Get To Know DWC Ambassador Marika Jaffe
Pronunciation: Maar-ee-kaa Jah-fee | Pronouns: she/they
By Samantha Weissbach, DWC Owner & General Manager and Nicole Barrett, DWC Blog Editor
Here at Dancewear Center, we are always so excited for our new Ambassadors to come in each quarter! We got the opportunity to speak with one of our Ambassadors Marika Jaffe! As a teacher in the local Seattle area, she is no stranger to how the dance industry functions. Read on to learn more about Marika’s dancing journey and why she decided to become a DWC Ambassador!
When Marika was young, she shares that she would dance around her house to U Can’t Touch This by MC Hammer. Her parents loved it and came to a point where they needed a way for her to get her energy out. At the age of 4, she was signed up for her first creative movement class, and by the age of 8, she was in more than ten classes per week. She shares that she was obsessed with all styles of dance and in middle school, she was on the competition team.
During eighth grade, Marika saw an ad for a hip-hop team that was having auditions. She went in and auditioned and fell in love with it. This led her to quit the competition team that she was on and was on the hip-hop team all through high school. After high school, Markia moved to Thailand and taught some hip-hop classes at her college there and those were mainly to youth that wanted to take dance classes but didn’t have access to them. She then moved back to the U.S. and started teaching at a few studios in the area and a few years ago became the director of The Dance School in Everett.
When asked about why she applied to become a DWC Ambassador, Marika shares that her love of shopping in our Kirkland location was a big factor. She shares that this is her go-to spot and loves how knowledgeable the staff is. Marika shares that she also loves watching the social media of DWC and the community that is built within the company.
We are so excited to have Marika be one of our new DWC Ambassadors! Be sure to check out her socials here and watch the rest of her interview on YouTube!
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