From Ballroom to Backstage: Our Fabric Journey Through the Winter Gardens Blackpool
By Friedmans, 16 April 2025
The Magic of Dancing at the Winter Gardens
Few places hold the same magic for dancers as the Winter Gardens Blackpool. With its sweeping ballrooms, historic charm, and generations of glittering performances, it’s a venue that doesn’t just host dance…it breathes it.
From its opening in 1878, the Winter Gardens has been a stage for entertainment royalty. Over the decades, it’s evolved from a Victorian entertainment hub into an iconic destination for dance competitions, performances, and festivals. Whether you're a seasoned performer or a rising star, stepping into the Empress Ballroom or Opera House brings a thrill that’s hard to describe – and impossible to forget.
At Friedmans, we’re proud to be a part of that journey.
As one of the UK’s leading fabric suppliers to the dance industry, our materials have graced the very floors of Blackpool’s famous halls. From disco freestyle and ballroom to Latin, jazz, and stage wear, we provide the bold prints, stretchy sequins, holographic, and performance fabrics that help dancers look as spectacular as they perform.
Why dancers choose Friedmans:
- Stretch performance fabrics built to move
- High-quality, stage-ready prints
- Custom colours and designs available
- Trusted by designers, studios & schools across the UK & World
Whether it's the shimmer of a sequin under the spotlight or the flow of a satin skirt twirling through the ballroom, our fabrics bring your creative vision to life from sketch to standing ovation. So next time you walk into the Winter Gardens, whether it’s to perform or to be inspired, remember: the magic is in the movement and we’re proud to be woven into that story.
