Dance and Pole Fitness Studio Apparel Wholesale: Practice Wear Without the Minimum

A dance or pole fitness studio building a branded practice-wear line runs into the same wholesale wall a gym does: standard dancewear and activewear wholesale suppliers want a case-lot commitment, and studio-specific requests (a class name, an instructor's design, a competition team logo) rarely fit a generic wholesale catalog anyway. This covers studio-branded practice pieces, not specialty performance costumes or competition leotards, which stay outside this catalog.

What This Covers (and What It Does Not)

The Bear Grips catalog fits studio practice wear and off-the-floor branded apparel: leggings, sports bras, tanks, crop tees, biker shorts, and cropped hoodies for warmup and cooldown. It does not cover built-in costume construction, rhinestone or fringe performance pieces, or competition-grade leotards. Studios running competition teams should keep those specialty orders with a costume specialist and use the branded practice-wear program for everything students and instructors wear day to day.

Practice Wear Product Lineup

Piece	Brand	VIP base	Use
Signature seamless leggings	Bear Grips	$54.88	Class wear, full-range movement
Padded sports bra	Bear Grips	$45.88	Support layer under a tank or crop top
Signature biker shorts	Bear Grips	$47.88	Grip-friendly for pole and floor work
Flowy scoop muscle tank	Bella+Canvas	$25.88	Warmup layer, studio spirit wear
Oversized boxy crop tee	Comfort Colors	$24.88	Cooldown, retail add-on for students
Premium cropped hoodie	Bella+Canvas	$47.88	Arrival and departure layer

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Design Ideas for Studio Branding

• Class-name capsule. A different small print for each signature class (heels, flow, aerial) sold as a limited run.
• Instructor collab. A design an instructor picks or sketches, sold under their name, keeps the studio's top talent invested in the shop.
• Competition team spirit wear. Team name and roster year on a hoodie or tee (not the performance costume itself).
• Alumni and drop-in retention piece. A simple studio-logo tank sold at the front desk to first-time drop-ins.

Revenue Math for a Studio Merch Shop

Leggings and sports bras carry the highest margin in the catalog. A legging at $54.88 base sold at $72 nets $17.12 per pair; a sports bra at $45.88 sold at $58 nets $12.12. A studio with 60 active members selling one legging and one tank per member per year adds roughly $1,700-$2,000 in margin without buying a single unit of inventory upfront.

Setting Up the Studio Shop

1. Sign up for the free plan (3 products) or VIP ($59/mo, 200 products).
2. Upload the studio logo and any class-specific artwork.
3. Launch with leggings, sports bra, and one tank to start.
4. Promote the shop link at the front desk and in the class app.
5. Add a new capsule design each session to keep the shop feeling fresh.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can you print full costume pieces or leotards for competition teams?

No. This program covers practice wear and off-the-floor branded apparel. Built-in costume construction and rhinestone performance pieces stay with a specialty costume maker.

Do the leggings and shorts allow full range of motion?

Yes. The signature seamless leggings and biker shorts are designed for studio and gym movement, not restrictive fashion cuts.

Is there a minimum order for a studio launch?

No. Single-piece printing means a studio can launch with one design and one product and add more as demand shows up.

Can each instructor have their own branded piece?

Yes. Studios commonly run instructor-specific capsule designs alongside the core studio logo line.