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Competition season is in full swing, one of our favorite times of the year.  We love seeing how teams pull everything together - choreography, music, costumes, and months of hard work - to create one cohesive and thrilling package! 

In celebration of all the excitement, we're holding a photo contest!  Tag us in your pics for a chance to win a $500 gift card to The Line Up and to be featured on our website.  We'd love to see how you #OwnTheSpotlight!

Photos by Universal Dance Association 

Dance and cheer teams from around the country came together this past weekend to compete in one of the most prestigious collegiate championships - UDA College Nationals. 

National competitions are always an amazing source of inspiration, and we're lucky enough to collaborate with so many incredibly talented teams. Check out some of the teams we had the honor of dressing for their big day! 

Team: GVSU Laker Dance Team
Head Coaches: Rael Orao & Katy Nyenbrink
Location: Allendale, MI
Style: College Dance Team
Instagram: @gvsu_lakerdanceteam

Team: Saskatchewan Roughriders
Team Coach: Vanessa Borges
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan
Style: CFL Professional Cheer

Team: Edmonton Eskimos
Manager/Head Coach:  Karen Kondoski
Assistant Coach: Lynae Segouin
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
Style: CFL Professional Cheer

Styles from left to right: Bryony Biketard, Helena, & Lydia Dress

As we were putting together our annual dance costume trends report, we noticed one major theme: lace is out and mesh is in! 5 of our top 14 trends included some variation of mesh, each a unique twist on the most popular fabric of the season.  Here are our top 3 favorites!

Team: St. Louis Blue Crew
Coach:  Abbie Lucasey
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Style: NHL Ice Crew

Gotham City Synchro Adult Team

Team: Gotham City Synchro
Coach:  Melanie Greene
Creative Director:  Helen Weselcouch
Location: Long Island City, NY
Style: Synchronized Skating

The Line Up's Deb (Owner/ Creative Director, left) and Katie (Customer Service Manager, right),
along with The Jason Show's Kendall and Eric (center)

About a month ago we had some very special guest come and visit us at our offices in Eden Prairie, Minnesota!

If you are a native Minnesotan, you probably heard of the local daytime talk show on KMSP Fox 9 called The Jason Show. For others that haven’t, The Jason Show is an entertainment talk show hosted by Twin Cities personality Jason Matheson and co-host Kendall Mark.

One of the most popular segments on their show is called ‘Kendall Tries Your 9 to 5,' where the co-host visits local businesses and attempts to do their job.  We invited Kendall to our facilities to see if she had what it takes to make the easiest item in our store … or so we thought!

Check out the video below to watch her experience as a Line Up employee for a day!