THANK YOU to everyone for taking part in the gendance Heart and Soul LoGotti Scarf giveaway. Congratulations to SARAH SHAW for winning the 3 pack of LoGotti Urban Scarves from the Lauren Gottlieb Signature Series.

What was that? You’re tired of what you already have? If your life motto is, “I don’t know what to wear,” Heart and Soul Fashion Apparel wants you to trash your drawers and tear apart your closet. They’re scouring the nation to give away $250 worth of merch for a closet that needs the most soul food in this Raid Your Closet Challenge.

A ton of hip stores already sell their garb. (Hint: tell your local dance retailer they need Heart and Soul, if they don’t already have it.) Better yet, check out Heart and Soul’s online store to see their trend-worthy goods; from duffle bags and booty shorts to collections by SYTYCD’s Courtney Galiano and Lauren Gottlieb. And guys, if booty shorts aren’t your thing, their “Skull with Headphones” tee will make you feel like a man. You can don the “Dark Knight” hoodie to transform into a real life Batman.

If you’re brave enough to air your dirty laundry to the public, say “Help! My Closet Needs Heart and Soul,” and send us proof with a pic. The 1st place winner of the Raid Your Closet Challenge will get a laundry list of new threads valued at $250, and exposure onwww.heartandsoulapparel.com. 2nd place winner gets 2 tees of their choice and 3rd place can heat up with cozy arm warmers.

A picture is worth a thousand words. Open your heart and soul (and your closet) and snag a whole new look, just in time for back to school. Send us your sad pic and we’ll be the judge of who gets what.

Contest rules: There are no rules! Just send us a photo of you in your mess, along with 50 words that tells us why your closet needs a little Heart and Soul. Email photos and 50 words to:trendme@gendance.com. Contest ends 9.15.09. Winner will be announced shortly thereafter.

Enter here for the Raid Your Closet Challenge, and dive in to bare your (cluttered) soul.

You could be the next winner!

We hope you’ve been enjoying hearing about us in gendance, the first email magazine for dancers and performing artists. Just in case you missed us, here’s our famous trend story.

We’re also running weekly contests. Check out past contests here where 2 amazing winners have been awarded prizes already.

Courtney Galiano Signed Tee Contest*
Hip Hop Duffel Bag Contest*
Enter to win 3 LoGotti Urban Scarves*

* The first two contests have ended, but you can enter to win the LoGotti scarves until Thursday, August 20th.

More importantly, we wanted to make sure that you’re signed up for gendance because Heart and Soul Fashion Apparel is launching an exclusive Raid Your Closet Challenge, giving $250 worth of our clothing to the winner whose closet needs the most Heart and Soul. There will also be 2nd and 3rd place prizes for the next best messes that need fixing.

If you want to find out how to win this challenge, sign up atwww.gendance.com today with VIP code: Heart and Soul and you’ll start receiving FREE issues in your inbox every Thursday. Then, keep an eye out for a special email about the Raid your Closet Challenge. If you sign up today, you’ll be lucky enough to receive this contest.

Thank you for keeping up with Heart and Soul trends in gendance and good luck on our contests.

THANK YOU to everyone for taking part in the gendance Heart and Soul Bag giveaway. Congratulations to KENDRA WEAVER for winning the Music Hip Hop Duffel Bag.

Make sure you keep up with gendance because we have BIG plans and weekly contests through September, so enter to win each contest and TELL YOUR FRIENDS to sign up for gendance and use code “Heart and Soul.” Each week its free game, and you could be the next winner.

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THANK YOU to everyone for taking part in the Courtney T Shirt Contest from Gendance. Your stories and responses were awe inspiring. Congratulations to VALERIE HERMAN for winning the Courtney Galiano Autographed Tee. See her amazing story below along with a few other inspiring submissions!

VALERIE: I love heart and soul fashion because it expresses who we are as dancers. It allows us to be who we are and be our trendy fun-loving, fashion -loving selves while we’re at the studio.  I already own Courtney’s pink and gray quote shorts. They are a perfect “fit for my personality,” not only are they perfect for a contemporary class, they have my favorite saying right on the side. “Dance, Love, Dream” three words that have been hanging over my bed for years, three words I live by and are the most important meaningful words to me. Now I get to wear those words right on my hip. When a rehearsal is going rough have them remind me, keep me focused, and help me to break through the rough patches. Not to mention they are unbelievably comfortable and easy to move in. I feel all of the heart and soul pieces do just what these shorts do. Every dancer is able to find some sort of a connection with this clothing line that is inspiring to us. That is a rare quality for clothing today when it is all mass produced without a thought in mind. Whereas at Heart and Soul fashions you really do put your heart and soul into what you do, and that quality alone puts you ahead of all other competitors!

MOLLIE: I love Heart and Soul Fashion because: Heart and Soul puts heart and soul right into their clothing! They have the greatest staff of designers; I feel so cool wearing a LoGotti bracelet or Courtney Galiano knee highs! Heart and Soul is the essence of comfortable, affordable, and stylish clothes!

ANNA: I love Heart and Soul Fashion because:
As a dancer, it’s hard to find fun, fashionable things to workout in. At the end of the day your simply wearing a sweating tank top and some spandex! Well i dance competitivly and at a showstoppers competition i actually go to meet Courtney! I love her to death but didnt get a chance to get an autograph, just a picture. I think its so awesome that you guys have a fashion line for dancers, i’ll be sure to buy some soon!

KENDRA: I love Heart and Soul Fashion because: As a dancer, it’s hard to find dancewear thats’s original and fun, yet comfortable and sexy. Heart and Soul offers the best of both worlds - comfort and style - to make any dancer feel on top. The t-shirts all have beautiful and girly designs that make me feel like a beautiful dancer. Courtney models them with ease which show that they’re casual and fun. I would love to show off one of her amazing shirts to all my dance friends and family!

CHANTEL: I love Heart and Soul Fashion because: 
 
Jeff and Steph are wonderful people. Having had the chance to meet them and get to know Stephanie Robinson it is clear that she is passionate about this line and puts 100% into giving the people what they want. The line features two of my favorite dancers of this new generation of dance! Two of SYTYCD’s and one of Arizona’s finest! (Lauren)  Being able to meet and do some work for both of them, as you guys know first hand there is nothing but positive energy flowing through their veins!
 
The line features high quality fashion for the dance community! it’s hip and trendy, and being sported by two of the hottest female dancers on the scene that are excellent role models for young women today. Stephanie, Lauren and Courtney are as high quality of  people as they clothes they rep!
 
Plus H&S has teamed up with GENDANCE! Their apparel is FRESH…What more reason do we need to love them! :)
Gendance, you guys are great!

Make sure you keep up with gendance because we have BIG plans and weekly contests through September, so enter to win each contest and TELL YOUR FRIENDS to sign up for gendance and use code “Heart and Soul.” Each week its free game, and you could be the next winner.

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Check it out and make sure you enter our Courtney Galiano t-shirt giveaway! Sign up at www.gendance.com and use code “Heart and Soul.” Click the link below to read the entire article. Enjoy!

http://www.gendance.com/newsletter/073009/trends/trends073009.htm 

Kayla is wearing Heart and Soul socks style DA125 in the amazing Shane Sparks hip hop routine! Check it out, make sure you watch the video too!