I have designed and created dance costumes for solos, duets, trios, and group competition pieces. I specialize in creating lyrical dance costumes that create a beautiful flow and sparkle as the dancer moves. I have included a gallery of various dance costumes that I created, along with some posts that outline tips and tricks for creating dance costumes.
Dance Costume Gallery
Black & Pink Jazz
15 YO Jazz competition costume
Black & Pink Musical Theatre
10 YO Musical Theatre competition costume
Blah Blah Cha Cha Cha
12 YO Musical Theatre competition costume
Blue Lyrical
15 YO Lyrical competition costume
Broadway Baby
6 YO Musical Theatre cabaret costume
Burgundy Lyrical
11 YO re-made Lyrical competition costume
Contemporary
18 YO Contemporary competition costume
Contemporary
17 YO Contemporary competition costume
Fuchsia Lyrical
14 YO Lyrical competition costume
Hang with Me
Senior group lyrical competition costume
If You Hadn’t
14 YO Musical Theatre competition costume
Ladies Room
14 YO Jazz duet competition costume
Lyrical
Lyrical costume made from re-purposed belly dance dress
Modern
13 YO Modern competition costume
Music Box
9 YO Musical Theatre competition costume
Not from Here
13 YO Lyrical competition costume
Ring Them Bells
13 YO Musical Theatre competition costume
Speaking French
9 YO Musical Theatre trio competition costume
Storm Lyrical
13 YO Lyrical competition costume
White Lyrical
17 YO Lyrical competition costume
White Lyrical
17 YO Lyrical competition costume
White Lyrical Collage
17 YO Lyrical competition costume
White Short Lyrical
15 YO Lyrical competition costume
Dance Costume Projects
Stoning Costumes – Adding the Bling
How to stone a costumeAdding 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 make for a much nicer...
Costuming Tools
Cover Photo by Susan Holt Simpson on UnsplashWhen 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 RipperTo alter existing costumes, you will likely need to remove many seams. My...
Making a Dress Into a Dance Costume
Selecting Dresses for Dance CostumesWith 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...
Chicago Lead Costumes
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...
1920s Showgirl Costume – Chicago
Drury Lane Theatre, 2017 production of ChicagoOur 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,...