Team: West Bend West Varsity Dance Team
Director/Head Coach: Kelly Navin
Location: West Bend, WI
Style: High School Dance Team, Pom
West Bend West Dance Team designed a unique color changing pom dress this year. "I knew I wanted something very different than in the past by adding a pop of color, but I still wanted to keep our traditional school colors," coach Kelly Navin explained.
"I wanted some form of color blocking to help enhance the choreography, but wanted a unique design on the bodice," said Kelly. An ombre design was a unique way to achieve a color change from one arm to the other, with the two colors fading together on the bodice.
Finding inspiration from online style Countess, the team recreated the jeweled neck pattern on the bodice, sleeve, and skirt of their pom dress using sublimation. This technique allowed them to print their own custom design directly onto the fabric of their uniform, giving them the one-of-a-kind look they were looking for!
West Bend also chose a bright, pink under skirt that really popped against the traditional school colors of black and teal, and added to the color change concept when they kicked. "The team and I love the final design!" said Kelly.
Check out photos of the team and more Q & A with West Bend below!
Our competition pom song is a mix with a theme of "strength and confidence."
Our team is big on making goals throughout the season. It allows them to be focused on short term goals to ultimately reach their fullest potential.
Our biggest challenge was balancing our leadership. Half the team are seniors so there are many leading voices to be heard. We were able to come up with some ground rules to allow all voices to be heard and so those voices enhanced each practice.