Costumes for Dance Competitions - Creating the Total Package

Guests - Katie Lebron and Robert Duran

Hosted By - Courtney Ortiz and Lesley Mealor

In Episode 197 of Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast, we explore the exciting world of costuming for competitive dance with Robert Duran, costume designer and former studio owner, and IDA judge and dance educator Katie Lebron. 

Topics Include:

•  How even small details in costuming can affect the way a piece of choreography is perceived
•  Inclusive costuming and how we can continue to do better
•  Catalog costumes vs custom costumes 

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