Motionwear LLC || Dance Blog» Dance Leotards http://dance.motionwearblog.com Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:21:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Creating Custom Orders at MotionWear http://dance.motionwearblog.com/creating-custom-orders-at-motionwear/ http://dance.motionwearblog.com/creating-custom-orders-at-motionwear/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:00:56 +0000 Bob Wilson http://dance.motionwearblog.com/?p=284 One of the great things about MotionWear’s flexibility and design department is that we have the ability to customize any order. We’re able to create any uniform, leotard, or dancewear or gymnastics wear a customer needs.
 
One of the benefits is that this lets the customer be the designer. We have the staffing and ability to give a customer a very top-notch experience when ordering. We will consult with you on the type of fabric, the sequins and beading as well as the care of the costume. We want you to know how to best take care of your costumes. The process starts with a consult between the designer and the team representative, and ends when the customer has exactly what they want.
 
For example, we can make — but aren’t limited to — dresses, unitards, long sleeves to short sleeves, or short sleeves to long sleeves, tuxedo style leotards, and many other ideas. If you see an outfit in a magazine, and it is the perfect costume for your team or routine, we can make something just like it, customized specifically to the needs of your dance team. Our orders are all made with the same care and consideration we give our regular items. We know dancers, we know the hard wear and tear they can dish out to their dancewear and leos, and we make sure they can take it.
 
The one thing that we cannot do is customized fabrics. However, it really isn’t necessary since we carry an enormous variety of fabrics in house. We carry fabrics that are all high quality, and are made specifically for dancers. The fabrics are made to move with the dancer and are expected to be both sweated in, and to get a vigorous workout, so they have to be durable and long-lasting.
 
We just want to make the customer happy and create the order they want, no matter how difficult or outlandish it may be considered. The sky is the limit when it comes to possibilities for customization. If you can dream it, imagine it, or envision it, we can make it for you.

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]]> http://dance.motionwearblog.com/creating-custom-orders-at-motionwear/feed/ 0 What Are the Benefits of Dance for Children? http://dance.motionwearblog.com/what-are-the-benefits-of-dance-for-children/ http://dance.motionwearblog.com/what-are-the-benefits-of-dance-for-children/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:30:21 +0000 Bob Wilson http://dance.motionwearblog.com/?p=223 Dance school isn’t just about getting the kids out of the house for a few hours every week. There are real benefits that they will carry with them for the rest of their lives:

Teaches Discipline

Our head dance designer began taking dance classes when she was three, and she’s one of the most disciplined and polite women I know. Actually, most dancers I’ve met in my dancewear career have been exceptionally polite and disciplined. I think that attitude and demeanor stems from the discipline and manners that are taught in the dance studio.

Let’s face it, manners and discipline are lacking in a lot of kids these days. But, put them in a room with some of the ballet teachers I’ve met, and they’ll have them saying please and thank you left, right and center.

Posture

Dancers don’t slouch. Why? Because dance school teaches you how to hold yourself — keep a flat back, stand tall and remember your legs. It may seem frivolous, but good posture is key to preventing future back problems.

Exercise

Dance school gets kids out of the house, away from the TV and actually moving. It’s an amazing workout that teaches them how to move their bodies, use their bodies and stay active.

Opens Kids to the Arts

For me, this is probably the biggest benefit of dance school for children. Dance is a great way to open kids up, at a young age, to the arts and the beauty of creative expression.

Unfortunately, our arts programs in schools are constantly being cut and I think it’s up to us, the parents, to make sure our children aren’t losing an important part of our culture. By exposing your child to the arts early, you’re setting them up for a lifetime of artistic appreciation. It’s hard to measure that, but I value it highly.

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