Christmas for a Dancer

College Majors Musical Theater Major
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<p>I have been RACKING my brain to find a great gift for my sister, but I'm lost. She just recently graduated from college with a double major in Education and Dance. She's currently student teaching, but her current dream is to be a dancer before being a teacher. She wants to start out on cruise lines, but I think she doubts her ability to make it in the real world.</p>

<p>Does anyone have any gifts that would fit for her? My parents have been getting her very "teacher friendly" gifts and I--a musical theatre major--want to get her something to show my support for her Dancer self, or at least some inspiration.</p>

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<p>My book! :smiley: Haha just kidding. :wink: Although it may be useful. :slight_smile: What about “That’s entertainment” part 3 - the best of dance??</p>

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<p>Get her a bunch of the Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers movies, you can’t miss with Tophat and Swingtime, and Roberta and The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle are two great ones also, though somewhat overlooked.</p>

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<p>What about some new dance sneakers, tap shoes, jazz shoes or some new cute clothes to work out in-maybe a gift certificate to one of the dance suppliers like Dance Distributors or something like that? A new dance bag might be nice too.</p>

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<p>I like Audi’s suggestion of dance clothing (leg warmers?), a dance bag, or a gift certificate to a dance store or catalogue. </p>

<p>I got carried away and distracted from my work (shopping is fun) and researched some gift ideas for you online (I shop online mostly) and I don’t know your price range. </p>

<p>Here are ideas I found that seem appropriate:</p>

<p>“Believe in Yourself, Just Dance” throw (seems to fit the situation!) for $36.99 here:
[BELIEVE</a> IN YOURSELF THROW-Dance Shoes, Dancewear, Dance Apparel, Jazz Shoes, Tap Shoes, Dance Clothing, Dance Supplies, Dance Wear, Cheerleading Apparel, Cheerleading Uniforms, Cheerleading Shoes, Cheerleading Megaphones, Cheer Pom Poms, Ballet Tight](<a href=“http://shop.justforkix.com/prodinfo.asp?number=HC-10]BELIEVE”>http://shop.justforkix.com/prodinfo.asp?number=HC-10)</p>

<p>“Dance Like Nobody is Watching” Plate for $24.95 here:
[Dance</a> Like Nobody is Watching Plate - The Music Stand](<a href=“http://www.themusicstand.com/item--Dance-Like-Nobody-is-Watching-Plate--i-549660--u-0.html]Dance”>http://www.themusicstand.com/item--Dance-Like-Nobody-is-Watching-Plate--i-549660--u-0.html)</p>

<p>Ballet Positions Wall Clock for $19.99 here:
[“dancer</a>” Design on Products : CafePress.com](<a href=“http://www.cafepress.com/buy/dancer/-/pv_design_details/pg_8/id_22256224/opt_/fpt_/c_666/]"dancer”>http://www.cafepress.com/buy/dancer/-/pv_design_details/pg_8/id_22256224/opt_/fpt_/c_666/)</p>

<p>Dancer’s Wall Clock (5,6,7,8) for $19.99 here:
[Dancer’s</a> Clock : dancer : CafePress.com](<a href=“http://www.cafepress.com/buy/dancer/-/pv_design_prod/p_storeid.14819070/pNo_14819070/id_5791509/opt_/pg_/c_/fpt_]Dancer’s”>http://www.cafepress.com/buy/dancer/-/pv_design_prod/p_storeid.14819070/pNo_14819070/id_5791509/opt_/pg_/c_/fpt_)</p>

<p>“Anatomy of a Dancer” (longish poem) Throw pillow for $18.99 here:
[Anatomy</a> of a Dancer Throw Pillow : dancer : CafePress.com](<a href=“http://www.cafepress.com/buy/dancer/-/pv_design_prod/p_2131887.94568149/pNo_94568149/id_9808915/fpt_/opt_/c_666/pg_1]Anatomy”>http://www.cafepress.com/buy/dancer/-/pv_design_prod/p_2131887.94568149/pNo_94568149/id_9808915/fpt_/opt_/c_666/pg_1)</p>

<p>“Jazz Dancers Move to the Beat” Water Globe that plays “the Entertainer:” for $30.00 here:
<a href=“http://www.sfmusicbox.com/xq/asp/MGID.2414/IID.1661/TID.{328761D6-DC18-44F1-85EA-240D2A64EE8B}/qx/product.htm”>http://www.sfmusicbox.com/xq/asp/MGID.2414/IID.1661/TID.{328761D6-DC18-44F1-85EA-240D2A64EE8B}/qx/product.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>(I am not sure why the last item did not appear as a link but you can paste the web address in your browser)</p>

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<p>yeah, dance clothing/supplies can get pricey! if you’re really uncertain of what she needs, a gift cert to a dance store and a promise to go shopping with her would be nice (i’m pretty sure i’m not the only dancer girl who drools at the sight of the new capezio catalog…)</p>

<p>depending on where you live (near a major city?) you could also investigate if there are any really good dance studios that offer open/drop-in classes. i know there’s a few in my area that you can buy a gift certificate to a few classes, so she could try out some new styles and so forth.</p>