Dance Costume Companies: 14 Best Vendors for Studios

The best dance costume companies for studios are the studio-only catalog houses for recitals (Weissman, Revolution Dancewear, A Wish Come True, Costume Gallery and Kellé) plus custom specialists such as The Line Up and Satin Stitches for competition teams. Choose by who the company sells to, its minimum order, its lead time and its exchange policy. All 14 companies below were checked against their official websites in October 2026.

The list is grouped by the job each vendor does best. Most studios use one full-catalog company for the bulk of their classes, a custom specialist for the competition team, and a basics supplier for tights, shoes and replacement pieces. After the list you’ll find a comparison table, ways to cut costume costs, and an ordering timeline.

How do you choose a dance costume company?

Start with five questions: does the company sell to studios only or to anyone, what is its minimum per style, how long does it take to deliver, does one design come in toddler-through-adult sizes, and what happens when a costume doesn’t fit? The answers matter more than the catalog photos.

• Who it sells to. Studio-only companies (Weissman, Revolution, Costume Gallery, Kellé) require a business account, so parents order through you. Retail brands like Capezio and Bloch sell to anyone, which is handy for replacement pieces.
• Minimums. These vary a lot. The Line Up’s standard minimum is 10 per design, Algy’s collection orders start at 4 per style, and Satin Stitches’ online styles have no team requirement at all.
• Lead time. In-stock costumes can ship within days. Made-to-order and custom work takes weeks or months: Satin Stitches quotes 10 to 17 weeks for full custom, and Reverence quotes 8 to 12 weeks in its peak months.
• Size range and sizing kits. A group number with 6-year-olds and adults needs one design across the whole size run. Ask for a sizing kit (A Wish Come True sells them for its costumes) so you can check fit before you order 40 pieces.
• Exchanges. Read the policy before you order. Custom and altered costumes are usually final sale, and some exchange windows are only a week long.

Studio-exclusive recital costume companies

These five sell through studio, school or organization accounts and publish full catalogs every season. One main account with any of them keeps ordering, shipping and parent questions in one place.

1. Weissman

Weissman, based in St. Louis, describes itself as a studio-exclusive costume and dancewear company. Its costumes come in several lines: Showtime for every genre, Elite for competition-style looks, Mixify, Character (themes from Broadway and pop culture to decades and holidays), and Team for school and dance teams. It also sells shoes and tights from brands including Capezio and Bloch, and offers apparel and shoe sizing kits, volume discounts and posted ship dates for in-stock styles.

Best for: studios that want costumes, tights and shoes on a single account, and themed character numbers.

2. Revolution Dancewear (with Tenth House, 2-Die-4 and Art Stone)

Revolution Dancewear has been in business since 1996 from Niles, Illinois, and says it partners exclusively with dance studios and programs. Its costume brands are Revolution, Tenth House, 2-Die-4 and Art Stone. Art Stone, a decades-old character-costume brand, is now sold through Revolution. Its themes are designed to mix and match across age groups, so three classes can share one circus or nautical story. Revolution, 2-Die-4 and Tenth House costumes ship with all accessories included, in a garment bag, at no extra charge.

Best for: studios that want complete costumes with no separate accessory orders, and full-production themes.

3. A Wish Come True

A Wish Come True offers more than 700 costumes made in the USA at its factory outside Philadelphia. It has been in business for about 30 years, sizes go up to 4X, and it lists more than 100 coordinating boys’ styles. Studios apply for an account to see online pricing and can order sizing kits. Its “In-One” costumes and value lines help stretch a budget.

Best for: studios that want US-made costumes, inclusive sizing and matching looks for boys.

4. Costume Gallery

Costume Gallery has made dance costumes since 1959 and sells only to dance studios, schools, clubs and organizations, not to the general public. Collections cover ballet and lyrical, tap and jazz, hip-hop, holiday, first recital, novelty, competition, boys, and “Two In One” convertible styles.

Best for: large studios with many age groups that want one deep catalog, and convertible costumes that work for two numbers.

5. Kellé Company

Kellé Company, based in Minneapolis, is a wholesale company that sells to dance studios, schools and dance organizations. Its site describes its dancewear as made in the USA, with collections for jazz, lyrical, kids, men and teams. Kellé’s size chart treats girth (a loop from the shoulder, between the legs and back up) as the key measurement for leotards, unitards and biketards. Kellé also warns that other websites have posed as Kellé, and that its official site is the only place to buy authentic Kellé products online.

Best for: competition and recital costumes where a close fit through the torso matters.

Custom and competition dance costume companies

These companies build costumes to order, often from your own design. Expect higher prices and longer lead times than catalog costumes, and plan your competition season around their production calendars. For the rest of comp-season logistics, see this guide to organizing your studio for competition season.

6. The Line Up

The Line Up has handcrafted costumes in Minnesota since 1989, and all of its apparel is made to order in the USA. There are two ways to buy. You can personalize an online style with your choice of colors, fabrics and embellishments, which takes 2 to 14 weeks. Or you can work with its designers on a full custom look, which takes 8 to 16 weeks. Both normally require 10 pieces per design. Approved studio business accounts have no minimum order, and menswear has no minimum when it’s part of a group order of 10 or more.

Best for: competition teams, high-kick and danceline groups that want a one-of-a-kind look.

7. Satin Stitches

Satin Stitches has designed and made costumes in its Minneapolis studio since 1978, in sizes XS to 6X. It works in three tiers. Online-catalog styles take 2 to 8 weeks and are open to individuals or teams. Semi-custom (mix-and-match design elements) takes 10 to 14 weeks. Full custom takes 10 to 17 weeks. Semi-custom and full custom are for teams of 10 or more. Its timelines start when the deposit is paid.

Best for: teams that want a custom feel on a budget (the semi-custom tier), and soloists who need a personalized costume.

8. Reverence Dance Apparel

Reverence Dance Apparel in Grand Prairie, Texas, makes every costume to order in the USA for dance, drill team, show choir and guard programs. You can order existing designs as shown, change the fabric colors, or work with its design team. Normal delivery is an estimated 8 to 10 weeks, or 8 to 12 weeks from November to March. A small ready-to-ship collection covers rush needs. Its policy allows size exchanges only, within 7 days, for a fee of 50% of the costume’s cost. Custom or modified orders are final sale.

Best for: drill teams and studios that want US-made, semi-custom costumes and can order well ahead.

9. Algy by DeMoulin

Algy has outfitted performers for nearly 90 years and is now part of DeMoulin. It mainly serves color guard, majorette, and dance and spirit teams. Collection styles are made to order, with a 4-piece minimum per style. Modified styles need 8 pieces, and once approved the design becomes exclusive to your organization and can be reordered for five years. Ready-to-ship and QuickShip collections cover late additions. Made-to-order custom or decorated items are final sale.

Best for: school dance teams and spirit groups that need matching uniforms and reorders year after year.

10. Limelight Teamwear

Limelight Teamwear is Canadian-owned and serves studios in Canada and the United States, handling the border crossing so US and Canadian customers don’t face surprise duties. Its in-stock Prima and Elements costumes ship within 2 business days. Sizes run from Child 4 to Adult XXL (3XL on some products), and it carries male styles. Custom teamwear, such as jackets, hoodies and pants, has a minimum of 10 pieces per design (5 for jackets).

Best for: studios that need costumes fast, and teams that want matching custom jackets and hoodies.

Basics and backup suppliers

These brands are not full recital catalogs. Use them for tights, shoes, leotards and costume foundations, and to replace a lost or outgrown piece in a hurry.

11. Capezio

Capezio was founded in 1887 by Salvatore Capezio near New York’s Metropolitan Opera House. It is mainly a shoe, tights and dancewear brand, with a separate studio-account site. In October 2025, Capezio announced it had acquired key assets of Discount Dance Supply, the big online dance retailer. As of October 2026, Discount Dance’s teacher-program page redirects to Capezio’s studio site. If you’ve used Discount Dance as a multi-brand backup, check what it still carries before recital season.

Best for: shoes, tights and class basics from one long-established brand.

12. Bloch

Bloch began in a Sydney workshop in 1932, when Jacob Bloch made shoes to order for ballet dancers. Today it sells pointe shoes, ballet and jazz shoes, and dancewear for adults, teens and children.

Best for: ballet-focused studios standardizing shoes, tights and leotards.

13. Só Dança

Só Dança makes shoes and dancewear across ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, Latin and ballroom, including curvy sizes and menswear, and has a studio sign-up program.

Best for: studios with ballroom or Latin programs, and simple leotard-and-skirt costume bases.

14. Body Wrappers

Body Wrappers covers the layer under the costume: tights in every style, bodyliners, briefs, dance belts and bras, plus leotards, ballet shoes and replacement shoulder and back straps.

Best for: costume foundations, and fixing a broken strap the week of the show.

Dance costume companies compared

How can you get dance costumes on a budget?

The biggest savings come from planning, not haggling: order early enough to avoid rush shipping, pick costumes that ship complete, reuse what the studio already owns, and get families involved in swaps and simple sewing.

1. Order on time. Ordering late means paying for rush shipping, missing sizes and fewer styles to choose from. Keep in-stock lines (Weissman, Limelight, Reverence’s ready-to-ship collection) for late enrollees instead of whole classes.
2. Choose costumes that ship complete. A cheaper costume that needs a separate headpiece, gloves and a skirt can cost more in the end. Revolution, 2-Die-4 and Tenth House costumes include their accessories.
3. Use convertible costumes. Weissman’s 3-in-1 styles, Costume Gallery’s Two In One line and A Wish Come True’s In-One costumes let one purchase cover two numbers.
4. Ask about volume and loyalty pricing. Weissman lists volume discounts and Kellé has a loyalty discount program. Satin Stitches takes 20% off orders of five or more with the same fabric options, and The Line Up’s group discounts depend on quantity (all as of October 2026).
5. Check clearance first. Weissman and A Wish Come True both keep clearance sections, which work well for small groups and solos.
6. Build a studio-owned costume closet. For competition teams and recurring numbers, buy costumes the studio owns, then refresh them each year with a new skirt, jacket, appliqué or accessories rather than buying new.
7. Run a swap. Collect outgrown costumes at the end of the season and hold a swap rack before the next one. Parent Facebook groups and local dance communities are also good places to trade.
8. Rent for one-off shows. Local theater companies, costume shops and other studios sometimes rent costumes for a single production. Agree on cleaning, damage and return dates in writing.
9. Use parent volunteers for simple sewing. Hemming, attaching appliqués and adding a skirt to a leotard are good volunteer jobs. Do alterations only after the exchange window has closed, because altered costumes usually can’t be returned.
10. Look second-hand for character pieces. Thrift and vintage stores are useful for hats, jackets and props, especially for adult numbers.

One caution if the studio sells used children’s costumes rather than passing them along free: the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s Resellers Guide to Selling Safer Products says it is illegal to sell recalled products. It also lists children’s clothes with rhinestones, metal or plastic snaps, zippers or appliqués as items to test, verify with the manufacturer, or not sell. Most dance costumes have rhinestones or appliqués, so read that guide before you set up a resale rack.

Once costumes are ordered, the work shifts to collecting fees and chasing measurements. Dance studio software like Swyvel helps with that money and messaging: start a free trial to send costume invoices, take payments online and remind parents by SMS and email in one place.

When should you order recital costumes?

Work backward from the date you need costumes in the studio, not from the recital date. Leave room after delivery for try-ons, exchanges, alterations and late additions, then subtract the vendor’s quoted lead time. For custom work, that usually means ordering in the fall for a spring show.

Here’s the arithmetic for a recital on May 30. You want costumes in hand by March 1, which leaves about three months for fittings and fixes. A full custom order quoted at 10 to 17 weeks needs a paid deposit by early November. A catalog order quoted at 8 to 12 weeks needs to go in by early December.

• August to October: new catalogs arrive (Kellé’s 2027 catalog and The Line Up’s 2026-2027 catalog were already out in October 2026). Request sizing kits and shortlist styles.
• October to November: pick costumes, collect measurements, and collect costume deposits or the first payment.
• November to December: place made-to-order and custom orders. Some vendors quote longer lead times from November to March.
• January to February: costumes arrive. Do try-ons right away, because exchange windows can be as short as 7 days.
• March to April: alterations, late additions from in-stock lines, and labeling and distribution.
• May to June: dress rehearsals and shows, then collect, clean and inventory studio-owned costumes.

For the full show schedule beyond costumes, use the dance recital planning checklist. For measurements, fees, labeling and distribution, see the complete guide to dance studio costume management.

Dance costume company FAQs

What is the most popular dance costume company?

No public market-share data ranks dance costume companies, so be wary of any list that names a single winner. Weissman, Revolution Dancewear, A Wish Come True, Costume Gallery and Kellé are the long-running studio-only catalogs most studios compare first.

Can individual dancers buy from studio-exclusive costume companies?

Usually not. Costume Gallery says it doesn’t sell to the general public, and Kellé sells only through wholesale accounts and asks dancers to order through their teacher or studio. Satin Stitches’ online styles and retail brands like Capezio, Bloch and Só Dança are open to individual dancers.

How much do dance costumes cost?

Most studio-only catalogs show prices only to approved accounts, so get pricing directly. As one public reference point, The Line Up lists its personalized online styles at $85 to $300 and full custom designs at $300 and up (as of October 2026). Then budget the total per dancer, not just the costume.

Here’s an illustrative example with assumed numbers; plug in your vendor’s prices. A $70 costume, $14 tights, an $8 hair piece, $5 for shipping and $5 for alterations comes to $102 per dancer. For 120 dancers, that’s $12,240 the studio collects and pays out. A clear costume fee policy and flexible payment plans keep that from landing on your cash flow all at once.

What’s the difference between in-stock and made-to-order costumes?

In-stock costumes are already made and ship within days, but sizes can run out. Made-to-order costumes are sewn after you order, which guarantees your full size run but takes weeks. Many studios use made-to-order for the planned lineup and in-stock for late enrollees.

Which companies are best for ballet costumes?

For recital ballet, Weissman, Revolution (including its Premier Ballet and professional tutu lines), A Wish Come True and Costume Gallery all carry dedicated ballet sections. Bloch, Capezio and Só Dança cover the pointe shoes, ballet slippers, tights and leotards underneath.

Why aren’t Curtain Call, Dansco or Pumpers on this list?

They were on older versions of this list. In October 2026, Curtain Call’s website (curtaincallcostumes.com) didn’t load a working store, Dansco’s site showed a maintenance notice, and Pumpers’ site says it isn’t taking new customers. If you’ve ordered from them before, contact them directly.

Keep costume season organized

Picking a costume company is the easy part. The hard part is the hundreds of small tasks that follow: deposits, deadlines, reminders and the parent who missed all three. Swyvel is dance studio software that handles the invoices, online payments and SMS and email messages around costume season, alongside scheduling, attendance and the rest of the studio. For more on keeping families informed, read the guide to dance studio parent communication.

Start your free trial of Swyvel, or book a demo to see it with your studio’s own setup.