"As a dancer, you know well that feeling when after numerous hours of dance lessons, rehearsals and hard work, you finally get a chance to put on your beautiful costume, step on the stage, and enter the world of silent poetry. Growing up, I have always thought that having proper dance attire and beautiful costumes was ordinary, but I have realized how lucky I am to have the ability to take dance lessons, and that not everyone has this opportunity. Over the years, after multiple recitals and competitions, I have collected an excessive amount of costumes in my closet and every one of those costumes had sentimental value and stories behind them. However, knowing that all of those gently used dance costumes that have been hanging in my closet for years and collecting dust, could bring so much joy and happiness to other little girls, just as they did to me, gave me an idea. I wanted to share the love and passion of dance, and bring that magic moment in the life of children who may otherwise never have a costume of their own."

​

                                                                                                                                                        Michelle Koehler