Village Dancewear

"Small but fully-stocked and adorable store filled with quality, name-brand dance shoes, attire and accessories. Mary is very knowledgeable & kind, and has been in the dance industry for many years. Great specialty store!"

"We love going to this local dance attire shop. The woman who runs it is very friendly and helpful."

"I heard about this store because I live in a small nearby town that has a dance studio & my oldest daughter has been in dance for years. It was actually recommended by the owner of the studio. I know a lot of the dancers get shoes & accessories from this shop, so I decided to get my daughter a gift certificate for here, so that she could pick out some new ballet shoes for her upcoming birthday. I called first to ask whether they had gift certificates available, I got a recording but I did receive a call back & it was confirmed that they did have them. I took a ride there with my partner & two younger daughters. This was at least a year ago, maybe longer, so I'm guessing my daughter's were probably 4 & 2 at that time. Not knowing how long it might take to get the gift certificate, plus wanting to "poke around" to see what they had, I figured it might take a few minutes, so rather than have my partner & children wait in the car, I had them come inside the store with me. I did tell my older of the two girls not to touch anything prior. My youngest wasn't speaking yet, as she has special needs. As we approached the entrance, a woman who was with a young girl were leaving the store. No other customers were inside. I noticed the store wasn't very big, but did have a decent variety of dance gear, including leotards, tutu's, hair accessories & shoes, etc. I only looked briefly before going up to the counter to mention the gift certificate. The woman behind the counter was not "overly friendly" to us, and immediately more or less "scolded" my daughter for touching the glass countertop/display case where the cash register was. She was supposedly concerned about her breaking the glass & getting cut. However, she could have been much more polite about this. Not to mention, my daughter had barely touched it (I doubt a 4 year old could really cause any damage!) & I hadn't even had a second to tell her myself not to. As I had previously mentioned, I did tell my daughter not to touch things, but you know how kids are, especially at that young of an age. But it wasn't as if she was leaning on or banging on the glass, she literally skimmed it with her fingers. Being a store that sells children's dance items, you'd think they'd be a bit friendlier & more familiar with kids of all ages, but this woman was obviously not the kindest or most patient, or maybe she was just having a bad day. Either way, I felt like she could have gone about it in a much gentler way. Maybe more like "Can you please not touch the glass?" I can't remember what she said word for word, but it was definitely overreacting in my opinion. My girls were very well behaved in the store. It's not as if they were running around touching everything, or hiding in clothing racks. Bottom line was, gift certificates were available & easy to get. You can get them in whatever amount you choose. They're an actual paper certificate & look very nice, not just a basic plastic gift card. So they will write in the amount you'd like upon request. This way there's no pressure to spend a lot, if you weren't planning on it. They did have what looked like quality dance gear. However, I will say it was a little high priced. Not outrageous, but not the least expensive either. Some things seemed fairly reasonable, while others were a bit much. Luckily, many department stores (such as Walmart) sell girl's leotards & even dance shoes now, so if you are on a budget, that may be a better way to go. But if you have a child in dance, it's worth checking this place out if you're in the area. I like that the woman wasn't following us around the store, or pressuring us to buy anything. I just wish she wasn't so short with my daughter. Other than that, an overall decent experience here. Got what I came for & my daughter was happy with her gift certificate & did pick out some new ballet shoes. Only reasons for not giving more stars are because of the prices & attitude of the sales associate."

"I absolutely love this little store. The staff is always friendly and helpful, and never pushy."

"The variety of leotards in this business was amazing. There were so many to choose from. They were all so beautiful. We came almost at closing and the owner still allowed my daughter to try on 5 leotards. Thank you! So professional!"