As a former kindergarten teacher, Leslie Boley loves finding a good children’s book. So when she first saw the Ballet Series of books from Growing Through Arts®, she knew she had to carry them in her store.
Read MoreJanet Nacario, owner of Live Love Dancewear in Port Coquitlam, BC, is carrying Russian Pointe® shoes to differentiate her store.
Read MoreFor Joanne Rinaldo, owner of the Cazenovia Ballet in Cazenovia, NY, the Growing Through Arts® storybooks and Practice & Play books are the perfect complement to her business.
Read MoreWhen Laynie Terban, owner of On Your Toes Dancewear in Peabody, Mass., went to the Nutcracker this past December, her eyes immediately went to each dancer’s feet. “Every young girl who had a Russian Pointe® shoe on her foot looked stunning,” Terban says.
Read MoreBefore Bert Meier opened On Pointe Dancewear in St. Petersburg, FL, with his wife, Cari, he didn't know anything about pointe shoes, but thanks to Russian Pointe®’s training brochures, Meier is now one of the top pointe shoe fitters in the Tampa Bay area.
Read MoreKit Ashleigh-Dean, owner of Prima Dancewear in San Jose, CA, says carrying Russian Pointe® shoes is one of her best ways of attracting new customers.
Read MoreGrowing Through Arts® is making a grand debut at a new retail spot — The Metropolitan Opera Shop in New York City. Located in the lobby of the most well-known opera house in the country, the Met Opera Shop sells a wide range of CDs, DVDs, books, clothes, jewelry and more.
Read MoreIt’s just a few days before Marijon Clarke is set to open Divine Dance Boutique in North Myrtle Beach, SC, and everything is still a-flutter at the store.
Read MoreAfter working in the dance retail industry for more than 29 years, Lorna Handy, owner of Dance Max, a dancewear retail store in Marietta, GA, really knows her pointe shoes.
Read MoreBrooklyn, NY, is home to one of the largest populations of Russians in the United States, so it makes sense that Kids World, a toy store in Brooklyn’s Brighton Beach neighborhood, was eager to carry both the Russian and English versions of the Growing Through Arts® books.
Read MoreKay Betsch is the owner of The Sock Basket, a dancewear retail store with locations in Greenville, SC; Spartanburg, SC; and Asheville, NC.
Read MoreAdam and Amber Frishman, owners of Bright Lights Dancewear in Austin, TX, are using the Growing Through Arts® books as part of the curriculum in a dance studio they also own.
Read MoreDiana’s Dancewear in Cincinnati, OH, is one of Russian Pointe®’s longest-term customers. Diana’s opened in 1993, and they have been carrying Russian Pointes almost from the very beginning.
Read MoreThis summer, Stage & Street in Sudbury, ON, went through a massive renovation, which included the creation of a new children’s corner, where owner Evelyn Davie plans to promote the Growing Through Arts® line of books and toys.
Read MoreBarry Kaufax, owner of Barry’s Capezio in Scottsdale, AZ, is always in search of the perfect fit. “I listen to the dancers,” Kaufax says. “I take a dancer’s dream and turn it into reality.”
Read MoreThis summer, hundreds of little girls will be introduced to the famous classical ballet, Cinderella, at Neisha’s Dance and Music Academy in Chula Vista, CA, by reading the Growing Through Arts® books.
Read MoreRena Vest, owner of Cordova Dancewear in Cordova, TN, researched Russian Pointe® shoes for three years before carrying them. Now, two years later, Rena is very pleased with her decision
Read MoreWhen Michael Porter, store manager for Performers Wearhouse in Indianapolis, first saw the Peter and the Wolf Storybook by Aleksandra® at the Midwest Dance Retail Show, he knew he had to carry the Growing Through Arts® line of books and toys at his store.
Read MoreAt the Dance Store in Los Angeles, pointe shoes are the biggest part of their business, and Russian Pointe® is owner Jenny Roman's second best-selling brand.
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