I have no idea how much running a dance competition costs, but given that competitors expect to spend $450[1][2] on entry fees for a single competition I think that the organizers spending $1000 on software seems like a bargain?

> it's skimming money from dues payers by being friends with corrupt leadership

This is a really, really odd take.

Firstly, as pointed out above the cost of $1000 for a competition seems pretty reasonable.

Secondly, where do you get "being friends with corrupt leadership" from?

Most sports/recreation activities suffer from a huge lack of software. They are crying out for anything that helps them. If the leadership knows the author of the software, that isn't corruption that is a small community - and probably a good thing since it means the author probably listens to them.

[1] https://vitaminb.blog/cost-pro-am-dance-competition/

[2] https://danceparent101.com/the-real-costs-of-competitive-dan...