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Summer Intensives Guide (Hint: Start NOW!)

Summer ballet intensives. I had just turned thirteen when I went to my first intensive. It was the first time I had ever been away from home for that length of time. One of the other girls at my studio (and good friend) went with me on this adventure. My parents drove 6 hours to Walla Walla, we unpacked and I was overfilled with emotions. Those for weeks were one of the worst experiences of my dance life. The winter of 2022 I decided to give the whole summer intensive thing another shot. As simple as that sounds, several challenges awaited me.

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What's In Your Dance Bag?

Everyone knows as dancers that our dance bag is a sacred place. It holds all of our stinky shoes after dancing for hours on end and seems to be an abyss for endless amounts of bobby pins. With each new dance season, new goodies are needed to last the dance season which can add up quickly. We asked some of our DWC Ambassadors what was in their dance bag to give a special look into their go-tos and their necessities they need for classes! Read on to learn more about what is in their dance bags!

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