Greetings, Friends!
Here we were at our first show, the West Coast Dance Explosion.
It is so nice of you to drop by and take an interest in DanceArtfx! Thank you!
DanceArtfx provides exciting, original designs for and about dance of all kinds--ballet, tap, jazz--you name it--for t-shirts, stationery items, posters, calendars, programs, etc.
The Short Story of DanceArtfx's beginnings...
It all started when Barb Kasprzak called her brother, Tony Kashinn, at Blue Rose Digital in Grafton, Wisconsin, for yet another favor. Blue Rose Digital, a graphic design studio that Tony and his wife, Laurel, owned and operated at the time, was known for its outstanding graphics..
The favor was the design of an announcement for son Ryan's high school graduation. The result was a spectacular invitation that people began collecting and even framing!
Many friends commented, "You should sell this stuff!" The seed was planted.
In September of 1998, Barb and Jim Kasprzak teamed up with Tony and Laurel on the Blue Rose Digital race team for the inaugural Grafton Grand Prix Go-Kart race. They all had such an exceptionally awesome time that weekend racing together that they said to each other how great it would be if they could work together some day. The seed grew.
Fast forward to February of 1999. Barb was looking for a new career. Tony had recently joined Laurel full time at Blue Rose Digital, and was looking for new outlets for his graphic arts. Having noticed the t-shirt graphics available for dancers while attending dance competitions around the country (Barb's two sons, Ryan and Evan, are competitive dancers), Barb suggested to Tony that he do some dance graphics for t-shirts. Our "Logo Guys" were born, and from that day forward, we've just been holding onto our hats...umm, make that shirts!
OUR BUSINESS IS A FAMILY AFFAIR:
That's us again at our first show! From left to right,
Jim Kasprzak, Vicky Shinners (Barb and Tony's mom and our
bookkeeper), Tony Kashinn, and Barb Kasprzak.
Where's Laurel? Well, somebody had to take the picture!
The seed has bloomed! We have become known as the Dance World's No. 1 Source for T-Shirt Promotions! In our first 5 years more than 100,000 shirts have been printed with our original custom designs and are worn by children and adults around the world! We are deeply obliged to be of service to hundreds of studios--from small start-up companies to large multi-location academies. Helping you grow, boosting your bottom line, and improving you professional image is what our company is all about. As our customers--and our customer base--continue to grow, this is definitely a "goosebumps" venture, and we remain grateful!
Thanks again for stopping by! Please bookmark our site, tell all your dancin'
friends about it (and us), and stop back soon when we can better show you "our stuff!"