the male dancer all you need for ballet & dance for beginners & advanced register for free now !  de - en - es - nl tribute for all women Users online: 3 [ Forum ]  [ New messages ] Name (register):  Password registered user:  Email address (optional):  Subject:  Text formatting:                     [i]Hmmmm, do you have any empirical evidence of this? If so, it is a dangerous trend. In my hometown, the same lame excuses for local dealers are still around. But, however lame they may be, they do provide a valuable service - fitting shoes and giving dancers a place to figure out what size they are.<p>I admit to buying all my dancewear online. I can order exactly what I want, in the size and color I want. The local store is always "out" of anything I inquire about. When I was in NYC, I had the glorious experience of being fitted for technique shoes by a total professional. The size was nothing like I would have expected, but those suckers fit great. Online stores can't provide that level of service.<p>I guess my point is that a local store should be able to compete with online stores, but only if they provide the extra service that justifies the extra price they have to charge for a brick and mortar storefront. My local stores don't measure up.<br><br>[/i] URL of own homepage (optional):  Name of homepage (without the homepage will not show!):  URL of a picture (optional):       Tags for smilies [neener]   [lurk]   [fire]   [grmpf-blue]   [grmpf-red]   [grmpf]   [brood-blue]   [brood-lilac]   [brood-red]   [brood]   [heart-pink]   [heart]   [kiss]   [normal]   [oh-lilac]   [acidic-red]   [oh]   [acidic-lilac]   [acidic-red]   [acidic]   [smile-orange]   [smile]   [pointed]   [updown]   [twinkle]