When Paddy Adishian founded the store in 1996, it was to provide a much-needed shopping option to the dancers, gymnasts and theatre programs in the North State. Prior to the opening of Soleus, local dancers had very limited options which included ordering from a catalog, purchasing what was available at Shopko, or driving 3 hours or more to the nearest retail dance store. Being a dancer herself and now having three daughters who all loved to dance, Paddy knew firsthand the importance of being...