About Us
We are Nicole and Ally, the co-founders and hardworking crafters of I Heart That! Dance - makers of cute, affordable handmade accessories, warmups and gear for Irish and Highland dancers (or those that just want to look like one!) We started this company because (a) we needed an outlet for our glitter obsession and (b) we believe that you can have handmade quality at good prices.
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Ally has
been Highland dancing for 6 years (minus one year out to have a wee Peanut
named Wendy) and Irish dancing for 2 years. She took up Highland after
spending a year watching dancers compete at assorted Ontario Highland Games
while tagging along with (then-boyfriend, now-husband) Phil, who was piping
for the competitions. Nobody told her that Ontario dancers just make it LOOK
easy, so she decided to take it up. Turns out it's about the freakin'
hardest thing ever, but also fun as all heck so she's still around, doing a
little competing and training for her teacher's exams with Nancy Richardson
of the Richardson School of Highland Dance. |
Nicole has
been Irish dancing for 6 years, and took mainstream dance classes (ballet,
tap, jazz, lyrical) for 18 years prior to that. She took up Irish dancing
after developing severe tendinitis in her wrist. She wanted to stay active,
and Irish dancing was the perfect solution, combining her love of dance with
lack of arm movement! Although she doesn't like to admit it, she thought of
taking Irish dancing after seeing Riverdance...
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