Last Friday, the Minnesota Vikings family unveiled the magnificent new U.S. Bank Stadium to the public. At the ribbon cutting ceremony, the Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders (MVC) had something to show off too: a NEW Signature uniform!! Luckily for us, they shared some amazing photos from the debut with the Ultimate Cheerleader Blog. Ladies and gents, take a look at their new look: "ICE"!
Topics: Cheer, Pom & Gameday, Team Spotlight, Professional Cheer - NFL
How many lives can your dance or skate costume live? Plenty, if you play it right! Wearing the same costume 2 years in a row is an excellent way to save money, but have you ever thought of selling your team's digs to another group?
The University of St. Thomas Dance Team (USTDT) did just that with their 2013-2014 jazz costume, which then went on to be sold again! After wearing their Jazz costume at UDA Nationals, USTDT sold thier costume to Chaska Dance Team who wore it for a year. Then, Chaska passed it on to Duluth Denefeld Dance Team, who became the third team to wear this trend setting outfit, taking it all the way to the Minnesota State Dance Team Championships in 2016. What a testiment to quality and conservation (though we don't really want to get a whiff of those babies!).
Topics: Dance, Budget Tips
The Dance Space studio recently shared with us photos and video of their stunning custom dance costume and lyrical performance at competition! This group’s lyrical dance titled “My Strength” really imbibes the core values of their team: strength and determination. The team endured many injuries and formation changes throughout the year, yet the dancers rose to the challenge, ultimately placing 3rd overall as a Small Group during their season!
Topics: Dance, Team Spotlight, Jazz, Lyrical, & Contemporary, Dance Studio
Last November 2015, the USFSA updated the official Synchronized Skating costume guidelines. If you’ve taken a look at the guidelines, you know that they tend to be vague. For good reason too - it allows for artistic interpretations by teams based on their region and performance choices. Here's guiding principle:
"The costumes of the competitors must be modest, dignified and appropriate for athletic competition, not garish or theatrical in design. Costumes may, however, reflect character of the music chosen."We know with this vague statement, other guiding rules can get a bit confusing, especially since Junior, Senior, and Collegiate levels are excluded from many. So as you start to design for your next synchronized skating dress, here's a look at a few different costume elements, and what the guidelines dictate about each!
Topics: Synchronized skating, Coaching Tips, Competition Resources
The 2016-2017 Synchronized skating season is starting to heat up, and odds you are planning for your team's theme, choreography, and (our favorite part) skate dresses! We took a look at this season's skate fashions to find style inspiration, and pulled together 6 of our favorite trends for skating dresses.
Topics: Synchronized skating, Costume Trends
Styles that could easily be modified to be competition rule compliant: Styles Sage, Solene, Gleason Unitard, and Cleopatra Biketard
There are so many stunning costumes that you probably love but aren't able to use do to competition rules. But don't eliminate those favorites completely! Instead of moving on to a new costume idea, try modifying an existing costume to make it rule compliant. Read on to check out 3 easy ways you can modify your costume to make it competition ready.
The Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders
Every year, we're so excited to take the short trip to Atlanta, GA to attend the All Pro 3 P-R-O convention! This get-together is one of the biggest conventions for pro, semi-pro and college cheerleaders and dancers from around the country. The P-R-O convention consisted of well-known NFL and NBA coaches and choreographers who taught new, fresh routines to the teams who attended. We loved seeing what the choreographers brought this year and enjoyed watching the amazing teams pick up the complicated choreography so quickly! Touching base with our customers and coaches always makes visiting memorable. We were so happy to see all of our talented friends again and can't wait to revisit HOTLANTA next year!
Take a look at some of our favorite customers who attened the event!
Topics: Professional Dance - NBA, Semi-Pro & Other Cheer, Professional Cheer - NFL, Competition & Event Recaps
It's that exciting time of year - planning for the 2016-2017 dance season! It's a little crazy to see 2017 on the page, but the season is upon us! While you are busy finding your theme and concept this summer, we rounded up some the best high kick dance costume trends we've seen. Here's a peek at a few stunning ideas to spark your imagination as you design your next custom dance costume!
Topics: High Kick, Costume Trends
Totino Grace Dance Team in a custom costume at the 2016 MSHSL Dance Tournament
Come on... admit it... you are already starting to plan for next year’s Winter Dance Team Season! Coaches and dancers alike are gearing up for summer camps and clinics, but thoughts of the Winter Season are always looming as teams brainstorm ideas for the upcoming year.
The check list of items for the competition season is a long one. One major item on every team’s list? Costumes, of course! Wondering how to navigate the sea of rules and regulations as they apply to your dance costume design? Here's a summary of the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) Dance costume official rules.
Topics: Dance, Costume Design Resources, Competition Resources
The look of the game day cheer uniform is changing. Already the classic cheer braid look - which will always hold a strong torch - is starting to look a little faded next to the glitz and glam of innovative all star looks. So what does this mean for the 2016-2017 season and your game day looks? Check out our 10 favorite trends for the modern cheer uniforms, that create the perfect mix of classic and innovation!
Topics: Cheer, Pom & Gameday, Costume Trends
