Editor’s note: The 2019 audition season is right around the corner and if you are a dancer who is planning on trying out this year, you may want to consider an audition outfit by one of our longtime sponsors, Satin Stitches.
Real Custom…Real Quality For nearly 40 Years!
At Satin Stitches, we pride ourselves on producing hand-crafted, couture quality custom dance costumes and uniforms, right here at our showroom and production facility in Minneapolis. We do not cut corners on the quality, fit or construction of our custom designed performance costumes. You can only appreciate and understand our superior Satin Stitches quality if you see and wear it yourself. So don’t hesitate to call or email with questions about what we can do for you!
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We are now offering a variety of customizable Dance, Pom, and Cheer team costumes and uniforms, along with solo audition tops and bottoms. These items are made to order and will be ready for you in a matter of weeks (subject to fabric and trim availability). If you are interested in any of the styles we will offer, but want to order them in a different fabric/color combination that is offered in our Web Store, or with slightly different features or sizes, please contact Satin Stitches directly!
Deborah J. Nelson founded Satin Stitches® in early 1978, as a one-woman venture after working as a Fashion Designer/Patternmaker for a high-end woman’s apparel company for five years in Minneapolis, MN. By 1979, Deborah added a team of costume design professionals to help create the very best custom dance performance costuming available. Satin Stitches moved to its current location in 1989, and expanded to double the space in 1994. Although many changes have occurred at Satin Stitches in its nearly 40 year history as a high-quality, custom dance/performance costume manufacturer, the company still remains true to its beginnings, by consistently creating both completely original and customizable costumes for all types of performers including individuals and groups of any size.
Deborah’s 40+ years of professional design, fitting, alterations, and pattern-making experience hails her as a leader in the industry. A Bachelor of Fine Arts (Major: Fashion Design) graduate and former instructor at The Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD), Deborah continues to share her knowledge and experience as both a speaker and writer on topics related to the design, selection, and care of performance costumes and uniforms. Her articles and designs have been featured in magazines including Dance Spirit, Dance Teacher, Survival Guide, Cheerleading/Dance & Drill, Synchronized Skating, and other national publications. Deborah also presents informational seminars at dance, skating and music educator clinics across the country, is a member of United Dance Merchants of America and served on the Editorial Advisory Board of Dance Spirit Magazine for its first five years.
It’s hard to source NBA dance team photos. They do not post game day galleries with the frequency or regularity of their sisters in the NFL, but I was able to scrape some photos of the Brooklynettes Dancers from their social media sites. So let’s take a closer look at this amazing NBA dance team.
The Atlanta Hawks are looking for the most enthusiastic, personable dancers/cheerleaders to represent the team on and off the court! Attending this Prep Clinic will put you behind the scenes with the ATL Dancers and give you valuable information to prepare you for your audition!
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- GET IN DANCE CLASS! The women on our team are consistently the most well trained, technical performers on the NFL stage. If you aren’t in class, it is hard to come to auditions at your peak.
- SHOW UP IN TOP PHYSICAL SHAPE! Like any athlete who tries out for a team, you are judged on how you look that day. Don’t leave anything to chance. Make sure you are at 100% to look your best and to have the stamina during a long audition week.
- DON’T GET DISCOURAGED IF IT’S NOT YOUR YEAR! Most women who audition do not make the team in their first shot at it. For many women, the audition process is new. Soak in all the information this year and be ready to take what you have learned and work on what you need to for next year.
Ways to Prepare:
Audition Prep Classes are held every Tuesday and Thursday starting mid-February. Classes will cover dance technique, flexibility, choreography and performance skills. Taught by two former Captains, the classes are a great way to hone your skills and pick up our unique style.
Director, Shawna Peters, and Assistant Director, Shelly Trujillo, will host the 2019 Audition Workshop (February 16). The focus will be on giving you all the tools you need to have a successful audition including dance technique, audition pointers, interview workshop, and finalist week specifics.
We hope the preparation opportunities above help you in reaching your goal of making the 27th team of the Denver Broncos Cheerleaders. We look forward to seeing friends, familiar and new, at this year’s auditions!
Sincerely,
Shawna Peters
Director, Denver Broncos Cheerleaders
Shawna.Peters@Broncos.NFL.net
