Sunday, June 30, 2013

Choosing Different Dance Team Uniforms And Costumes

By Lana Bray


When putting together a dancing group, selecting dance team uniforms can be a great way to unite the members. It is also a good way to show others at competitions who your dancers are representing, and can identify your club from others. You can also choose a special uniform for showcases and performances.

The choice of uniform is often fairly similar for differing types of dancing. Most are well suited to the group wearing loose tee shirts and shorts or leggings to allow free movement. An easy way to tailor this to your specific club is to have tee shirts printed with the name of the group and the logo. You could also print contact details on larger items so as to encourage new members and advertise the group.

Leotards are also popular in dancing, especially with classical styles like contemporary and ballet. These are also relatively cheap, and plain colours are often favoured for lessons. Black and navy are popular and work well with dance skirts. Again, these can be bought in bulk by the club and sold to the dancers as they join.

For competitions and showcase events, there are plenty of coloured and patterned leotards available. This is especially popular with disco dancing and jazz styles. Some companies will be able to offer bespoke styles, although the range of costumes already available means that this will not always be necessary, particularly for larger clubs that will benefit from bulk buying.

When attending a competition as a team, lots of clubs like to choose a theme. A number of themes work well with costumes and are relatively inexpensive. Ideas such as military and school days are well catered for, which is often effective in big groups all wearing the same costume.

The uniform will also be affected by the shoes that the dancers need to wear. Forms of dancing such as tap, ballet and Irish are highly dependent upon the correct footwear, so this needs to be adhered to in order to learn the moves properly. However, there are much more versatile styles available, such as soft ballet slippers, character shoes and jazz trainers. The versatility allows the dancers more financial flexibility when it comes to special shoes needed for a particular performance.

As well as clothes to be used for practice and performance, you may consider printing other forms of clothing that your dancers can wear at other times. This is a great way for the members of the club to feel united and to promote the club and attract more people. This can also be tailored to advertise a specific event like an important end of year performance, for example.

The basic dance team uniforms can often be bought for a fairly low cost and then sold to the dancers at an attractive price. Special costumes can also be purchased for the purpose of competitions and showcasing events. It is also a simple way to increase unification and bring the club together, especially if you decide to use special incentives and offers such as allowing new dancers a free piece of clothing, or perhaps a discount for loyalty.




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