Jacquie Smith, owner of Arabesque Dance and Active Wear in Gainesville, FL, is known as an expert pointe shoe fitter with a passion for great customer service.
Read MoreFor more than 20 years, Joy Ellis, owner of Footlights dancewear store in Frederick, Md., has been providing dancers a huge selection. Recently, Joy added the Growing Through Arts® line as well.
Read MoreThis Valentine’s Day weekend, I had the special pleasure of seeing River North Dance Chicago’s performance “Love Is…” at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance.
Read MoreI recently stayed at the Bamboo Treehouse hotel in Puerto Rico, where I hiked in the rainforest, fell asleep to the sounds of the frogs and slept under the stars!
Read MoreIt was a tremendous honor to receive an invitation recently to tour the Russian Cultural Center in Washington, D.C., which shares my vision of increasing awareness of Russia’s grand cultural heritage.
Read MoreOn Jan. 28, I had the pleasure of attending a performance of The Snow Queen by dancers from the Ballet Verona in Verona, NJ.
Read MoreI am thrilled to announce the return of one of my favorite Russian artists, Vladimir Spivakov, who will be performing at the CSO Feb. 19.
Read MoreOn Friday, Jan. 27, I was in awe as I stepped inside the Civic Opera House for the 28th annual Fantasy of the Opera event, which raises money to support The Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Read MoreI recently returned from the Atlantic Dance Retail Show where I met with many of the dancewear retailers who carry both Russian Pointe® shoes and Growing Through Arts® books and toys.
Read MoreMeet Nancy Perenti, manager of the Ballet Petite dance school and its dancewear and gift store in McLean, VA.
Read MoreI recently attending a fundraiser for Bright Future International, a group that encourages children around the world to develop compassion, self-esteem and a desire to help others.
Read MoreI recently spoke to students at DePaul University as part of an International Business Etiquette Panel about the do’s and don’ts of conducting business in different parts of the world.
Read MoreMeet Russian Pointe® retailer Harriet Berlin, owner of Artistic Costumes and Dance Fashions, Inc., in Towson, Md.
Read MoreWe recently returned from the Southwest Dance Retail Show where we met with many of the dancewear retailers who carry both Russian Pointe® shoes and Growing Through Arts® books and toys.
Read MoreOn Jan. 10, I had the pleasure of hosting a storytime at Urba Baby, a hip baby store located in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood.
Read MoreI was recently honored to be invited by the Russian government to join a delegation of about 50 people from the United States to visit Moscow. Its mission was to promote a more positive view of Russia’s economic climate to Americans.
Read MoreThe welfare of children has always been an important cause to me, so I was especially grateful to be able to travel to Moscow earlier this month to attend a fundraiser for the Children’s Hospital of St. Petersburg.
Read MoreWe’ve put together some ideas on how you can better merchandise our Growing Through Arts® books and toys in your store.
Read MoreBeginning in January 2012, Growing Through Arts® will be expanding its product line to include tutus, tights, tiaras and more so children can act out the stories and let their creativity soar.
Read MoreOn Oct. 23, Russian Pointe® team member Molly Beck traveled to Canada to host a trunk show at Lasyds Dancewear in Calgary, AB.
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