DanceLife Magazine
2025
Canadian Corner
The Cost of Style Costuming in Canada BY ANN BETTONVIL We all have our go-to costume companies that we rely on every year. We stick with what we know—what arrives on time and causes the fewest issues. Occasionally, we test a new company with a small order to see how it goes. But if that company messes up, we usually don’t give them our business again. Things are very different in Canada. We’re limited in our costume company options. While there’s strong demand for dance costumes, there’s not a strong supply—at least not from Canadian companies. I’d love to say we order exclusively from Canadian
suppliers, but that’s simply not possible all the time.
Our studio is located in Canada, which has a population of about 40 million people. More specifically, we’re in Ontario, home to roughly 15 million. Ontario has some very populated areas and hosts the most dance schools in the country, but it's also rural in many regions. Our studio is based in one of the denser areas. From a quick Google search and my own experience, there are fewer than ten Canadian costume companies to choose from—total. Some are located
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