--- title: "Team Spotlight: Onyx Synchronized Skating" description: Onyx Synchronized Skating had quite the creative idea for their Nationals Championship in Illinois this year! Read up on the new TLU Team Spotlight for more: image: https://blog.thelineup.com/hubfs/_Blog-Images/Onyx%20Synchro%20Juvenile2.jpg --- - [Contact](http://thelineup.com/contact) - [About](https://www.thelineup.com/about) - [Sizing](http://thelineup.com/sizing) - [Fabrics](http://thelineup.com/fabrics) - [My Account](http://thelineup.com/account) - [My Cart](http://thelineup.com/cart) [![the line up](https://blog.thelineup.com/hubfs/2018.TheLineupTheme/logo.png "the line up")](https://www.thelineup.com/) - [Shop](http://thelineup.com/) - [Design](http://thelineup.com/services-design) - [Learn](http://thelineup.com/learn) - [Inspire](http://thelineup.com/inspire) . # [Blog](https://blog.thelineup.com/) # Team Spotlight: Onyx Synchronized Skating Posted by [Meagan](https://blog.thelineup.com/author/meagan) on Jul 7, 2017 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![Onyx Synchro Novice Team.jpg](https://blog.thelineup.com/hs-fs/hubfs/_Blog-Images/Onyx5.jpg?width=790&name=Onyx5.jpg "Onyx Synchro Novice Team.jpg") **Team:** **ONYX Synchro** **Director/Head Coach:** Heather Blasko **Location:** Rochester, MI **Style:** Synchronized Skate Team ## Onyx Synchro's Novice Team's "Night Circus" Theme The [Onyx Synchronized Skating](https://www.onyxsynchro.com/) Novice Team had quite the theme for their Nationals Championship in Illinois this year!  Their program was **inspired by the book ["The Night Circus!"](http://erinmorgenstern.com/writing/the-night-circus/)**  Their music was a mixture of carnival fun house sounds, Broadway songs, and "Sideshow The Musical" as the finale. **"We always love the big build-up of the finale! This one spoke to the theme of diversity and acceptance,** which made a big impact on the team's performance," explained coach Heather Blasko. Drawing design inspiration from the cover art for the book, Onyx Synchro created a custom synchronized skating dress fit for their theme.  "It's **a vintage, circus sideshow look** that turned out beautifully!" Heather said.  A few key design elements pull the circus look together: - bold black and white stripes with red accents - a laced bodice reminiscent of a Victorian corset - and a[ three tiered skirt](http://thelineup.com/chiva-dress.html) to create the perfect bustle look. We loved how it all came together!   The team qualified for the 2017 National Championships this past year, placing 12th  overall!  Check out more photos and the TLU Q&A from Onyx below. ![The Line Up Design Concept Inspiration.jpg](https://blog.thelineup.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Novice%207.632.jpg?width=640&name=Novice%207.632.jpg "The Line Up Design Concept Inspiration.jpg") ###### The Novice team's dress design (left)  and the cover art inspiration from "The Night Circus" (right) ![The Night Circus Theme Onyx Synchro Novice.jpg](https://blog.thelineup.com/hs-fs/hubfs/_Blog-Images/Onyx2.jpg?width=790&name=Onyx2.jpg "The Night Circus Theme Onyx Synchro Novice.jpg") [![We'd love to share YOUR team's style!    Send us your story here: Team Spotlight Submission Form >>](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/1594707/60b1abf7-ed3e-418a-9a71-1d903e25e8a0.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/1594707/60b1abf7-ed3e-418a-9a71-1d903e25e8a0) ![Onyx Team Skate in the Night Circus Dress jpg](https://blog.thelineup.com/hs-fs/hubfs/_Blog-Images/Onyx4.jpg?width=790&name=Onyx4.jpg "Onyx Team Skate in the Night Circus Dress jpg") **![Onyx Syncho Team Picture in Night Circus Dress.jpg](https://blog.thelineup.com/hs-fs/hubfs/_Blog-Images/Onyx.jpg?width=815&name=Onyx.jpg "Onyx Syncho Team Picture in Night Circus Dress.jpg")**   ## TLU Spotlight Q&A: ![Onyx Novice Team Embrace.jpg](https://blog.thelineup.com/hs-fs/hubfs/_Blog-Images/Onyx3.jpg?width=300&name=Onyx3.jpg "Onyx Novice Team Embrace.jpg") #### What makes your team/group unique? In our first year as ONYX Synchro and we qualified for the National Synchro Championships in the Novice Division! #### What is your favorite memory from the season? Hands down, the favorite memory is waiting for the scores and realizing we made it to Nationals!  #### What was your team's biggest challenge/opportunity this season? Our biggest challenge was gaining the confidence we needed to BELIEVE that we could perform the way we did. Teamwork and consistency, with a challenging and emotional program, paid off! --- ## Onyx Synchro Juvenile Team's "Peter Pan" Design Check out some bonus pictures below from Onyx Synchro's Juvenile team and their Peter Pan theme dress! ![Onyx Juvenile team photo.jpg](https://blog.thelineup.com/hs-fs/hubfs/_Blog-Images/Onyx%20Juvenile5.jpg?width=790&name=Onyx%20Juvenile5.jpg "Onyx Juvenile team photo.jpg") ## ![The Line Up design drawing Peter Pan.jpg](https://blog.thelineup.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Juvenile%206.23.jpg?width=390&name=Juvenile%206.23.jpg "The Line Up design drawing Peter Pan.jpg")    ![Peter Pan Live inspiration.jpg](https://blog.thelineup.com/hs-fs/hubfs/peterpan.jpg?width=334&name=peterpan.jpg "Peter Pan Live inspiration.jpg") ###### The Onyx Juvenile Team's "Peter Pan" design (left) and the inspiration for the design from [Peter Pan Live!](http://www.nbc.com/peter-pan-live?nbc=1) (right) ## ![Onyx Synchro Juvenile Ice Skate.jpg](https://blog.thelineup.com/hs-fs/hubfs/_Blog-Images/Onyx%20Synchro%20Juvenile%203.jpg?width=790&name=Onyx%20Synchro%20Juvenile%203.jpg "Onyx Synchro Juvenile Ice Skate.jpg") ## ![Onyx Syncho Peter Pan Juvenile Team.jpg](https://blog.thelineup.com/hs-fs/hubfs/_Blog-Images/Onyx%20Synchro%20Juvenile.jpg?width=790&name=Onyx%20Synchro%20Juvenile.jpg "Onyx Syncho Peter Pan Juvenile Team.jpg") ![Onyx Synchro Juvenile Peter Pan holding arms skate.jpg](https://blog.thelineup.com/hs-fs/hubfs/_Blog-Images/Onyx%20Synchro%20Juvenile%204.jpg?width=790&name=Onyx%20Synchro%20Juvenile%204.jpg "Onyx Synchro Juvenile Peter Pan holding arms skate.jpg") ![Onyx Synchro Juvenile Peter Pan .jpg](https://blog.thelineup.com/hs-fs/hubfs/_Blog-Images/Onyx%20Synchro%20Juvenile2.jpg?width=790&name=Onyx%20Synchro%20Juvenile2.jpg "Onyx Synchro Juvenile Peter Pan .jpg")   --- [![Free Costume Planner - The Imagination Kit](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/1594707/805c1c9f-ba33-457d-bab1-22251b6eeb2f.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/1594707/805c1c9f-ba33-457d-bab1-22251b6eeb2f) Topics: [Synchronized skating](https://blog.thelineup.com/topic/synchronized-skating), [Character & Theme](https://blog.thelineup.com/topic/character-theme), [Team Spotlight](https://blog.thelineup.com/topic/teamspotlight) ### What do you think? 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