Dance Floors
Editor's Note:
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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.
Dance Pros provides rentals of dance floors and sound equipment for many of the major swing dance weekend events in the northeast. 860-268-1968.
Note: Website may be down but it is under construction
Dance Clothing
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.
Keezer's
1738 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge.
617-547-2455. Monday thru Saturday, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm (later on Fridays). New and used tuxedo's
and suits, and associated accessories. Rentals.
Julie Kaufmann Dancing
Locally, Julie sells chrome leather kits that allow you to
turn your regular shoes (or sneakers) into dance shoes.
FormalWear, Ltd.
15 Elm Street, Waltham. 781-899-5727. formalwearltd@aol.com. Tuxedo
rentals for proms, weddings, and special occasions.
Editor's Note: This venue offers tuxedo rentals. Not a usual business for the social dancer, but
if you have to look good doing it, this is the place to go. This is where I went for the tux for my wedding. Jim McElroy is
the owner and personally fits everyone who comes through the door; this is not one of those cookie cutter stores you might have
seen around. As the owner, Jim is much more flexible about each order and offers an off-hours return slot for all rentals.
SloaneHome
Dancer Sarah Sloane puts her mark on t-shirts...as well as a lot of other stuff.
545 Washington Street, Lynn. Men's and women's vintage apparel. Open noon to 11:00-4:00 pm, Sunday. Warehouse visits by appointment only.
Capezio
Dance Theater Shop/Dancers Warehouse
330 Washington Street, Wellesley Hills, MA. Phone: 781-237-5526, fax: 781-239-0544.
Note: website was unreachable on 10/2/22. If anyone drives
by that location could let me know if they're still there (or not), I'd appreciate it.
Fashionista Vintage & Variety
33 Church Street, New Haven, Connecticut. For more information, contact
fashionista@snet.net.
12/9/23: Website is gone. If I don't hear back from them, this listing will be removed.
Dancer's Image 
849 Washington Street, Newton. For more information, contact the store at
dancersimageltd@msn.com or 617-964-4070.
Dance supplies for ballroom, Argentine Tango, West Coast swing, Belly Dancing, yoga, jazz, tap, ballet, Nia, zumba, etc.
TangoAffair Tango Shoes
Local in Cambridge, MA (by appointment, contact simonida@tangoaffair.com
or call 617-615-1550) and on-line store for women and men.
Outside New England Vendors
Dance shoes, music, videos, accessories.
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.
Dance Shoe Store
An online resource for dance shoes.
Soles2dance
Stick-on suede soles for instant dance shoes.
Movimiento Tango Shoes
Turkey
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.
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.
Blue Velvet Vintage
Fine quality mid-century vintage fashions. Great
selection of of swing era vintage dresses.
Access Ballroom Shoes
1463 Gerrard Street East, Toronto, ON, Canada
Latin, Rhythm, Ballroom and Smooth dance shoes.
Our selection of stylish and comfortable shoes will have you gliding across the dance floor with ease.
Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting out, we erfect shoe for you.
For more information, write to info@accessballroomshoes.com
or call 647-629-5076.
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A home-grown business (office closed at this time), offering reproductions of charming social dance images, mostly pre-1920s. These are from a private collection of antique sheet music and postcards (most 1905-1918), reproduced as magnets, small blank notecards, and 2 sizes of posters. Enjoy the Galleries! For more information, contact Kristine Hansen.
DancingArt™
Rhonda Polen Wernick creates original dance artwork and offers them in a variety of
formats, including;prints, calendars, clothing, notepads, and note cards.
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.
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).
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.
Dance Vision
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 888-841-8465
or send email to info@dancevision.com.
Their address is 9081 W. Sahara Avenue, Suite 190, Las Vegas, Nevada 89117.
Fax: 702-265-4227.
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.
Learn How To Dance Online
Learn Ballroom dancing online in Cha Cha, Rumba, Salsa, Swing, Tango and more.
Sound Equipment
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.
Planet DJ
Nevada. Disc Jockey and DJ equipment, speakers CD & MP3 players and DJ mixers.
Online catalog.
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 October 2, 2022.