Stories

Our #wastetowear revolution marches on with the London Vocational Ballet School (LVBS) becoming the latest prestigious school to collaborate with Dansez on their uniform. The school has been going through its own transformation with their name change from the Young Dancers Academy and a refreshed vision of innovation, excellence, and collective achievement. Introducing a new sustainable tracksuit, designed by Dansez and of course made...

When the Royal Ballet School recently launched their new Affiliate Training and Assessment programme we were so pleased that they wanted Dansez to design and make a dedicated set of dance clothes for the students of the recreational dance training programme. This new programme is a unique approach to the training of young dancers, firmly rooted in the School’s values that takes a holistic...

It barely seems possible that it’s a year since we all gathered in Birmingham for the GradPro Showcase Final. The 2023 regional events have come and gone with another talented group of graduate dancers and we are now so excited to be heading towards the second Gradpro Showcase Final. Building on the huge success of the launch of GradPro in 2022 we are also delighted...

Today is International Women's Day and we thought that this year it was about time that we talked more about the women of Dansez.Dansez is a team mainly of women across the different parts of our UK manufacturing and distribution, but we are going to start with Julie who leads the team of women who make the thousands of leotards every year that find...

There is nothing we love to see more after many months of hard work, than a new collection of dance clothes coming to life…when the students and professionals perform in our clothes the second skin of Dansez becomes real. Working artistically alongside Julie Bowers, CEO of bbodance to create a new uniform has been a very exciting project. During this time many ideas were...

Often people ask us where we get the names of leotards from. It’s a good question because it is not always an easy job finding the right name, that balance between being a catchy name and saying something about the leotard. If you take a look at our range of products you’ll see what we mean!For one leotard though it was an easy decision...

Hosts, Julia Dixon and Brandon Lawrence bring a breath of fresh air to the back stories, the odd secret and shared passions in the magnificent world of dance. Julia is the founder of 'To The Pointe' blog and Brandon as many of us know, is one of the UK’s most incredible male dancers who leaves audiences mesmerised each time he performs as a Principal...

When you have a bunch of super talented dancers supported and encouraged by some of the UKs top dance professionals, coaches and mentors then there is bound to be an exciting outcome. The first GradPro, created by Julie Bowers and Brandon Lawrence, took to the stage in 2022 and did exactly what it hoped to achieve…it gave vocational dance graduates a much needed boost...

We recently worked with The Royal Ballet School to create a bespoke collection for their merchandise store. Throughout the design and production we had such a positive working experience with Pippa and the team at the Royal Ballet School. We were sent some feedback from Pippa that we wanted to share with you. So if you’re thinking of talking to us about your own...

It has been such a joy to be part of the development of GradPro, one of the best collaborative projects we have ever been involved in! So many people have given their time and enormous expertise to bring this event to its glittering Showcase Final held on Sunday 15th May at Elmhurst Ballet School. The theatre was filled with eager anticipation and support for...