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What Is Your Ballet Slipper Doing for You?
The recent trend in ballet flats is thinner, lighter— less. In the 100-plus years since ballet slippers have been around, the biggest “innovation” has been to build them even...
What is the Best Ballet Shoe for Dancer's Today?
The Orza Pro One of course! (And we couldn't be prouder). Founder Seth Orza spent a large part of his 20 plus years as a professional dancer searching for...
Spotlight on Ballet Gothenburg: Sweden's First Adult Dance Troupe
Meet Lori Boggan; adult dancer, perinatal wellness counselor, founder of Ballet Gothenburg, and expat! These days, there is little doubt that the adult dance community is a vibrant and active...
The Leap: From Ballet Slipper to Pointe Shoes.
The Leap: From Ballet Slipper to Pointe Shoes. Is the widespread use of stretch canvas ballet slippers making it harder for dancers to achieve success en pointe? As...
A Peak Behind the Curtain
A Peak Behind the Curtain It’s 6:30 a.m. on a Monday; the aroma of brewing coffee fills the air, feet pad to the dining table while lunches are prepped in...
The world’s first and ONLY ballet shoe engineered with a fully integrated shock-absorbing system.
Google “ballet shoe” and a couple dozen very similar options pop up. They all look essentially the same— pink, beige, canvas, leather, etc.— tradition, right? A few of these pink...
Half Hour Call with Melissa Sandvig
Last week on Half Hour Call, we welcomed our very first guest, Melissa Sandvig. Melissa is an artist of the highest caliber, as well as a spectacular human with whom...
An Inside look at Dancer Health & Wellness with Marika Molnar PT, LAc
Marika Molnar PT, LAc is the founder of the renowned Westside Dance Physical Therapy in New York City and is the director of Health & Wellness services to the New...
A Reflection
A Reflection A few weeks ago here at Orza, we quietly celebrated a milestone. One March 30th, 2023, just over a year ago, our website, www.orzabrand.com went live, and the...
A Comprehensive Review of the Orza Pro One
A Comprehensive Review of the Orza Pro One Abby Jayne DeAngelo is a former professional dancer with the Pacific Northwest Ballet, and is now the owner of the rapidly...
Dance Movie Spotlight
Dance Movie Spotlight Every dancer has their favorite dance film— the one they grew up with, danced with, dreamed with. For me, that magical film of dreams was The Children...