Whether you dance in a studio, on a football field, or on a gym floor, odds are you are working hard to plan for your competition season. One key element to any performance is, of course, the Score Card. While every competition has different scoring standards, there are several aspects of competition dance that are consistent across the board. Take a look at these six common mistakes that will zap your dance competition score and decide for yourself if they apply to your team!
Topics: Dance, Coaching Tips
A new season means new team members - Yeah!! What are they going to wear? If you're like many teams on a budget, you're likely going to re-use last year's dance costumes, but will need to order a few more. Maybe you need a few more of a popular size. Or you just accepted more members than the year before. Either way, a good costume company will be able to help accommodate your dance costume re-order needs!
Here are 6 tips on planning for your next uniform reorder:
Topics: Synchronized skating, Cheer, Pom & Gameday, Dance, Coaching Tips, Planning Tips
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
