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Welcome to Day 3! Our next giveaway comes from Cynthia King Vegan Ballet Slippers.
Cynthia King Vegan Ballet Slippers give dancers a unique way to show their love for animals in their art by providing high quality, cruelty free ballet slippers.
Ms. King is the director of Cynthia King Dance Studio in Brooklyn, NY. A dancer and choreographer with over 30 years of experience, she has taught and directed dance departments of schools in New York and New Jersey.
“At my studio,” Ms. King says, “I was challenged by my students’ question: ‘Which ballet slippers would you recommend?'”As a vegan, she found there were no good options for ballet slippers. Even canvas slippers use animal skin on the soles. “Providing a viable and affordable alternative to leather-soled slippers became my mission, and after much research (and trial and error) Cynthia King Vegan Ballet Slippers were born! I was finally able to bring my passion for dance and compassion for animals together.”
Cynthia King Vegan Ballet Slippers are the only 100% cruelty free slippers available. Dancers can enjoy the beauty and wonder of dance knowing that no one was harmed in making their slippers. Made of canvas uppers and synthetic full or split soles, they are the compassionate choice for dancers seeking slippers not derived from animal products. They’re durable, dye-able, and easily stand up in quality to leather soled slippers.
Cynthia King Vegan Ballet Slippers have also gotten the attention of Hollywood—vegan star Emily Deschanel ordered a pair for a scene in the TV show “Bones”, and most recently, Vogue magazine requested a pair for Natalie Portman to wear in their January 2011 cover shoot.
Here’s what you can win:
Ms. King would like to give away a pair of vegan ballet slippers to TWO Dance Advantage readers.
Compassion is contagious! By wearing Cynthia King Vegan Ballet Slippers, you’re not only taking a kind step for animals, you’re helping to protect species whose habitats would otherwise be destroyed for livestock production.
“To our winners: Tell a fellow dancer about Cynthia King Vegan Ballet Slippers and help one more person go gracefully green!”
Enter to win a pair of Cynthia King Vegan Ballet Slippers:
Leave a comment at this post, telling us about your favorite animal friend.
Good luck! Tune in tomorrow for yet another day of giveaways.
Nichelle Suzanne is a writer specializing in dance and online content. She is also a dance instructor with over 20 years experience teaching in dance studios, community programs, and colleges. She began Dance Advantage in 2008, equipped with a passion for movement education and an intuitive sense that a blog could bring dancers together. As a Houston-based dance writer, Nichelle covers dance performance for Dance Source Houston, Arts+Culture Texas, and other publications. She is a leader in social media within the dance community and has presented on blogging for dance organizations, including Dance/USA. Nichelle provides web consulting and writing services for dancers, dance schools and studios, and those beyond the dance world. Read Nichelle’s posts.
My favorite animal friend is my dog. She is the BEST. Crazy and wild but I wouldn’t have her any other way. Gotta love Bettzie!!
Hands down, the girl who saved me: Zoey, the Superdog Tremendo!
http://flic.kr/p/819Qfk (That’s a mural I did of her.)
So very cool! I bet they are so comfy too! I love freebies! 🙂
My favorite animal friend is my cat doozer! He is awesome!! Thanks for the chance to win these!!
My favorite animal friend is my roommate’s cat, Polo.
I love the way Cynthia has combined two seemingly unrelated passions! Innovative ideas like this are always such an inspiration to me because it shows that it’s possible to love several things and make them work in conjunction. So awesome. (My favorite animals are my two crazy dogs!)
i have two fav animals in my life…my dogs Indie and Jones…yes, one named after the type of film and what went better with Indie then Jones….so the awesome duo was born…met as friends at a shelter in Beverly Hills CA and have been inseperable ever since…they are sweet and unconditionally love us, depsite our crazy hectic schedule of owning a performing arts school!
sitting here on the couch with a pair of hound dogs curled up on either side. They are full of entertainment and always glad to see me, even if it’s after a late night of rehearsal at the dance studio.
Answering for my 6 year old daughter, since she’s the dancer. 🙂 Currently, her favorite animal friend is Daphne, the turkey we “adopted” through Farm Sanctuary’s Adopt-a-Turkey program. She’s been carrying Daphne’s picture around with her since we got it in the mail.
Believe it or not right now my favorite animal friend is a lizard we saved from the cold named Kitty. 🙂
My favorite animal friend is my cat Bijou. She was actually given to me by one of my modern dance teachers when I was a senior in college. She has a food and water dish in my dad’s ceramics studio/garage, her favorite place to hang out, and she has recently made a mouse friend. She allows the mouse to eat out of her food bowl!
My favorite animal is my Golden Retriever puppy, ScallyWagg! 🙂 He is such a loyal friend and has the most uncanny ability to sense how I am feeling that day & cheer me up! 🙂 Thanks for your invention of vegan slippers! 😀
What a great thing would love to see these slippers!
This is such a wonderful idea/ product! I have many dancer friends who are vegan and I will spread the word. During the past 3 months we lost my two favorite animal friends, our two senior dogs – 15+ and 17+ years old. 🙁 Now we are planning on adopting 2 or 3 dogs in need of a home. There are so many pets looking for someone to take them in. They will be my favorite animal friends once we bring them home! I love freebies!
My favorite animal is the dinosaur. I constantly read stories about the dino’s and their dancing abilities. Dinos dancing everywhere, dinos jumping in the air. The kids love it! Many great dino books with tons of movement activities for children.
What a wonderful product, and so needed! My favorite animal is my mutt Pez.
I adore Sahara, our communal house cat. She always come to see us when we arrive home at night and loves cuddling on the couch. I find her purring very soothing after a dance class or a stressful day at work:)
What a wonderful Freebie! My animal best friends are my three guinea pigs George, Ringo, and John! When I come home they greet me with their loving wheeks of joy!
I love our two rabbits. The boy is currently recovering from a fractured femur, but that doesn’t keep the girl from jumping over him!
Thanks for the freebies.
My favorite animal ‘friends’ are the wild rabbits that roam our condo complex…they remind me of the simpler things in life and always make me smile!
I absolutely love this! This is fabulous Nichelle because I have never heard of these slippers before and even if I don’t win the “freebie” I will definately become a spokeswoman for these Cynthia King ballet slippers. I love animals as much as I love dance and to answer the question my favorite animal friend is my Rottie Chase 🙂
My favorite animal friend is my cat, Karma. She’s beautiful and loves to snuggle.
My favorite animal is an old horse named Mr. Tips. He pretends to be grumpy, but starts acting like a puppy if you spend time grooming and petting him.
My kitty, Bella!
I really love freebies!!!!!!! My favorite animals are horses. They remind me of dancers they are so graceful when they move.
I never thought aobut vegan ballet slippers! Great idea.
My favoite animal is our Black Lab, Olive, who we had for 16 years! She was a wonderful pet and the family still misses her.
My favorite animal friend is my stuffed seal named Seymour. I got him at SeaWorld when I was 4 and haven’t slept a single night without him since. His white fur has turned to a bit of a dull gray and he has a toothpaste stain next to his eye, but I love him! 🙂
My family and I love animals. I can honestly say that I can not choose just one that would be my favorite. We have horses, dogs, cats, birds, fish, hamsters, guinea pigs, and until recently one eyed mouse that we rescued from our barn. The time that we spend with each of our animals is like magic. We get something special from each and everyone- including our crazy fish that wag their long tails at us as we approach their tank.
When visiting farms we thoroughly enjoy hanging out with each and every animal. We have had chickens and turkeys crawl into our lap, pigs come up and roll over to have their tummies scratched, goats and sheep come to us and let us scratch their heads. And with each new experience we gain a sense of belonging to their world.
We hope to one day have acres of land to rescue abused animals and rehabilitate them. The thing I like most is how each animal shows it love for you differently.
I can’t pick just one – they are all so special.
Thank you for listening.
Our favorite furry friends are our 8 cats. I have a particular buddy in Treeno a special needs cat I drove 12 hours to pick up and bring home (he’s doing awesome), and my daughter’s special friend is probably her persian that we rescued from a kitten mill.
One of my favorite animals is Bailee, my gorgeous sweet horse. I’ve known her almost since she was born and bought her when I was at a horse auction and turned the corner and there she was…I love her to pieces!
My favorite animal friend is my daughter’s dog, Missy. She is so happy to see me when I get home that I can’t help but to be happy to see her.