
Every year we take a look at the runway to forecast the current dance costume trends. We've covered the color of the year for 2018, but what about the fabric of the year? This year, we've seen a resurgence of a certain popular 90's trend on the runway, in everyday fashion and in dance and skate costumes! This trending, elegant fabric is...
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Topics:
Costume Trends,
Jazz, Lyrical, & Contemporary

Team: Cherry Creek Poms
Director/Head Coach: Megan Bruhn
Location: Cherry Creek, Colorado
Style: High School Dance Team
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Topics:
Cheer, Pom & Gameday,
Team Spotlight

Team: Diamond Gems
Coach: Jennifer Keller
Location: Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Style: College Dance Team
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Topics:
Cheer, Pom & Gameday,
Team Spotlight,
College

As we head into competition season, we've gotten a lot of requests for the crowd pleasing Transition Costume. Transition Costumes deliver that WOW factor to the crowd (and the judges!) that everyone likes to see. But they're also COMPLICATED! How do you even begin to design one? Find out what the most effective transition costumes are, and some tips for designing them below!
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Topics:
Behind the Design,
Costume Design Resources,
How to Design a Custom Dance Costume

Team: Kansas City Chiefs Cheerleaders
Director: Stephanie Judah
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Style: NFL Cheer
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Topics:
Cheer, Pom & Gameday,
Team Spotlight,
Professional Cheer - NFL

For all our color lovers and trend watchers, The Line Up chose a color of the year that embodies the current mood in dance! We surveyed our designers, researched competitions, and took a nod from pop culture to determine the trend setting color for 2018. Here it is:
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Topics:
Costume Trends,
Color Inspiration

Team: Purdue Golduster Dance Team
Captain: Katie Rehling
Location: Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Style: Collegiate Dance Team
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Topics:
Cheer, Pom & Gameday,
Dance,
Team Spotlight,
College

Rhinestones are the perfect finishing touch to any costume, but often the biggest question we hear is: how many rhinestones do I need? It's a tough question to figure out especially when:
- 100 gems sounds like a lot, but is actually on the low end of the price spectrum,
- Design illustrations can be poor representations of a finished rhinestone design because it's difficult to represent gem size and placement accurately,
- Minor tweaks in spacing can drastically effect the quantity of rhinestones.
If you're trying to figure out the number of rhinestones you need for your next dance costume, check out these 4 easy methods, below!
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Topics:
Costume Design Resources,
Budget Tips,
Rhinestones & Sparkle,
How to Design a Custom Dance Costume

Planning the new upcoming dance season is SO exciting! Many times this means designing a new costume, which means a design consultation with your dance costume design company. You will likely be getting a lot of information out of this design consultation- but how can you prepare beforehand? Find out here!
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Topics:
Behind the Design,
Costume Design Resources,
How to Design a Custom Dance Costume

Team: Prescott High School Dance Team
Director/Head Coach: Samantha Schoen
Location: Prescott, WI.
Style: High School Dance Team
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Topics:
Cheer, Pom & Gameday,
Team Spotlight