunes....

*2019-01-19*

Really great idea but if I can’t use my library I’ve wasted my money. Also could not find a “contact developer” to ask questions.

**Developer response:** Thank you for your review, which I've regrettable only just seen. I am sorry to hear that you are having problems with iTunes - if you could get back to me at app_developer@krogholm-it.dk, I would be happy to help you troubleshoot.

Best regards,
Claus

### 5/5 — Amazing

*2018-04-26*

A *must have* tool for ballroom dancers. Easy to setup, easy to use. Handles all the rounds work for me. Takes all the work out of 10min rounds (other than the dancing of course).

### 3/5 — Great App

*2018-02-15*

The app is really great and it saves a lot of time. I’m using it every week for or my training sessions. 
The only thing I’m really missing is the possibility to use my Spotify playlists. 
Therefore I’ll give only 4 out of 5 stars.

## Frequently asked questions about Ballroom Competition Trainer

### What is Ballroom Competition Trainer?

Ballroom Competition Trainer is a mobile application designed to help ballroom dancers simulate competition music settings for their practice sessions. It allows for dynamic creation and adjustment of dance sequences and music.

### How does Ballroom Competition Trainer help with music preparation?

Instead of manually editing songs and creating fixed playlists, Ballroom Competition Trainer generates music sequences on the fly. This ensures dancers practice with varied music, mimicking real competition unpredictability.

### Can I customize the duration of dances in Ballroom Competition Trainer?

Yes, you can specify common durations for steps or assign individual durations to each dance, pause, or interval. The app also offers an option for randomization of these durations.

### Does Ballroom Competition Trainer allow for random song selection?

Absolutely. You can assign playlists, albums, genres, or specific songs from your iTunes library to each dance step. The app then randomly selects songs for each step, ensuring no two training sessions are identical.

### What are the pre-defined sessions available in Ballroom Competition Trainer?

The app includes six pre-defined sessions: Standard WDSF/WDC, Latin WDSF/WDC, Smooth, and Rhythm. It also offers 31 pre-defined templates for dances, pauses, and intervals.

### Is Ballroom Competition Trainer available on multiple devices?

Ballroom Competition Trainer is supported on iPhone, iPad, and iPod. It is designed for iOS devices.

### How often is Ballroom Competition Trainer updated?

The latest version of Ballroom Competition Trainer is 2.3.6, which was last updated on March 28, 2023. Updates are released periodically to improve functionality and add features.

### What is the price of Ballroom Competition Trainer?

Ballroom Competition Trainer is a paid application, available for $4.99. There are no in-app purchases or ads mentioned.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.3.6 — 2023-03-28

Improved Song Management:
- The app will now always attempt to avoid playing the same Song twice during a Session
- With a new Setting, the app can also attempt to avoid playing the same Song twice across Sessions

### 2.3.5 — 2022-05-26

- Minor bug fixes

### 2.3.4 — 2020-09-30

You can now have your sequence automatically shuffled every time you start your training session.

### 2.3.3 — 2020-02-06

- You can now sort your sessions any way you like.
- Improved identification of genres when the app is installed.

### 2.3.2 — 2020-01-07

Minor bug fixes.

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