This article is from the Dance FAQ, by eijkhout@jacobi.math.ucla.edu (Victor Eijkhout) with numerous contributions by others.
Check out the following files in the Dancers' Archive:
ftp://ftp.std.com/ftp/nonprofits/dance/
; information about cheap dance shoes:
ftp://ftp.std.com/ftp/nonprofits/dance/ballroom/cheap-dance-shoe-FAQ.txt
; mail order companies:
ftp://ftp.std.com/ftp/nonprofits/dance/
.
Henry Neeman's hotlist has a section about supplies too:
http://zeus.ncsa.uiuc.edu:8080/~hneeman/dance_hotlist.html#supplies
.
Geared more towards ballet is Tom Parsons twp@panix.com Dance Wear FAQ
list
ftp://math.ucla.edu/pub/eijkhout/dance/ballet/wear.txt
.
Another very good source is going to competitions. There are often
stands of shoe / boots / apparel / hat / jewelry manufacturers. This is
an easy way to see and try on lots of stuff. For more information about
competitions, see
http://www.math.ucla.edu/~eijkhout/comp/faq.html
.
 
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