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Dance France, studio original

The first drop

From the studio to the street, since 1979

The house that dressed a movement, back in a short collection.

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Floral pants, bridge pose
Floral pants, back detail
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Floral Pants

A watercolour rose print on a light gathered weave, cut loose through the leg and elasticated at the ankle.

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The fabric

The fabric that changed the studio

Francois began creating designs that were "at once clean and classical — but with a touch of zing." Dancers loved his garments. So did women in every kind of fitness class. Geis introduced a vibrant and flattering polyamide textured fabric in early 1983.

"The body is like a precision machine, and you must take care of it."

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Innovation and design, 1983
The ribbed knit, close up

The fit

Designed to move

Sculpting fabric, breathable

A knit that holds the line and lets the skin breathe, in colors chosen for how they catch the light.

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The Collections

Venice Beach

Venice Beach

3rd Street

3rd Street

Rose Café

Rose Café

The Archive

The Archive

Coming soon

The Shariton Bodysuit

The next piece out of the archive — the polyamide knit of 1983, cut as a single bodysuit.

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One piece, two blocks

One piece, two blocks

A single seam splits black and ivory across the body, with the bandeau cut away underneath.

Four colourways

Four colourways

Black, ivory, pale rose and lilac, each cut from the same 1983 polyamide.

Cut high on the leg

Cut high on the leg

The thong-leotard line François drew in the mid-eighties, unchanged.

On the floor

From studio to street

The '80s marked a shift — activewear left the gym and entered everyday life, and Dance France was at the heart of it.

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The founder

"Dancefrance are tools to express yours to make your body a work of art in motion. I want to be a part of that work of art."

François Geis, founder · 1952–2023

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