Are you a dancer in Australia? If you answered yes then you are in luck! Ditchy has over 70 costumes for you to hire! Don't despair if you are overseas, Ditchy is growing its base all over the world. Keep an eye out for costumes in your location soon. But why should dancers and performers hire costumes on Ditchy? Here are our top 5 reasons why! 1. Save money! ​Dance costumes for hire on Ditchy are a fraction of the price of puchasing brand new. ​2. Costumes are listed by dancers! ​Just like AirBnB, Ditchy encourages the dance community to list their costumes for hire. That way dance ..read more

If you are anything like me, you have a lot of clothes. It's easy to chuck out a few items of clothes here and there but what is the impact? Last year, I watched the ABC's War on Waste and I was horrified at the sheer volume of stuff we purchase and then, quite quickly, throw away. One episode focused on the fashion industry which once ran on a seasonal cycle and now cycles WEEKLY. This means, every week a new 'style' adorns shop windows and we, as hopeless consumers, purchase the goods. Of course, as quickly as the new clothes are purchased a new round of fresh fashion becomes available to u ..read more

It's that time of year again. The weather is warm, bodies are tanned and everyone is at the gym bulking or slimming. For some of us, we have a big event coming up and we are starting to prep. Prepping our  bodies, choreographies, and costumes because.....it's almost time for the SYDNEY GAY AND LESBIAN MARDI GRAS!!!  Performing at Mardi Gras has been some of my favourite memories. My all time favourite person to perform for at this event is Paulini from Paulini Productions. She is Canberra's resident drag queen, fierce sambista and all around beautiful soul. In 2015, her float won Best Choreog ..read more

We have only be live for a few months and already we have 6 individual dancers who are renting their costumes on Ditchy.org. To you ladies, thank you! These smart dancers have their costumes listed to hire so they can start making actual dollars from their costumes. They are also contributing to the Ditchy movement of disrupting the dance industry and saying to the world....."I'VE SPENT ENOUGH AND I WANT SOME MONEY BACK!".  Let's be real, Courtney, Ruth, Bec, Shally, Shalina and I are very likely to use the money to buy more costumes and lessons but hey, dance is our passion.  Follow ..read more

The Brisbane Zouk Festival was the first time we had a Ditchy stand at an event - and it was so much fun! Our aim was to raise awareness of our marketplace and I think we did that!  Two very gorgeous women asked if they could try on some of our costumes because they had NEVER worn a samba costume before. What happened next was dreams literally coming true (according to the ladies!). They popped on those costumes and found a whole new confidence. With their chests lifted, bums out and huge smiles, Tanja and Adriana shone like the goddesses they were in our beautiful costumes.  With their blin ..read more

Did you know that the average samba dancer spends $200 per costume per performance (and that's just for a basic costume!) They also make or bling up their costumes too, right? So many hours wasted... Let's look at what you are probably spending per year on your blingy, feathery samba bits.  ------------------------------------------------------------ Your current spend on samba costumes: 4 x end of term performances per year at $200 per costume  = $800 per year! Hours spent glueing individual crystals onto the costumes = way too many ..read more