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## [Two Ways to Shop with The Line Up](https://blog.thelineup.com/two-ways-to-shop)

 Posted by [Courtney](https://blog.thelineup.com/author/courtney) on Aug 21, 2026

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Two Ways to Shop for Your Dance Team with The Line Up 

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## [10 Things to Consider Before Designing Your Next Dance Costume](https://blog.thelineup.com/10-things-to-consider-before-designing-your-next-dance-costume)

 Posted by [Courtney](https://blog.thelineup.com/author/courtney) on Jul 31, 2026

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## **![Cover](https://blog.thelineup.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Cover.jpg?width=485&height=628&name=Cover.jpg)**

** Team: Mountain View Toro Pom**  

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## [Matador-Inspired Dance Team Uniform | Mountain View Toro Pom](https://blog.thelineup.com/matador-inspired-dance-team-uniform-mountain-view-toro-pom)

 Posted by [Courtney](https://blog.thelineup.com/author/courtney) on Apr 1, 2026

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## **![Toro group](https://blog.thelineup.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Toro%20group.jpg?width=750&height=713&name=Toro%20group.jpg)**

** Team: Mountain View Toro Pom  
Director/Head Coach: Emily Winkel   
Choreographers: Haylee Holland and Jessie Palmer **

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## [Team Spotlight: Northernettes Synchro](https://blog.thelineup.com/team-spotlight-northernettes-synchronized-skating)

 Posted by [Jessica](https://blog.thelineup.com/author/jessica) on Jun 30, 2025

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**Team:**  Northernettes Synchro   
**Director/Head Coach:  Alana Christie**  
**Location:** Minneapolis, MN  
**Style:**  Synchronized Skating

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## [Team Spotlight: Onyx Synchronized Skating Team's Boldly Themed Dresses](https://blog.thelineup.com/team-spotlight-onyx-fsc-)

 Posted by [Meagan](https://blog.thelineup.com/author/meagan) on Feb 27, 2018

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**![onyx synchronized skating team custom jaws themed skate dresses ](https://blog.thelineup.com/hs-fs/hubfs/_Blog-Images/fb-1.jpg?width=790&name=fb-1.jpg "onyx synchronized skating team custom jaws themed skate dresses ")**

**T****eam:** ONYX Synchro  
**Director/Head Coach:** Heather Blasko  
**Location:** Rochester, MI  
**Style:** Synchronized Skate Team

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 Topics: [Synchronized skating](https://blog.thelineup.com/tag/synchronized-skating), [Character & Theme](https://blog.thelineup.com/tag/character-theme), [Team Spotlight](https://blog.thelineup.com/tag/teamspotlight)

## [Team Spotlight: Onyx Synchronized Skating](https://blog.thelineup.com/team-spotlight-onyx-fsc)

 Posted by [Meagan](https://blog.thelineup.com/author/meagan) on Jul 7, 2017

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**Team:** **ONYX Synchro**

**Director/Head Coach:** Heather Blasko

**Location:** Rochester, MI

**Style:** Synchronized Skate Team

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## [Team Spotlight: Starcatchers Synchronized Skating Team](https://blog.thelineup.com/team-spotlight-starcatchers-synchronized-skating-teams)

 Posted by [Meagan](https://blog.thelineup.com/author/meagan) on Jul 6, 2017

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**Team:** Starcatchers

**Director/Head Coach:** Lauren Magliola 

**Location:** Shelton, CT

**Style:** Synchronized Skating

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## [Looks We Love: 30 Dark & Edgy Costumes Perfect for Halloween](https://blog.thelineup.com/30-dark-and-edgy-dance-costumes-perfect-for-halloween)

 Posted by [Trista](https://blog.thelineup.com/author/trista) on Oct 26, 2016

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![Frazee Victorian Gothic dance costume by The Line Up](https://blog.thelineup.com/hs-fs/hubfs/_Blog-Images/Frazee_Kick-crop.jpg?width=790&name=Frazee_Kick-crop.jpg "Frazee Victorian Gothic dance costume by The Line Up")

###### The makeup and hair completely transformed this Victorian Gothic themed high kick costume from Frazee High School! 

## 30 Dance Costumes & Skate Dresses Perfect for Halloween 

It's hard not to get in the Halloween spirit when you work at a custom costume company!  And if you're anything like us, your closet is probably *stuffed full* of old dance or skating costumes just begging to see some light.  Which makes dressing up for Halloween super easy and fun.  Sometimes all it takes is a wig and a little makeup to transform a look!

In honor of Halloween, here are 30 dance costumes and skate dresses with a dark theme that could easily be repurposed as festive Halloween looks! From girly to creepy, there's bound to be something here to get your Halloween costume ideas going!

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 Topics: [Synchronized skating](https://blog.thelineup.com/tag/synchronized-skating), [Dance](https://blog.thelineup.com/tag/dance), [Character & Theme](https://blog.thelineup.com/tag/character-theme), [Looks We Love: Costume Round-ups](https://blog.thelineup.com/tag/looks-we-love-costume-round-ups)

## [Top 10 Character & Theme Dance Costume Trends](https://blog.thelineup.com/top-10-character-theme-dance-costume-trends)

 Posted by [Trista](https://blog.thelineup.com/author/trista) on Oct 10, 2016

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 ![Theme dance costume - animal print unitard](https://blog.thelineup.com/hs-fs/hubfs/_Blog-Images/Catsuit_6.jpg?width=750&name=Catsuit_6.jpg "Theme dance costume - animal print unitard")

Character costumes - perhaps some of the most fun costumes out there - can be used for so many different types of routines: tap, high kick, jazz, hip hop, synchronized skating, you name it! If you're getting ready to pick your team's theme, take a look at this list of our top 10 favorite trends for theme dance costumes and skating dresses!!!

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## [Looks We Love: 13 Favorite Military and Patriotic Dance and Skate Costumes!](https://blog.thelineup.com/blog/2016/05/27/memorial-day-in-honor-of-the-men-and-women-who-serve-our-country/)

 Posted by [Brooke](https://blog.thelineup.com/author/brooke) on May 27, 2016

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###### ![Custom Pom Outfit - Red, White and Blue](https://blog.thelineup.com/hs-fs/file-4185614113-jpg/blog-files/prescott-high-school-pom-7.jpg?width=640&name=prescott-high-school-pom-7.jpg "Custom Pom Outfit - Red, White and Blue")Prescott High School Pom Uniform

Memorial Day is a very special day for our country. On this day, we honor all of the brave men and women who serve year after year. Here at [The Line Up](http://thelineup.com/), our customers and designers have put together some amazing costumes to represent those hard-working men and women. Here are some of our favorite current and past patiorotic and military theme costume!

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