The shop stocks costumes for sale and for rent in adult and child sizes, and all the accessories that would go with and costume are for sale; such as swords, hats, wigs, beards, eyepatches, makeup, masks, feathers, boas, and everything you can imagine you will need. The motto of the store is "If we don't have it we know where to get it in a hurry.
The shop also stocks magic tricks, clown supplies, juggling props, puppetry supplies, and jokes & gags on the street level section of the store. A resident magician is more then willing to help you with your needs and to help you learn every trick we sell.
Also at street level is the All Year Halloween shop. Where you can get your halloween needs fulfilled year round.
The upper level carries tights, leotards, unitards, skirts briefs and dance shoes by all major suppliers and basically has everything needed for dancers, cheerleaders, gymnasts, skaters, twirlers and liturgical dancers.
The shop is owned by Dory Colby, a native of Moorhead and graduate of Moorhead High and former "Spud". Her daughter Jinny Trotti is manager and both are knowledgeable in retailing costumes and dancewear. They both have a background in dance and Dory has just moved back to her home town from South Carolina where she operated a costumes and dancewear shop for twenty five years.
The shop is a member of the National costumers Association, National Jugglers association and the Clowns of America International.
If you've noticed a big red arrow on a gray building at Second Avenue and Eighth Street in Moorhead, you've seen the sign for Applause Costumes and Dancewear.