Hear from our all our happy customers...

Elisabeth Swan FISTD
Principal - The Weston School of Dance & Performing Arts, Chelmsford
Danceland at Dalbys has been supplying the Weston School of Dance with uniform or around sixty years. They first fitted me with pointe shoes some fifty-five years ago and, such was the positive experience, I would not consider going anywhere else. Since that time, they have fitted hundreds of pairs of pointe shoes for our students. Their expertise is without question, and the time and care taken for each dancer, together with the vast choice of brands and fittings, ensures that each student feels nurtured and confident that they have the best possible pair to start their pointe work journey. The Danceland team provide an efficient and friendly experience, and I cannot recomment them highly enough for all their dancewear services.
We have been going to Dalby’s for all my daughter’s dancewear essentials for many years!
The staff are kind and friendly and always happy to help us find what we are looking for.
My daughter loves looking through the choice of leotards and sets, and if she finds something she likes and they don’t have it in stock in her size, the staff are happy to order it in for her.

As a dancer she goes through many pairs of pointe shoes! The team at Dalby’s spend time to ensure she gets the correct brand, and fit which offer the best support for her feet. They also fit her Tap shoes and soft ballet shoes for her too.

We love that we can get everything in one place - bun nets, slides, tights, Bloch dance socks and warm up booties. We regularly pop in and couldn’t think of anywhere better to go to get the bits she needs!
Thank you Dalby’s!
Essex Dance Theatre has used Dalbys for over 40 years. Their professional expertise & knowledge enables all our students to receive excellent shoe fitting & advice & they have provided our students uniforms & beautiful costumes over the years. They have a wide variety & choice of products & will always get it or make it for us if they don't have it. The staff are friendly & helpful & we highly recommend.



If you’re in need of a dance retailer for dance footwear, pointe fittings, costumes, dance accessories, gifts and equipment then Dalby’s is your one stop shop and specialises in it all!
Not only is the quality of products the best available, but the customer service you receive from Nicola and her team is second to none.
I’m a full-time wheelchair user and Nicola very thoughtfully contacted me to get my views on the accessibility of the shop, and what improvements could be made to ensure myself and other wheelchair users could visit the shop with ease and independence - this is just one of many examples of the kind and thoughtful customer care you receive from Nicola and her team.
Dalby’s go above and beyond for all their customers, and every enquiry and sale is dealt with in the most efficient and professional manner - however big or small that enquiry or sale may be.
Our daughter loves visiting the shop and is always greeted with such enthusiasm and interest in her recent dance updates and news - not to mention remembering her name too, despite having many many dancers coming through their doors.
You will not meet a nicer group of ladies, and we’re so grateful for all they do for our daughter and her dance school.



 A wonderful and essential dance shop we have used for decades. From first dance shows to fitting and sending pointe shoes direct to our daughters full time ballet school and beyond and all the emergency tights and shoes and costumes that have come up last minute over the years they’ve always been there for us, understand the issue and sort it with unmatched customer service and support too. The brilliant staff have gone from from fitting first shoes to dealing with our daughter direct on a much higher level of understanding of what she needs for her feet and needs than we know now! They order what she needs from Russia if need be and ensure she has the closest anlternatives if they are held up. Takes all the worry off us. Just brilliant.


What would we all do without the staff at Dalbys? A caring and nurturing experience for all dancers no matter what stage they are at in their dance journey. Even hand holding us teachers - can't recommend enough