July 6, 20210Comments

How to Create a Contrasting Yet Consistent Dress Design

When designing your Dancesport costume, do you struggle to create a consistent dress design that is still interesting? Combining consistency and contrast can be difficult, but today’s ballroom dancing dress has

7-day Latin dance dress design challenge, April 29 - May 5, 2021

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April 20, 20214Comments

7-Day Latin Dance Dress Design Challenge

Are you tired of wearing costumes that are not made for your body shape and size? Learn how to design a Latin dance dress that flatters your womanly figure. Join the 7-Day

design a dress, Tammy Arriola Sew Like A Pro dressmaker, Latin dance dress, ballroom dance costume, red fabric flowers

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November 3, 20201Comments

How to Design a Dress for Competitive Ballroom Dancing

How to Design a Dress Have ever tried to design a dress for competitive Country, Line dance or ballroom dancing? Then you know how difficult it can be because there are

fringe velvet ballroom Dancesport fashion, Teresa Sigmon model, dressmaker, Tammy Arriola, is one of the Sew Like A Pro™ members

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September 17, 20190Comments

Stretch Velvet Dancesport Fashion

Hello from Arizona, where I spent the day filming training material and blogs with three of my Sew Like a Pro™ members! The stretch velvet Dancesport fashion I’m wearing was made

Sherri Hansen, dressmaker, Latin dance dress mesh cutouts, ruffle skirt, Booth Dancesport Ballroom Denver, Teresa Sigmon

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June 25, 20193Comments

Latin Dance Dress with Mesh Cutouts and Ruffle Skirt

This blog is really exciting for me: 1) I get to model an amazing Latin dress with mesh cutouts and a fun ruffle skirt. 2) It was made by Sherri

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August 27, 20180Comments

Stretch lace for Latin, Country or Ice Dance dress

Today's video was filmed in the elegant Overland Park Ballroom in Overland Park, Kansas at a studio created by my long-time friend, Amy Castro. (Fun fact: back in the 1990s, Amy

Fringe and lace Latin Dancesport dress, made by Dore Designs

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July 9, 20183Comments

Lace and Fringe Latin Dancesport Dress

Our guest model today is Nancy Smith, a ballroom dance student at 3Sixty Entertainment Powerhouse in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She agreed to model her lace and fringe Latin Dancesport dress

Long lean lines help you look taller & thinner in your Dancesport, Country or Skate dress

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June 26, 20182Comments

Latin Dress with Long Lean Lines

Our guest model today is Maria, a student at the Arthur Murray Dance Center in Temecula, California. Recently, I had the privilege of meeting her at the Arthur Murray Studio in

fringe in action, Teresa Sigmon shares tips on choosing, making or altering competition Dancesport, Country of Skate dresses.

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December 12, 20162Comments

Fun, Fabulous Fringe for Latin and Skate Skirts

Have you ever wondered whether or not you should have fringe on your Latin or skate dress? You are in the right place to get the pros and cons of

How to create longer-looking legs, Sew Like a Pro™

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April 22, 20150Comments

How to create longer-looking legs

I love this style and color combination on Pat, our model. The dress is sexy yet sophisticated and age-appropriate without being boring. It also has a lot of little surprises