I bought a Dance from Pietta three or so years ago (had been only available through Dixie Gun Works). I love mine, but it is pretty tight.
As far as I know, Pietta makes the guns for Traditions, but someone else might have to respond to that. From what I've seen in the past, they were somewhat inferior to the standard Pietta offerings. That said, Bass Pro Shops started carrying them and I went to handle it and was impressed on the fit & finish and it felt much smoother than mine. I see that Traditions lists the Dance as "New", which makes me wonder if they are using a different manufacturer. Of course, the salesman couldn't tell me anything. Well, maybe what time his next break was...
Here's a link to Bass Pro where it is a little more expensive than direct from Traditions:
http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_101694_400003001_400000000_400003000_400-3-1Here's a link to DGW. I'm not sure if these are now the Traditions or still the Pietta, but the price has come down.
http://www.dixiegunworks.com/product_info.php?products_id=883If you like confederate replicas, check out some of the other guns from DGW or Traditions. DGW has also for a long time now offered a Spiller and Burr (manuf. by Pietta and now also listed as "New" on the Traditions site). Others have tried to pass off a brass framed remington as a confederate revolver by offering the "1858 New Army Texas" revolver, but the Spiller & Burr is more correct. Bass Pro also has one (under the Traditions label) which felt good, but it was not as nicely finished as the Dance. There were mill marks in the sight groove. Again, I don't know how the Piettas offered by DGW differ, if at all.
I hope someone else can chime in with experience. I'd love to hear how these are shooting and would like to see more confederate revolvers at matches. No matter what, I can't imagine that you would regret the purchase.
Here's a link to the Replica Percussion Revolver Collector's Association. They have some nice pictures to drool over.
http://members.tripod.com/rprca/Home.html