Upcoming Events
FITL Wonderland: Chicago's Biggest Holiday Bash
Dec. 4
Join Growing Through Arts® at Lincoln Hall in Chicago for this fun family festival sponsored by Families in the Loop. Enjoy food, music, and kids entertainment and enter for a chance to win an autographed Nutcracker storybook. Space is limited. Reserve your tickets now!
Through Dec. 31
Get 10% off your entire purchase and a free Nutcracker Practice & Play Book when you buy a Nutcracker storybook at the Russian Pointe Dance Boutique now through
Dec. 31!
Upcoming Trade Shows
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Russian Pointe® New Retailer:
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Growing Through Arts® New Retailers:
Brandywine Dance Shoppe,
Wilmington, DE
Bou Cou,
Montgomery, AL
Dance Bag, Modesto, CA
Dance World Bazaar, Greensburg, IN
Dance Fantasy, Hattiesburg, MS
Dance Fantastic,
Conroe, TX
Dancer's Closet,
Brandon, FL
Dancer's Den, Alcoa, TN
La Boutique, Monona, WI
Lasyds Dancewear, Alberta, CA
Pirouette, Huntington, NY
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Special PROMO for Friends of Russian Pointe®
Save $10 on The State Ballet Theatre of Russia's Romeo and Juliet
at Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University
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Russian Pointe® Supports:
Russian Pointe® is pleased to have sponsored the following organizations in the month of November 2011.
Von Heidecke's Chicago Festival Ballet
Dance Center North
Alabama Youth Ballet
National Museum of Dance's En Pointe exhibit
Springfield (Ill.) Ballet Company
Utah Kids Club
Please visit our Sponsorship page to see the many others that have received support from Russian Pointe in 2010 and 2011. |
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Russian Pointe Newsletter
December 2011 |
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Growing Through Arts® launches accessories line
Beginning in January 2012, Growing Through Arts® will be offering a new line of dress-up accessories, designed to encourage children to act out scenes from the storybooks and let their imagination soar! The new line includes leotards, ballet shoes, tights, tutus, and tiaras - all designed to match a character from each storybook.
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New Growing Through Arts® Stage Scene Play Sets Arriving Soon
Good news! Our adorable Stage Scene Play Sets are arriving this week, just in time for Christmas orders. Each toy comes with bendable characters that kids can use to act out the story of The Nutcracker, Cinderella or The Sleeping Beauty ballets. To place an order, contact Nic Ilieff at ni@aleksandra.com or call 312-332-7200 ext. 505. |
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Growing Through Arts® goes to Nepal
Recently, Growing Through Arts® donated several books to a local young woman, Zoryana Yavorski, who was traveling to Nepal to work with children in an orphanage. Zoryana said the Growing Through Arts® books were an especially huge hit among the kids, and it's wonderful that we have been able to brighten these Nepalese children's lives. Read more > |
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Russian Pointe® Hosts Trunk Show in Canada
On Oct. 22, Russian Pointe® team member Molly Beck traveled to Canada to host a trunk show and pointe shoe fitting at Lasyds Dancewear in Calgary, AB. Owner Maureen Fielding and Molly spent the entire day fitting customers for Russian Pointe® shoes, educating the store employees about Russian Pointe® fitting technique, and teaching dancers, parents, and teachers about the benefits of Russian Pointe®. Read more > |
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Russian Pointe® Shoes in National Dance Museum Exhibit
Russian Pointe® by Aleksandra® has donated 100 shoes to the National Museum of Dance in Saratoga Springs, NY, which has a new exhibit called "En Pointe!" that begins in December. The exhibit explores the history, myths, and reality of pointe shoes and ballet and will show the inner workings of a pointe shoe.
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Welcome New Employees!
Russian Pointe® by Aleksandra® is pleased to welcome four new employees to our team!
- Katia Seidametova, Customer Service Representative, is a native of Latvia and has a degree in business management.
- Nic Ilieff, Business Development for Growing Through Arts®, grew up in Indianapolis and studied fashion design, public relations and marketing.
- Mallory Peterson, Russian Pointe Dance Boutique, has studied the lindy hop, and is a native of Chicago.
- Mario Elias, Executive Assistant, loves Latin ballroom dancing, especially salsa, and has a degree in art history and photography. Read more >
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