After years of expectations, Laduca shoes will officially open in Sydney in March this year! Laduca shoes are famous for its hand -made Italian dance shoes. The design of Laduca shoes takes into account dancers, enhance the position of foot expression and weight to support longevity and reduce the risk of damage. The brand will change the Australian dance scene through the first physical store in the region.
Dance Informa caught up with PHIL Laduca, a shoe designer, dancer, choreography and a master’s teacher, discussed his excitement, his challenges and demand for this new store continued to increase. The idea of opening this place in Australia is not only a large number of orders transported there, but also the story of New York or London (existing Laduca store location) through countless dancers, and it has shopping from friends and empty suitcases. The list returned seven or eight pairs of shoes to share.
Radaka’s existence in Australia is not brand new. The company has been working with Australian works for a long time to make customized shoes for performances such as performances. Vajrayana in Chicago, Beauty and Beast, Annie, Music, Tina and sixEssence Laduca pointed out: “We have been in Australia for many years.” “But I know we need a physical store. This is very meaningful.”
When asked how long this new location has been, Laduca replied: “Five to seven years … This is actually about logistics and legitimacy, because I don’t understand Australian law. This is very time -consuming. London. I opened a store there for nearly seven years.
It wasn’t until Laduca and the co -founder of Transit Dance, the Melbourne dance educator Paul Malek, was associated that the store began to take shape. Malek eager to allow his students to use Laduca shoes on Transit Dance. I heard that Laduca desires to expand to Australia and generously provides any way to help him. Laduca revealed: “That’s incitement, the initial introduction made everything in exercise.”
This led to Laduca’s next sacred intervention. During the Master Sydney class, Laduca met an old friend Leslie Bell from the Broadway era. Bell played a key role in the store’s reconnaissance location, and finally found the ideal location of Sydney. “She became my bridge,” Luka said. “She did the leg work, introduced me to the real estate agent, and finally found a vacant space opposite the Sydney Dance Company.”
Because Sydney is the third largest musical theater hub over Broadway and Western District, the demand for high -quality dance shoes will only grow. The location of Sydney also represents the wider market ports to the Greater Oceania (including New Zealand, Japan and South Korea). Laduca said: “All my intentions and purposes have always become a global entity.” It has achieved 25 years of success in New York. It has 5 years in London. This is an online store that supports Europe. It really covers the world!
In order to celebrate the grand opening ceremony, Laduca will hold a theater jazz music class in February, and then the raffle will be held. Participants can win gift cards to shop in the new place. This is also a good way to meet the talents of the Australian dance community, which may bring new shoe design inspiration. When asked if anyone has not stimulated the design of new shoes, he revealed: “There are a few candidates I have seen, I am very anxious and encourage what else is there.”
Although he is the success of the shoe designer, Laduca is still a dancer. As he said at the Chita Rivera prize in the past year, “I am a shoe designer, but I used to be and will always be a dancer. Dance will always be mine. The soul, as well as the career of my career, choreographer, director, writer, and current shoes designer.
Sydney store is not only a business milestone-this proves Laduca’s unswerving commitment to dancers.
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Mocker of the dance Informa Abby.
