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San Jose Dancewear/ Costumes
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Sanjose Dancewear Costumes
For the last 70 years, San Jose Dancewear has proudly served generations of dancers and professional performers in and all-around Bay Area. We are a family-owned specialty retail store where dancers come every day looking for dance shoes, dresses, theatrical makeup, and Halloween costumes, Mascot costumes, Easter Bunny, Santa, Mrs Santa costumes rentals,
Girls ballet flats, little girls’ Mary Jane or boys lace-up tap shoes, unisex jazz slip-on shoes, men, women, and kids’ ballroom, salsa, and Latin dance shoes, hip hop sneakers or classic to contemporary pointe toe shoes, you will find them all here at San Jose Dancewear and Costumes.
Since 1928
Our 5000sq ft store is filled with racks of dance apparel from classic dress code of black leotards and pink tights to latest fashion styles and colors of leotards, ballet skirts, booty shorts, jazz pants, dance dresses, flamenco, praise & lyrical dance skirts and much more. You will enjoy seeing your favorite top brands Bloch, Capezio, SoDanca, Russian Pointe, Grishko/Nikolay, Gaynor Minden and Halloween Costumes and more, all under one roof.
Our Staff
Our staff is company-trained in pointe shoe fitting and we make sure an expert fitter is available to fit your schedule and provide personalized service. Remember to get pointe shoe elastic and ribbon, toe pads, toe tape, Sewing kit, Gel tubes to feel most comfortable in your pointe shoes. Parents love it when they just tell us their kids’ school or dance team and we know exactly what they need as we keep close contact with many dance studios and school dance departments.
What dance store will be complete without dance accessories. Get a dance bag, tutus, tiaras, unique hand-decorated pointe shoes, ballet keychains in a rainbow of colors etc. They are perfect dance gifts too. To help dancers exercise and build strength and flexibility, get our thera bands, practice boards, turners etc.
Don’t forget to pick hair accessories- hairpins, bun makers, flower hair clips and hair bows, bands and hairnets in blonde, red, light or dark brown and black to match all kinds of hair colors.
We work with..
We also work with many esteemed theater productions and carry Ben Nye Personal Makeup Kits and specialty items, such as Foundations, Glitter, Spirit Gum, Creme and Water-based colors, Colored latex and more. You will find costumes galore in our warehouse size costume section. Costumes for all historical time periods and occasions. Victorian, Renaissance, 1920s Flappers, 60s Hippies, 70s Disco, Elvis, Madonna, Pirates, Queen, Kings, Captains, Disney characters, Sexy Divas, Belly Dancers, Egyptian Pharos, Dracula, Skeleton & Capes to funny clown and much much more. Birthday or themed party or school book report we got all you need to make it a success.
If you are looking for accessories to complete your look, we got Hats, Masks, Wigs, Beards, Moustaches, Jewelry, Eye Glasses, Gloves and tons of Props.
Make your Christmas and Holidays more special. Rent Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus, Easter Bunny Suits. Or rent unique costumes like Adult size Jelly Fish, Crab, Seven Dwarfs, and Mascot costumes and make everlasting memories.