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  We love our AinslieWear Australia Exclusive Retailers.   All of our Australia wide Exclusive Stockists have been hand picked for there knowledge, service and commitment to their local dance communities making them a stand out retailer in their state.   Find your local store below:  NSW   Classic Moves Dancewear Unit 3 6-8 Marshall Street, Dapto NSW 2530 http://www.classicdancewear.com.au Anything Dance 3/31 Byron St, Croydon NSW www.anythingdance.com.au Danse Boutique 5/343 Main Road Cardiff, NSW http://www.danseboutique.com.au QLD Step by Step Dancewear 2/54 Kremzow Rd, Brendale QLDhttps://www.stepbystepdancewear.com.au   SA Dance Zone 7/86-88 Glynburn Rd, Hectorville SAhttps://www.dancezoneaustralia.com   WA Stepping Out Dance World64 Beach...

It's true, once you have worn an AinsliewWear leotard you won't ever want to wear anything else.  Sounds clichè we know but we challenge anyone to find a comparison that even comes close to the quality, cut & design of an AinslieWear original.   So what makes our pieces so different you ask?  We've answered this popular question below, outlining the 3 biggest reasons why every dancer of any age should own an AinslieWear leotard.    Fabric With exceptional strength, four way stretch and long lasting durability the unique designs featured in their range and signature collections are all created...

There is no denying that the friends we make at dancing are friends that stay with us for life. They are the only ones that understand the gruelling schedule required, they are the only ones that understand why you can’t stay out late at the party because you have dance tomorrow, they are the only ones that understand why your feet are constantly covered in blisters and they are defiantly the only ones that understand slick back hair, fake tans and over the top makeup. When I was at school it was always my challenge to try and make my...

FLOWERS - A BALLET TRADTION By Valerie Lawson  The first ballet headdress a little girl wears is almost always a row of pink or blue artificial flowers, stitched together by her mother or teacher. When, and if, she becomes a ballerina, she will hold a bouquet of flowers as she takes her curtain call. For a dramatic flourish, she might pluck a flower to present to her partner. As tokens, tributes or decoration, flowers mark the beginning and end of a dancer’s life just as they dress the stage, from the daisies outside Giselle’s cottage, to the petals stitched to...

No city in the world speaks the language of ballet as well as Paris. Although ballet’s origins were in the Renaissance courts of Italy, it’s Paris that can lay claim to being the birthplace of classical ballet from the 16th century. The elegance and exactitude of ballet is reflected in the architecture of Paris itself, a city that in the 19th century was transformed into a harmonious assembly of avenues, parks, boulevards, arches and bridges and magnificent buildings such as the neo-Baroque Palais Garnier, home of the Paris Opera Ballet. Both inside and out, the Palais Garnier is a monument...