Spring Fever Giveaway 2011: SURPRISE!

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Our final giveaway comes from… Dance Advantage w/ a little help from a friend. Two readers will win a copy of The Dancer’s Way by Linda H. Hamilton (a comprehensive dancer’s companion); Richard Maddock’s As Creation Unfolds: Part Three (an instrumental album for relaxation or choreography), and a micro-fiber sleeveless t-shirt featuring the DA logo (great for class). A third, grand prize winner will get all this plus a pair of the popular MUK LUKs to keep the feet and ankles warm between classes.

Spring Fever Giveaway 2011: Black Swan

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TWO Dance Advantage readers will win a DVD copy of the electrifying thriller, BLACK SWAN, available on BLU-RAY and DVD MARCH 29. You may have loved it or loathed it but, if you saw it in theatres, you know BLACK SWAN is a film dancers will want to have in their home library. BLACK SWAN stars Natalie Portman in her Academy Award® winning role. The seductive and haunting Best Picture nominated film is directed by innovator Darren Aronofsky (The Wrestler). Daily Variety hailed it as “…wicked, sexy and ultimately devastating… fascinating.”

Spring Fever Giveaway 2011: Dance In A Box

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Today’s giveaway is sponsored by Dance in a Box. Dance in a Box provides tools for teachers to aid in teaching hip hop and rhythm to kids age 3-12, including interactive choreography kits and learning music. Creator, Tricia Gomez is giving away her new 1-2-3 Dance interactive hip hop choreography kit, containing 50 mix-and-match hip hop step cards and much more, to two DA readers.

Spring Fever Giveaway 2011: BalletBand

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Our giveaway today comes from Balletband. Balletband is a heavy duty latex resistive stretching band specifically designed for dancers offering a hands-free alternative to traditional stretching techniques. Looping the band around one foot and the opposite shoulder, dancers can stretch and strengthen their extension in arabesque, à la seconde, or croisé. The band’s resistance also effectively works the legs and turnout in a seated straddle position.

Spring Fever Giveaway 2011: abc for dance

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abc for dance creates teaching tools, curriculum and specialty manuals for dance educators and dancers. The not-yet-released Pre-pointe Dance Curriculum includes both a manual (pdf format allowing teachers to print what they need) that covers the reasoning behind pre-pointe work, screening for readiness, educational materials for parents, in depth descriptions of all exercises, sample lesson plans and video clips of the exercises, AND exercise cards with each exercise printed on heavy cardstock to be taken into the classroom for easy reference.

Giving Thanks Giveaway: DanceStudioOwner.Com

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Suzanne and Kathy want to give away a One-Year Membership to DanceStudioOwner.com (valued at $187) to one lucky Dance Advantage reader. In addition, to a first and second runner-up they’d like to offer their Printable Dance Coloring Pages – The Seasonal Collection (retail $19.97).

Win Prizes: The Giving Thanks Giveaway Is Here

Dance Advantage Giving Thanks Giveaway: Nov 8 - 13, 2010

Wearables, practice gear, music, memberships, choreography resources, and more. Show up. Comment. Win prizes. Could it be any easier?

Sponsor Our November “Giving Thanks” Giveaway

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Dance Advantage wants to give thanks to its readers in November with a week of giveaways. We are looking for dance-related companies to sponsor SIX DAYS (a cornucopia) worth of goodies to be given away here on the site.

DanceStage.com Creator, Colby’s Long And Winding Road

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His path in dance and (I hope he won’t mind my saying) in life has been somewhat indirect. While it’s awesome to see a driven and focused career materialize, the truth is, most dancers I know have traveled a long and winding road. So, I thought it would be interesting to represent that and talk with Colby on the blog.

America’s Best Dance Studio Contest 2010

America’s Best Dance Studio Contest 2010 wants to know what makes your dance studio unique, what makes it different from the other dance studios in your area, and from other dance studios across the country. You will have the opportunity to submit testimonials, videos, and photos highlighting all of the wonderful things about your dance studio – your teachers, your students, the classes you offer, your involvement in charities, non-profit organizations, and even dance competitions! Here’s a chance to rally the community and make some noise in support of your dance studio.

Vote in the Global Dance Contest 2009

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Sadler’s Wells, a top venue for dance in London, created a contest to search for new talent to perform live on stage. A team of judges has selected their favorite 10 videos from all the entries received and who wins is up to you! Vote for your favorite clip now by following the link below! [...]