Everything you always wanted to know about Dance Costume Hire (but were afraid to ask...)
If you have never hired your dance costumes before (or never hired from Costume Source), this is for you!
Choose your perfect styles from our massive range of costumes!
Because we stock lots of different styles from lots of different manufacturers, we standardise our sizes to make it easier for you.
When using our size guide, the most important measurement to go by is Girth. This is the measurement from the top of one shoulder, down the fullest part of the chest, through the legs and back up to the same shoulder.
If a dancer is between two sizes, always opt for the larger size.
We can send out costumes for sizing once you have placed your order. Just get in touch and we can arrange it.
The Start Date is the date you want the costumes to arrive by. It's best to at least give a few days between this and when your show starts.
The End Date is the date you send the costumes back to us. Most people make this one or two days after their last performance.
Our standard hire is 14 days. We find this works best for most people so they can fit in rehearsals, photos and performances.
The price displayed next to each costume is for up to 14 days. You can hire for longer, but you'll have to pay a bit more. This depends on how long extra you hire for and is displayed in the basket page.
If your booking starts over a month away, you can book with just a 10% deposit.
The balance becomes due 30 days before your booking starts.
You can make amendments to your booking right up until about a week before your booking starts. Just follow the instructions within your booking.
If the value of your booking goes under what you have already paid, the difference will be credited to your Costume Source account. Any amounts outstanding will need to be paid before we send your costumes out.
You can add names to each of the costumes in your booking.
These get printed on the costume bag, which is great for organising everything and makes your dancers feel like pros!
This is also a really quick way to make sure you haven't missed anyone off your order...!
You can contact us at any time via email, phone, Whatsapp, FB Messenger or clicking the Help button at the bottom of the screen.
Our dedicated customer care team will go out of their way to help you and answer any questions you might have.
Everything gets shipped direct from our Bristol warehouse.
When your booking shows it is Picking, it means Team Out is getting everything ready to send it out to you.
At this point your booking gets frozen and you can't make any amendments to it any more. This normally happens about a week before your booking starts.
As soon as your booking is shipped, you'll get an email notification from us and full tracking details from DPD.
Costumes get sent neatly packed in new boxes, in individual costume bags, and with hangers.
Beautiful costumes delivered to your door
Bookings get sent out by DPD on a next-day service, but delivery to the highlands and islands take longer.
You'll get a 1-hour delivery slot from DPD the morning of delivery.
Remember to keep the boxes as you'll need them to send everything back!
It's best to keep costumes in their bags when not being worn.
They need to be kept clean, dry and away from extreme heat or cold.
It is best not to give out costumes to dancers to take home, as they remain your responsibility whilst on hire.
You don't need to wash costumes as we take care of all of that when they return.
It's really important you return our costumes back to us on time. You need to send them back to us on the last day of your hire.
If you have one or two boxes, we'll include return labels with your paperwork.
Remove the old label from the box, apply the new label and drop the box to your nearest parcel shop (we'll include details of the nearest ones to you).
If you have three or more boxes, we'll arrange with you for DPD to collect everything from an address of your choice.
As soon as Team In start processing your return, you'll get an email confirmation.
They check everything is there, clean it and then prepare it for the next customer to hire.
Prices are for a 14 day hire unless otherwise stated and include VAT where applicable. Images are for illustration only. No accessories are included unless stated.
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Small | Medium | Large | Extra Large | |
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Age | 3-5 | 6-8 | 9-11 | 12+ |
Height | 98-110 | 116-128 | 134-146 | 152-161 |
Chest | 53-56 | 58-62 | 65-73 | 78-85 |
Waist | 51-52 | 53-55 | 57-61 | 63-69 |
Hips | 55-60 | 63-69 | 72-79 | 84-90 |
Girth | 90-95 | 100-112 | 116-125 | 130-137 |
Extra Small | Small | Medium | Large | Extra Large | |
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Dress Size | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
Chest | 76-81 | 81-86 | 86-91 | 91-96 | 97-102 |
Waist | 56-61 | 61-66 | 66-71 | 71-76 | 76-81 |
Hips | 84-89 | 89-94 | 94-99 | 99-104 | 104-109 |
Girth | 140-145 | 145-150 | 150-155 | 155-160 | 160-165 |
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