With soaring aspirations, Wisconsin's St. Francis High School Dance Team's challenge was to design their new high kick uniform with the dance theme of “God’s Breath.” Undoubtedly, they needed a look that would sparkle more than ever. Beth Obst, the team's adviser, described the vision for their new high kick costumes as “breathtaking”, we were excited to get started! This design needed to be nothing short of spectacular!
Topics: High School, Dance, High Kick, Team Spotlight
Congrats to all of the college teams who competed in UDA Nationals this past weekend! We're so proud to have created competition costumes for such talented teams; University of St. Thomas, North Dakota State University, Rutgers University, Arkansas State University, University of Kansas, St. John's University and Bridgewater State University. You all looked fabulous!
Topics: Dance, College, Competition & Event Recaps
Who doesn't love a good theme?! From retro-themed numbers to military-esque routines, let your imagination run wild!
Many of these costumes are inspired by classic designs, adding a new twist to a throwback look: Fresh, new designs based on traditional themes like princesses and the production of Grease. And, much to our delight, what about a look back to the retro 1980's aerobics craze - which is close to our hearts because that's how The Line Up got its start 25 years ago. Yep, it all began with leos and leggings. We had a lot of fun working with those patterns and designs!
And now, without further ado, here are a few of our favorite hot themes of the season!
Topics: Synchronized skating, Dance, Character & Theme, Costume Trends
During the bustling months of November and December, most people are consumed in turkey, twinkle lights, cookies and wrapping paper. However, in the world of dance, the show never stops! For Iowa City’s Regina Dance team, that couldn’t be more true.
Topics: High School, Dance, Team Spotlight
It's officially here: competition season! High school dance teams have kicked off their competitions, putting in hours of sweaty, tough practices to make their routines as flawless as possible. With many dancers among our Line Up team, we know that all those hours - which lead to a only a few short minutes on the floor - are worth it for that feeling of pride and accomplishment after a performance!
This time of year is our favorite because after weeks of planning and production work we finally get to see all of your fabulous custom costumes come to life! It's amazing how much choreography and those finishing touches like accessories, rhinestones, and makeup can completely transform a design!
Check out some pics of just a few teams looking spectacular at recent competitions:
Topics: Dance, Looks We Love: Costume Round-ups
It's official – competition season is finally here! Among the many competitions and invitationals this week, our friends to the south just wrapped up their Iowa State Dance & Drill competition. In the Class 4 hip hop division the Waterloo Columbus Catholic Dance Team took first place for the third year in a row! And for the second year in a row, the team won the "Judges Choice" Award, which is only given to three standout performances of the day!
Topics: High School, Dance, Team Spotlight, Hip Hop Dance
We've helped the Ashwaubenon Jagauress Dance Team create their competition costumes for over 5 years now, but we got started designing a litter earlier this year with the team's new warm-ups!
Topics: High School, Team Apparel & Warm-ups, Dance, Team Spotlight
Rejoice, my friends! The latest catalog is here: 2015-2016 Lyrical, Jazz, & Contemporary. We have some new additions that we are extra jazzed about (see what I did there?) This has always been one of our favorite catalogs because it offers freedom to incorporate more creative, innovative designs. Here are four of our favorite design ideas from the collection:
Topics: Dance, Costume Trends, Jazz, Lyrical, & Contemporary
Going a different direction on a dance, costume and theme is a risk many teams take. This past year, the University of St. Thomas Dance Team (located in Minnesota, not the island) took a major risk with a one song, Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z "Holy Grail" routine at the 2015 UDA College National Championship and it paid off! We were eager to bring their costume vision to life and match the "JT swag" they were going for.
Topics: Dance, Behind the Design, Team Spotlight, Hip Hop Dance, College
The Totino Grace E'gals Dance Team were a stand out team this year- with both amazing performances and exquisite costumes! Read their story below:
Topics: High School, Dance, High Kick, Team Spotlight
