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Featured Guide Ultimate Trends Guide

We surveyed designers, researched competitions, and studied the runway to bring you the top trends in dance costumes for 2019. Get ready to be inspired!

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The Imagination Kit: A Costume Planner

The Imagination Kit: A Costume Planner

Get inspired! This dance costume planning guide is designed to help you create a clear vision for your team’s next season.

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Ultimate Trends Guide: 2019 Dance

Ultimate Trends Guide: 2019 Dance

We surveyed designers, researched competitions, and studied the runway to bring you the top trends in dance costumes for 2019. Get ready to be inspired!

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Budget Tips for your best costume ever

Budget Tips for your best costume ever

Worried you have to sacrifice your unique look in order to stay in budget? Not true! Discover some easy budget tips that will still let you create your best costume ever.

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Pre-Season Planning Guide
for coaches

Pre-Season Planning Guide
for coaches

Get organized! This coaches' planning guide is designed to help you prepare for your dance team's upcoming season. Written by Tami Krause, coach of the Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders.

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Competition Season Planning Guide for Coaches

Competition Season Planning Guide for Coaches

Get organized! This coaches' planning guide is designed to help you stay on track during your dance team's competition season. Written in by Tami Krause, coach of the Minnesota Vikings Cheerleaders.

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44 expert Coaching Tips

44 expert Coaching Tips

Who do you turn to for coaching advice? In this guide, experienced coaches share their lessons learned and favorite coaching tips.

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Tribe 99 video tutorial

Tribe 99 video tutorial

Follow along as Carsen and Anna from TRIBE 99 Choreography teach your some innovative ideas for jazz transition variations, a hip hop combo, and a pom toe touch.

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Team Spotlight: BYU Dance Team - Killin' the Competition Year after Year!

Team Spotlight: BYU Dance Team - Killin' the Competition Year after Year!

Team: Brigham Young University CougarettesDirector/Head Coach: Jodi MaxfieldLocation: Provo, UtahStyle: Collegiate Dance Team

Team Spotlight: Boston University Battled It out at NDA Nationals with Their Gladiator Theme Costumes

Team Spotlight: Boston University Battled It out at NDA Nationals with Their Gladiator Theme Costumes

Team: Boston UniversityLocation: Boston, MassachusettsStyle: Collegiate Dance

Team Spotlight: St. Thomas More's Intense High Kick Costume

Team Spotlight: St. Thomas More's Intense High Kick Costume

Team: St. Thomas MoreDirector/Head Coach: Nicole LetkoLocation: Milwaukee, WIStyle: High Kick

Increase Dancers' Ankle Strength and Balance with These Three Moves

Increase Dancers' Ankle Strength and Balance with These Three Moves

So many dancers and teachers focus on core strength when it comes to turns, balance and stability, but not much attention is paid to the ankles until dancers start pointe or have an injury. Increasing ankle strength is essential when a dancer keeps dropping their heel, hopping in their turns or have a low relevé. The health of your dancer’s feet and ankles effects the health of their knees, hips and everything else moving upward so I encourage you to take the time to work on these smaller areas as they can greatly improve larger muscles and structures of the body. Try these three moves to increase ankle strength in your next practice and have your dancers try these at home while brushing their teeth or chatting at the kitchen counter.

Meet The Line Up Team: Rozi, Product Development Support

Meet The Line Up Team: Rozi, Product Development Support

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Team Spotlight: Esprit de Corps Makes Magic at the National Synchronized Skating Championships

Team Spotlight: Esprit de Corps Makes Magic at the National Synchronized Skating Championships

Team: Esprit de CorpsCoaches: Deirdre Driscoll, Dede Wilson, and Erika HoffmanLocation: Lexington, MassachusettsStyle: Synchronized Skating

The Line Up VIP Spotlight: Ali Ogle & Kate Happe's Amazing Season

The Line Up VIP Spotlight: Ali Ogle & Kate Happe's Amazing Season

We caught up with our VIP models Ali and Kate after they wrapped up their whirlwind season of conventions and competitions this summer! Check out what they had to say about their experience as a Line Up VIP and their busy year full of practices, traveling, modeling, and performances!

Meet The Line Up Team: Toni, Admin & Product Development Support

Meet The Line Up Team: Toni, Admin & Product Development Support

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How to Rhinestone - Flat Back Method

How to Rhinestone - Hot Fix Method

How to Measure

How to Wash your Costume

Stain Removal Tutorial - Intro

Stain Removal Tutorial - Glue

Stain Removal Tutorial - Permanent Marker

Stain Removal Tutorial - Lipstick & Makeup

How to Complete Your Prototype Kit

How to design a custom dance costume

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10 Places to Find Inspiration for Your Next Dance Costume

10 Places to Find Inspiration for Your Next Dance Costume

Inspiration for your next dance costume can come from anywhere: the runway, your Instagram feed, a sneaker, or even something as random as that gorgeous peach that's sitting on your desk! We know it can feel overwhelming to narrow your focus to create a concept that is unique from your competitors. To help, we've rounded up some of our favorite resources for finding dance costume inspiration.

5 Ways to Add Logo and Lettering to Your Cheer Uniform

5 Ways to Add Logo and Lettering to Your Cheer Uniform

One logo created with 5 different techniques. Price will vary depending on logo size and exclude base garment price - shown here at 7.25" high. Most teams brand their cheer and dance uniforms with logo and lettering, but you may not realize that there are many different options available! "Which logo and lettering option is best for me?", you might ask. The answer is that it depends! Some factors that affect which option is best for your dance or cheer uniform are: Your overall budget Level of detail in your team logo Fit of your uniform or location of logo Below, we summarize 5 ways you can add your logo to a cheer uniform - embroidery, vinyl, sublimation, spangles and rhinestones - and the pros and cons of each!

How Much Does a Custom Dance Costume Cost: Construction Details

How Much Does a Custom Dance Costume Cost: Construction Details

In our How Much Does a Custom Dance Costume Cost series, we’ll be covering a few things that will affect the price of your dance costume: patterning and set-up fees, fabric choices, the number of costumes being ordered, and embellishments. Today we’ll talk about construction details that add to your custom dance costume costs - the “cut and sew” features of your costume! Construction details include the base pieces of your costume that need to be cut out of fabric and sewn together, and doesn't include add-on features like rhinestones, appliques, or fabric choices. Generally speaking, the more construction details going into your garment, the more it will cost. Below we break down 5 common construction details that add cost, along with average price ranges of each. Prices will vary depending on your chosen costume company and your group discount, but below we used pricing from The Line Up, before any discounts are applied.

4 DIY Dance Costume Embellishments That Add the Perfect Finishing Touch

4 DIY Dance Costume Embellishments That Add the Perfect Finishing Touch

We've kicked off our How Much Does a Custom Dance Costume Cost series and next up we're talking about dance costume embellishments! Embellishments add the perfect finishing touch to your custom dance costume. But when designing on a budget, they're often the first thing to get cut. Why? Because they can get pretty costly and add up quickly! Not only do you have to consider the cost of the embellishment itself, but also the labor costs to have your costume company apply the embellishments for you. However, you shouldn't have to sacrifice those finishing touches because of your budget! The easiest way to save is to apply the finishing touches yourself. Here are 4 dance costume embellishments that you can add yourself for the perfect finishing touch, while also cutting costs:

How Much Does a Custom Dance Costume Cost?

How Much Does a Custom Dance Costume Cost?

One of the most common questions we get regarding costumes is "how much does a custom costume cost?!" This can be a difficult question to answer because a custom costume is just that - custom - and depends on what you add! Everything is completely unique, which means that the pricing is unique as well. As a general guideline, custom costumes can range anywhere from $150 to $600. The more detail and complex, the higher the price. However, we generally tell people the average price of a custom dance costume is around $250, and to start with that budget in mind. If you're looking for more information, here are six areas that will determine how much your custom dance costume costs:

How to Design a Custom Dance Costume in 8 Steps

How to Design a Custom Dance Costume in 8 Steps

You've got your choreography, your team is practicing hard, and now it's time to design your dance costume! This may seem like a daunting task, but designing a custom dance costume can really be broken down into 8 simple steps. If you've been following along our How to Design a Custom Dance Costume series, we've covered everything from prototypes to fabrics. We've compiled all the posts in this series to give you a brief overview of the custom dance costume design process. Check it out below!

How to Design A Custom Dance Costume: Sizing and Measuring

How to Design A Custom Dance Costume: Sizing and Measuring

In our recent How to Design a Custom Dance Costume series, we've been covering all the steps to ordering a custom costume. Once your design and prototype is confirmed, it's time to get started making your group order! The next step is sizing and measuring your team before your custom costume goes off to production. Fit is fashion! Even with the most beautifully designed costume, if your outfit doesn't fit properly, the focus will be on your flaws and not your skills. Here a few tips to ensure your dancers are fitted correctly:

How to Design a Custom Dance Costume: What's a Prototype or Sample Garment?

How to Design a Custom Dance Costume: What's a Prototype or Sample Garment?

If you've been following along our How To Design A Custom Dance Costume series, we've previously covered finding inspiration, design consultations, and fabric choices. Up next in the process is the prototype! A prototype, or sample garment, is the best way to ensure your team's final group order turns out how you you'd like. Your costume company loves prototypes because they need to figure out how to pattern and construct your custom costume. And you'll love the prototype because you can make sure your custom costumes look and feel great before proceeding with the full order! We answer some common questions about dance costume prototypes below: