If it's not a dance school, a place to go dancing, or a provider of music for
a dance, then you'll probably find it here. Want the two-toned
shoes for dancing or perhaps some decent
dance attire for proper period look? There are venues
that offer graphics and images relating to dance.
Do you want to buy some swing dance music or find that
rare dance video? You might find it here. Perhaps,
you are look for swing dance performers for your funtion or maybe you need
someone to organize your dance event? That
information and more can be found here.
Dance Clothing
Editor's Note:
There are alternatives to spending a lot of money on stylized dance shoes, particularly
for Lindy Hop. With the pounding our feet take on the dance floor, it's important to
wear shoes that are comfortable and protective. My favorite dance "shoes" are any of the
variations of the Adidas
Superstar sneakers.
I put chromed leather (a lot sturdier than normal suede) and voila! instant dance shoes.
The entire process of chroming your sneakers (or normal shoes) is about 15 minutes. Your
average cobbler can do the job or you can do it yourself. Locally, you can get chrome kits
from Julie Kaufmann Dancing.
Some people wear bowling shoes. That works.
FYI: Ken Kreshtool of Gotta Dance offers advice on buying
dance shoes on his website
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Teddy Shoes, Inc.
548 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge. 617-547-0443. Dance shoes & high heels
specialists. Dyeables, family footwear, women's large sizes. Carries
Bleyers, the two-toned
StacyAdams, as well as Leos and the
cool-looking
Georgio Brutini shoes. In business for over 40 years.
Looking for something? Write to
teddyshoes@aol.com.
Back Bay Dancewear (aka Patterson's)
185 Cambridge Street, Burlington. 781-273-3089, 800-554-2340. Shoes, dancewear,
dresses and rentals, including
Bleyer
dance shoes as well as Coast and other brands.
Keezer's
140 River Street (near Central Square), Cambridge, MA 02139.
617-547-2455. Monday thru Saturday, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm. New and used tuxedo's
and suits, and associated accessories. Rentals.
Capezio
Dance Theater Shop
330 Washington Street, Wellesley Hills, MA. Phone: 781-237-5526, fax: 781-239-0544.
Cafe Society
131 Cypress Street (intersection at Route 9), Brookline, MA 02445.
617-738-7186. Vintage clothing, jewelry, costume rentals.
Bobby's From Boston
19 Thayer Street, Boston, MA 02118. 617-423-9299. (off Harrison Avenue, near the
Pine Street Inn). Men's and women's vintage apparel. Menswear division of Strutters.
By appointment only.
Julie Kaufmann Dancing
Locally, Julie sells chrome leather kits that allow you to
turn your regular shoes (or sneakers) into dance shoes.
SloaneHome
Dancer Sarah Sloane puts her mark on t-shirts...as well as a lot of other stuff.
Tara Design
Tara Shoes in Maine offers Argentine Tango shoes
for men and women that are based on authentic designs from Argentina
that have been updated and improved to provide superior comfort and
elegance.
Shoes may be ordered in US sizes in a selection of styles and heel
heights. For more information, contact
info@22tangoshoes.com at
1-877-906-8272 or 207-741-2992
Downtown Dancewear
122 Merrimack Street, Lowell, MA. 978-441-0575.
This dance supply store carries a variety of dance shoes, apparel and accessories.
Fashionista Vintage & Variety
33 Church Street, New Haven, Connecticut. For more information, contact
fashionista@snet.net.
Debbi Does Design
Shoe Bags and Dance clothing for men and women, inspired by Argentine Tango,
designed for real life. Based in Boston MA. For more information, contact
Debbi.
Center Stage Dance Sport
Dresses and dance clothes by Sheila & Jen Lubeski. 508-982-1914.
Outside New England Vendors
Geek Swing!
T-shirts and other cool geeky swing gear.
With a Swing
Dance shoes, music, videos, accessories.
Dance Connection
Dance shoes, music, videos, accessories.
For Feet First
Dance shoes and accessories featuring Elegance dance shoes and Bleyer swing dance shoes.
Dancer-owned and operated. For shoe advice and information, write to
Debby Filler or call 651-642-9636.
eDressMe
Clothes for the milonguera. eDressMe sells cocktail and evening dresses as well as Prom
and Bridesmaid dresses. Brand names include BCBG Maxazria, A.B.S by Allen Schwartz, and Laundry
by Shelli Segal For more information,
write to help@edressme.com.
Remix Vintage Shoes
Los Angeles, California. They sell unused vintage shoes for men and women.
They also sell very authentic vintage reproductions. For more information, write
to Phil Heath.
Werner Kern Shoes
Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas. Contact ballroomdncshoes@aol.com
at 817-868-1575.
Dance Shoe Store
An online resource for dance shoes.
Dance Dresser
Dance shoes and more.
TNT Dance Designs
Design your own dance shoe online; shoes for swing and other dances.
Orthopedics available.
USA Dance Shoes
Tango Rouge Ballroom Dancewear
A collection of ballroom and latin dancewear, practice wear, shoes
and accessories for both the social setting and competition.
Zoots by Suavecito
A mail-order place for Zoots Suits. 1-888-298-SUIT.
DanceStore
is dancer-owned and -run store specializing in swing dance shoes,
especially the Aris Allen brand. They're based in Maryland and offer shoes over the web.
The Zoot Suit Store
A mail-order place for Zoots and 40's suits by Siegel's Clothing
Superstore. Orders taken on-line or over the phone. 1-800-408-8933.
Show Time Dance Shoes
Atlanta, Georgia. A wide selection of ballroom dance shoes.
For more information, write to
David Duval or
call 1-800-433-5541.
Dancesport Shoes.com
Based in Omaha, Nebraska. Shoes from Supadance, Capezio (10% off),
International Dance Shoes, Freed of London and Coast. Free shipping.
For more information, write to
Sales@dancesport.com.
Reflections of Dance
Apparel, shoes, and accessories for many forms of dancing, from Swing, Ballroom,
Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Lyrical, Clogging to Irish Ghillies.
Dance Shoes of Atlanta
718 Ketchem Drive, Marietta, Georgia. For more information, contact
Jim and Joyce Taylor at 770-428-9439.
Blue Velvet Vintage
Fine quality mid-century vintage fashions. Great
selection of of swing era vintage dresses.
Tootsie's Dance Shoes
A retailer and distributor of dance shoes. Based in Kansas.
George's Dance Shoes
1604 W. Magnolia Boulevard, Burbank, California. For more information,
contact georgesshoes@hotmail.com at 818-955-7704.
Big selection of unique leathers of variety colors
and heels of all types of dancing. Shoes are available wholesale,
retail, and custom design custom made for Salsa, Tango, Ballroom, and Swing.
SIBO Dance Shoes (Souliers de dance)
Dance shoes from Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
Graphics
Vintage Dance Images
A home-grown business offering dance images in the form of
posters and magnets, all of which are reproduced from a collection of
pre-1925 sheet music and dance postcards. For more information,
contact
Kristine Hansen at 617-327-3309 or write to 104 Landseer Street, #1,
West Roxbury, MA 02132.
DancingArt™
Rhonda Polen Wernick creates original dance artwork and offers them in a variety of
formats, including;prints, calendars, clothing, notepads, and note cards.
Dvora Kanegis
Dvora is a tango painter in Boulder, Colorado, and offers
a variety of prints for sale and other usage. For more information, write to
dvora@'tangoartist.com.
Videos
SavoyStyle Lindy Hop Shop
Offers instructional videos, t-shirts, dance shoes, and Lindy Hop art.
32101 Ellison Way, Fort Bragg, CA 95437. 1-800-50-SAVOY. For more information,
write to
Judy Pritchett.
TC Swingin' Hepcats
Wendy Jo Gertjejanssen offers lindy-related products
including t-shirts, videos, CD's as well as tailored and vintage suits. For
more information, call Wendy at 651-714-9644 (1-877-TO-LINDY if long-distance)
or write to 2453 Pond Avenue, Maplewood, MN 55119, or just send email to
jo@swinginhepcats.com.
World of Swing Store
Marcus Koch and Barbl Kaufer offer instructional swing videos
of their Boogie Woogie dancing.
idance.net
Download instructional dance video clips various teachers.
Each video clip teachs you one dance move, concept, or styling in Lindy Hop, Balboa,
Bal-Swing, Hip Hop, Vernacular Jazz, Charleston and more.
Ballroom Dance Supply
A resource for ballroom dance shoes, CD's, and instructional videos on the Web.
For information, contact Bill Rowe at
bds@ballroom.com,
372 Bird Avenue, San Jose, CA 95126-3618. Phone: 408-293-1727; fax: 408-293-1727.
Hours: Noon-8 pm, Monday thru Friday; 6 pm Saturday; 4 pm Sunday (PST)
Dance Vision USA
Offers dance instructional videos, dance CD's, and a wide range of products in their
dance boutique. For information, call Wayne or Donna Eng at 702-256-3830 or 800-851-2813
or send email to
info@dancevision.com.
Their address is 8933 West Sahara Avenue, Suite 101, Las Vegas, Nevada 89117-5826.
Fax: 702-265-4227.
Butterfly Video
P.O. Box 184-W, Antrim, New Hampshire. 03440. 603-588-2105.
Kathy Blake Dance Studios offers dance instruction videos.
C. Martin Video
Offers ballroom dance videos for all varieties of dance.
They (Carol and Clyde) are on
e-mail
or write to them at 406 Hunsdale Lane, Silver Spring, MD 20901.
Imperial Swing Dancing
A book by Henry Culver, Jr. on Imperial Swing Dancing. Comes with a 2-hour long DVD.
Sound Equipment
You-Do-It Electronics
40 Franklin Street, Needham. This is a hobbyist electronics store, great for
those electrical engineering types. It also has the full line of Pioneer and
Gemini dj equipment. It's right at Exit 19a off 128 in Newton.
Moore Electronics
810 Lynn Way, Lynn, MA 01905. 781-596-8373.
This is a small storefront within the Mass Merchandisers Market on Route 1A in Lynn,
about 7 miles after the Callahan Tunnel. This place has sound and lighting equipment
for your own mini-nightclub, including the Gemini mixers and dual-CD players.
The Guitar Center
Several locations including Boston, Natick, Danvers, and North
Attleboro, not to mention those in other states. Complete line of guitar equipment,
and their Pro Audio department includes all the equipment a mobile DJ might want.
- Natick, MA: 321-C Speen Street, Cloverleaf Marketplace, Natick, MA 01760. 508-655-6525.
Last updated February 21, 2009
