How to stone a costume Adding rhinestones to a costume (known to dance moms everywhere as “stoning costumes”) can be very easy or very difficult. For most dance costumes, and especially for “showgirl” costumes, adding stones to the costume will...
Cover Photo by Susan Holt Simpson on Unsplash When costuming, or doing any kind of sewing for that matter, I use many tools. I thought I’d share my 3 favorite costuming tools here. 1. Seam Ripper To alter existing costumes, you will likely need to remove many seams....
Selecting Dresses for Dance Costumes With a few alterations, some dresses lend themselves well to conversion to costumes for heavy dance roles. The best dresses for dance costumes meet these criteria: Are either a loose style, or are made of fabric that stretches (not...
Roxie and Velma both wear flapper dresses as their main costumes in “Chicago”. We wanted to have the two of them coordinate in these costumes, but to have Roxie look a little sweeter, while Velma looked more mature, and darker. Just like with the ensemble Opening...
Drury Lane Theatre, 2017 production of Chicago Our inspiration for the showgirl costume in this number was Drury Lane Theatre’s 2017 production of “Chicago”. The director and I loved these costumes, and, although we didn’t have the budget for anything quite as ornate,...
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