{"id":70,"date":"2023-03-19T02:01:33","date_gmt":"2023-03-19T02:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heavyimpression.net\/jlane23-4\/?page_id=70"},"modified":"2025-08-14T02:28:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T02:28:20","slug":"new-to-contra","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/heavyimpression.net\/jlane23-4\/new-to-contra\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW TO CONTRA?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; prev_background_color=&#8221;#B8BD6B&#8221; next_background_color=&#8221;#B8BD6B&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; top_divider_style=&#8221;waves2&#8243; top_divider_height=&#8221;50px&#8221; bottom_divider_style=&#8221;waves2&#8243; bottom_divider_height=&#8221;50px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Montserrat|800|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#D17E13&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;30px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">NEW TO CONTRA?<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Montserrat||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#1D7870&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>If you can walk, you can dance. 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