For as long as April Giangeruso can remember, she’s been drawn to fashion. Whether it’s everyday, streetwear, or fun, printed dancewear, she’s never associated with one particular aesthetic over another, but describes her wardrobe as a “mix and match of all kinds of clothes.”
Read MoreEarlier this month, I had the amazing opportunity to sit down and chat with Lisa Fairman, founder of Girl Power Sport. They are a local gymnastics, dance, and activewear brand based in Vancouver, Washington with most of their materials sourced from Portland, Oregon. When asked about how her brand started, it was clear Lisa has been surrounded by the arts and sports community for a very long time.
Read MoreMelissa Koh Krienke is a dancer, teacher, and artist here in the Pacific Northwest. She started dancing ballet at the age of 3 and her passion grew from there. Melissa trained through high school with Ballet Chelsea and got her BFA in dance from Cornish College of the Arts. She has performed with
Read MoreEmma’s favorite thing about dance is that it provides a healthy emotional outlet. She has found that her personal struggles with mental health cause her anxiety to physically manifest in her body. Dance for Emma helps to release the tension and allow it to flow through and out of her. “[Dance is] a bit more emotional with your entire body; not just your voice or your hands or your brain. I think it lets go of a lot of bodily tension and not just mental tension.”
Read MoreWhile dance has always been an important part of who she is, Brittni’s relationship with dance has been anything but easy. “I stopped dancing around 16 years old for a good year because I was having such a tough time with mental health.” Where dance had previously been an emotional outlet for Brittni, she began to find that it didn’t feel good anymore. “It wasn’t the same,” she recounts, “and it even [physically] hurt sometimes to dance.”
Read MoreDWC Ambassador Niki Kothari’s dancing journey might sound familiar to a lot of fellow dancers. “I started dancing when I was 3,” Niki tells us. “I was in Tap, Ballet, and Bollywood, and…
Read MoreThe way DWC Ambassador Kelsey Wickman found dance is truly like a fairytale. One day, Kelsey recounts, “my mom, my sister, and I took an adventure walk,” which magically led them to the doorstep…
Read MoreFor professional ballet dancer Juliet Prine, creating stylish and comfortable loungewear was a way to use up her increased spare time. But what started as a simple way to take up free time transformed into Sunday Outfitters, a popular online business that sells cute and cozy clothes while supporting important social causes. How exactly did this transition happen?
Read MoreEarlier this month, Director of Marketing Cherie Rendón sat down with DWC Ambassador Ashton Edwards to discuss his journey and experiences surrounding starting pointe training as a gender fluid dancer. Ashton is currently a Professional Division student with Pacific Northwest Ballet, and is one of the first dancers to be allowed to train in both male and female classes: breaking down barriers in an industry that
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