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This is our story...
Thirty years ago a mother and a daughter team,
Gisela and Gabie, took their passion for helping others and opened Gabie's Sports Boutique. In the beginning the store served the needs of Dancers, Gymnasts, Skaters, Aerobics and Runners in a small cozy space, down "the stairs" on Davis Drive. Within a few years they focused in on their passions of Dance, Gymnastics and Skating.
 The new millennium brought a new location, the retirement of Gisela, and the honing in on Gabie's niche and expertise... dance! We have been at 47 Main Street South for the past 10 years making little girls dreams come true fitting them with their first pair of ballet shoes, making big girls dreams come true fitting them with their first pair of Pointe shoes, and making adult's childhood dreams come true fitting them for their first pair of dance shoes.
 Last year marked another milestone as Gabie's Boutique moved into their 3,000 square foot home at 18075 Leslie Street. You can be assured that the service and expertise you have come to know from Gabie's will always be the same and the family tradition will continue. Amy, Gabie's oldest daughter has been managing the store for the past five years and will look to bring back the mother/daughter partnership once again in the next few years. This past year Nicole, the youngest daughter, has also joined the team. Passion, knowledge, and helping others runs in the family!
We have been a proud part of the Newmarket Community for 30 years. Seeing little girls taking their first steps, making the competition team, going on Pointe for the first time, audition for a company or school. As their life goes on and they retire from dance it is always great to see them come back in, but this time with their children who are taking their first class. A great part of being part of a community for so long are the old faces we are seeing again, third generation dancers, grandmothers who brought their little girls in so many years before are now accompanying their little grandchild in to receive their first pair of dance shoes, and we get to be a part of this very special memory.
Who knows where our story will end, as another chapter begins we hope that those who have been part of our past will continue to be part of our future as they continue to dance, and then pass on to their passion to their children. And we invite those of you who are just beginning your dance journey to share it with us and we promise in return to share our knowledge, our passion and our expertise with you.
Why do we do what we do? We love the people... We love our dancers stories... We love what we do!
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