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Dance Costume Rentals – Own the Dance Floor at the Next Dance Party

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Is it time to hit the dance floor and start moving? Are you planning a rocking Bollywood theme party with friends? Then you’ve got to make sure you wear the right clothes that give you the freedom, comfort and the ease so you can go all out and give a jaw dropping performance!

Choosing a Costume That’s Right for You

If you’ve been rehearsing and dancing for a long time for a party or a special occasion, it’s important to ensure that you wear the jazziest yet the most comfortable costume to ensure you can give your best performance. A costume that fits the theme is equally important. For e.g., for a ballet performance, it’s inappropriate to wear clothing for Yogalates or a casual outfit for a hip-hop recital.

Belly Dance

With its origins from the Middle Eastern part of the world, a typical belly dance performance involves rhythmic movements of the core and creating sensual body movements on exotic music beats. Since its place of origin, the dress used in this style of performing art too is also very eastern, with a fancy skirt and a short crop top. These dresses are nowhere near simple; they are fancy, flashy, and full of ornaments and accessories.

Hip Hop

Hip-hop is the most popular type of street dance; it’s making raves amongst teenagers and young adults. Since hip-hop is very casual and street style, there’s not much that you have to spend on clothing and attire. All you need is a good sports bra, a pair of comfortable footwear i.e. sneakers, and a comfortable track suit – jeans or the like. Everyday comfortable clothing is what works best for a seamless hip-hop party performance.

Bollywood Bhangra

Bollywood Bhangra comes from India and the costumes reflect the same. Performers wear vibrant, and flamboyant clothing that reflects the rich Punjabi culture. Women wear long kurta with ­baggy ­salwar that is tight on the ankles. They also wear chunni or dupatta that is wrapped around the neck. Men on the other hand wear lungi/chaadar around the waist and long kurtas. All these dresses and parts of the dresses are bright colored and look beautiful during a Bollywood Bhangra recital.

Kathak

Kathak is a traditional Indian folk dance. With its origins rooting hundreds of years ago, a typical Kathak dress is also very eastern and Indian. Kathak danseurs wear ­chooridaar pajamas that are like tights, and wear a frock like long shirt called angarkha with a lot of flare. All the Kathak outfits are beautifully designed with attractive color combinations and stunning jewelry and accessories are also a vital part of the get-up.

At BollyArts in Hicksville, New York, we offer a variety of dance costume rentals including casuals clothing for street style performances to traditional Indian dresses for Kathak, Bollywood Bhangra and more. Costume rentals work great for performers who want to get all fashioned up in the best clothes for their recital without investing too much. Avail the costume rental service at BollyArts, wear the most glamorous outfits and give the most smashing performance at any party!

The Right Dance Costume Give You the Spark to Dance in Full Swing

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Dance helps you express what you cannot say in words. It’s a source of relaxation and achieving peace and tranquility through harmony of the mind and body. While dancing is what brings out your soul in the gentle rhythmic movements, an essential component for the perfect dance moves is the dance costume.

What you wear does not only speak mountains about yourself, but the right dance costume can boost your energy to help you perform your best. BollyArts Dance Studio offers dance costume rental service for dancers who want to take Bollywood and traditional dance classes wearing the most fabulous costumes that match the theme of the  music, dance number and style.

1. Bollywood Bhangra

Bollywood Bhangra is a traditional Indian dance with chunks of hip-hop, kathak, and other forms of dances. To flaunt your Bollywood bhangra dance style, cholis, lehenga and ghaagra are the best options. They are not only beautiful, bright and colorful, they create the right mood required for the best dance performance. For boys, kurta, dhoti and pajamas are some of the great options that can be adorned to bring out the best dance recital.

2. Hip-Hop

Hip- hop dance is the most raved about dance style amongst young adults and teens. While hip hop is all about rolling with the music and improvising too, the best hip hop dancers have been only those who have used the right attire while dancing. For hip-hop, a pair of pajamas, a loose t-shirt is all you need but with the right shoes. Comfortable running shoes are what you need if you want to make heads turn with the cool hip-hop dance moves.

3. ZUMBA

When it comes to dance and fitness, ZUMBA is the first thing that pops into the mind. With a combination of full body workout, muscle toning and cardio, ZUMBA dance party is the right thing for fitness freaks. Wear the right kind of running shoes, track suit, a nicely fitted sports bra, and you’re good to go! The right costume, plus the right energy is all you need to rock the ZUMBA dance party!

4. Kathak

Similar to Bollywood Bhangra, Kathak dance roots from India too, and is a very traditional folk dance. While you may like to perform Kathak in your casual pajamas and t-shirt, traditional Kathak dance costume is what brings out the star performer in you. For the typical Kathak dance, chooridaar pajamas and a long flared frock like kameez is what works as a beautiful costume.  Wearing these costumes to the dance recital not only makes you feel good about yourself but is a great way to feel how it is to be a professional dancer.

BollyArts Dance Studio offers a wide range of dance costume rentals that are beautifully designed keeping in mind the various dance styles. Whether you want a Bollywood dance costumer for women, men or children, the studio has it all. Wear the right dance costume to find the spark in you and dance in full swing!