#WWBnetgiveaway finalists : What's Inside My Dance Bag?

Hi Ya'll ! 
So today's blog is going to be about the finalists of the #WWBnetgiveaway and what do they carry with them inside their dance bags. Before we meet our finalists, I have received a few questions about what do I carry with me inside my dance bag! So here's my answer for you :)

 Neta Meir ( @netameirr ) 

 So what do I carry with me? 
For starters, my bag : It's by Bloch and it's quite big - but the size is perfect for me cause you know, a girl can never carry to much things inside her bag ;)
Then I've got 2 purple yoga blocks, that I use while stretching and warming up, a bottle of water ( pictured here : an Arizona bottle, I love their bottles! They are so pretty! ), 2 pairs of flat shoes, 3 pairs of pointe shoes ( 2 from Gaynor, 1 from Freed ), a small bag with all of my padding ( thicker and thinner, some toe spacers and so on ), a bottle of a fragrance mist from Victoria's Secret, my Flexistretcher, Deuserband, 2 pairs of Fleecys socks ( The Dani – the green – pink ones, who were actually named after me! and The Christy ), 3 printed skirts from WWB which will be soon available, a pair of legwarmers my grandmother knitted me, a pair of DECOwarmers in turquoise, some therabands, a knitted crop top that used to my mother's which I use as a warmer, an extra pair of tights from Gaynor Minden ( my favorite tights ever ! ), 2 extra leotards – due to the big amount of hours I dance daily I like to always carry with me some leotards that I can switch to, so I can freshen up. The two I usually take with me are the Kiki and the Alicia from Yumiko, my bright pink trashbag pants from WWB, my first aid kit with some hair products, lots of tapes, foot rollers, tennis balls and so on, and last but not least my Bloch warm Up Booties :)    
As for what I usually wear on my feet, for flats I wear Blochs Zenith / Synchrony, and as for my pointe shoes I wear Gaynor Minden. I absolutely LOVE my Gaynors, I feel like they actually give me all of the support I need in the world, and when I dance in my Gaynors I know that I can just focus on my dancing, I don't need to worry about my shoes - which is SO important.  

So that was about me! Now lets move on to our beautiful finalists :

Ami Snyder ( @amiballerina313 ) 

In my bag I have an assortment of SAB skirts, some that I've made and others that I've bought from etsy and from @the.skirt, and my Bloch booties. I always keep a Foot Rubz ball, hairspray, extra bobby pins, jet glue, and icy hot in my bag. I also have a ton of stuff for my feet, including blister bandaids, 3 different kinds of toe tape, new skin (it saves my life!!), and of course, my toe pads. I wear Capezio Tiffany Pro pointe shoes and Sansha ballet shoes. My favorite thing, however, is my sewing kit! My grandmother gave it to me for my birthday last year and I use it all the time. It has a stitch kit, a pin cushion, a stitch ripper, and scissors.

I'm 15 years old and I live in Atlanta, GA. I started dancing when I was three and I dance at Gwinnett Ballet Theatre. When I was little, I was always dreaming of getting pointe shoes and dancing by myself on stage. I walked around the house on my toes and danced around wherever I went. But what I love the most about dancing is that incredible, other-worldly feeling that comes every once in a blue moon that seems to connect your soul to the wonderful, pure feeling of raw emotion, and bringing that to the audience. I think we're all looking for the feeling in life where you can be free from the limits of the human body, and dance does that for me.

Elizabeth Dellis ( @dellb81 ) 

 Hello! My name is Lizzie and I am very excited to be a candidate. I have been studying classical ballet for 11 years now and plan to dance for the rest of my life. I was first drawn to dance like most little girls. I wanted the tutus and the tiaras and just to feel elegant and pretty. It wasn't until I first saw Swan Lake for my 9th birthday that ballet clicked for me. I remember the ballerinas dancing across the stage, doing things I could have never imagined possible and it was truly magical. I was in love. It is a passion that has developed and morphed throughout the years, but I'm still as in love as I was at day one. No, I might not be the next Svetlana Zakhorova (no matter how much I wish), but I will always enjoy dancing in any form at any level. I absolutely love the way I feel when I perform and that is exactly why I dance...and the tutus. You are lying to yourself if you say you don't care about the tutus.

So you must be wondering 'what's in the bag?' I am here to tell you.
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This is my bag, small isn't it? I am often amazed at how much I can stuff into it. It's a little funky looking but I like it; it suits my personality. Next I have my obnoxious orange water bottle. I often carry two because I drink an ungodly amount of water every class, just ask my friends. Next to that I have a small bag of toiletries, hairspray, Chapstick, deodorant, basically anything to keep ya girl fresh. I have a black and white hairpin bag that I've literally owned for centuries and a black sewing kit for all of my stitching needs. Over to the right I have a leg warmers, a Thera-band, and a spare set of warm-up pants. These leg warmers don't do much, but I sure look dandy wearing them. Working your way up you'll find a stylish pair of sunglasses that protect my beautiful eyes driving to and fro class in the dazzling AZ sun, colorox wipes to deal with the nasties, and my green bag of healing wonders which is chock-full of band aids, second skin, and wraps. Next are my extremely unpleasant smelling toepads accompanied by some rollers and ear buds. My absolute favorite item, however, is my snack. On any given day you will find two-three granola bars floating around my bag. Honestly, snacks are the best.

I am currently wearing Russian Pointe Rubins but am on the hunt for a better pair (ah, the eternal pursuit of ballerinas everywhere). I like the color and strength of the shoes and they have served me well over the years. My flat shoes are canvas and made by Sansha.

 Paula Losada ( @paula_ballerina )

What's inside my ballet bag?

• Russian Pointe pointe shoes
• Toepads
• Bloch flat shoes
• Bloch Booties
• My Covet Dance T-shirt
• My ballet uniform leotard
• Tights
• Warm-up dance wear (Wear Moi legwarmers and Capezio short).
• My the.skirt skirt
• Teraband
• Bobby pins
• Comb
• Canteen
• My fan for Don Quixote rehearsals
• Kit of sew

My favourite thing inside my ballet bag is my WARM-UP BOTTIES!
I started to dance when I was 6 because my mum decided to sign me up at a little ballet school in my neighborhood. I loved ballet so I decided to continue with ballet classes . When I'm in ballet class I don't think about anything, I just follow the music and I dance! I don't think about my worries , it's like I'm in another world. Also I love when I'm with my ballet friends , because we have a lot of topics to talk about , a lot of experiences to share and ,most importantly, we share the same dream and passion: we want to be in a ballet  company, we want to be ballet dancers. Also, my favourite thing about dancing are the perfomances. I love the feeling  of being on stage,it's like nobody can stop me and nothing matters. I just think about enjoying and DANCE.

 Halle Sherman ( @hallbal96 ) 

 Tracey McLean ( @traceylmclean ) 

Gal Bareket ( @gal_bareket ) 

What's in my dance bag ?

- trashbag pants
- tights
- pointe shoes
- flat shoes
- bobby pins
- hair brush
- heating pillow
- pain relievers
- elastic band
- Bloch warm up booties
- more warm ups which I stole from my sister who used to dance

My favorite product is probably my Bloch warm up booties ( I know there's only one pictured in this photo .. I didn't seem to find the other ) I can't start class without them ! I hate it when my feet are cold, I can't do any movement to its fullest that way. My Bloch booties prevent this from happening. As you can see I do not own a skirt, I love skirts that's one of the reasons I'd love to have one so much !  I wear Bloch serenade strong pointe shoes and Grishko model 6 flats which I got this summer at the Prague boutique. I started dancing seriously 4 years ago, I love it because it allows me to relax, and be my true self ! No matter how hard my day was, the second I start class it all goes away !

Jasmine Cook ( @jasminee.cook )

My dance bag has everything you will ever need in it, i swear that if there is a zombie apocalypse one day, all you need is my dance bag and you will be safe! It's literally a bottomless pit, so i only put the essentials in the photo!