We Love Our College Teams!

Here at Angela King Designs, we create custom made cheer and dance outfits for a number of College and University teams. We value these teams not only because they are great customers, but we feel that they are some of the up and coming women in professional dance. Some of our most recent collegiate customers include Tennessee State University, University of Central Missouri, Kennesaw State, and University of Utah, to name a few. If you feel like your school could use some AKD flare, just contact us or one of our style pros to explore the possibilities!


Take a look at what we've designed for these teams:

TSU vs. Jackson State game in which they were voted "Best Dressed" in our blue sequin leotards!




 

 Tennessee State University Dance Team

 

 

We offer a variety of styles, fabrics, and colors to accomodate your team's needs. We can elongate skirts and tops for more modesty and even add your school logo or mascot.

 

 

Kennesaw State University Owls

 

 

One of our more local teams is the Univeristy of the Incarnate Word located in San Antonio, TX. For them, we made halter jumpsuits in their school colors and included their Cardinal logo.  

 

 

 

UIW Cardinals Dance Team

 



 

If you prefer the glitz and glamour, we can use sequin fabrics and rhinestones for your outfits. We realize that you want to look your best at games and provide a solid team image with a little extra pizzazz! Here are some of the gorgeous girls from the University of Utah:

 

 

Utah Swoop Dance Team

 

 

Whatever your needs are, we look forward to designing your next school dance team outfits! To find out more about what we can do, visit  the Go Wild Wear website to contact us or one of our sales reps.

 

 

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AKD and Go Wild! Wear Cheer for A Cure!

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Angela King Designs and Go Wild! Wear developed the Pinkalicious Collection to benefit "Cheer for A Cure." Worn during the 2010 NFL Breast Cancer Awareness games, the pink explosion was a huge success. Go Wild! Wear continues to develop these Pinkalicious options including boots, boot covers, belts, uniforms and more! 

 

Here are the Denver Broncos Cheerleaders wearing Pinkalicious!

 

Not ready for a complete Pinkalicious uniform? Consider accenting your current uniform with pink trim boot cuffs or pink boots. Belts, wrist cuffs, shrugs and other attire make a quick, inexpensive update to any costume allowing you to support Cheer for a Cure.

 

Together, we will fight to find a cure!

Browse the Pinkalicious collection 

Chat with a Style Pro about your costuming

 



AKD and Go Wild! Wear on the Today Show!

You may have caught a glimpse of the Science Cheerleaders this week on The Today Show, featuring women from the NBA and NFL who work in or study science, technology, engineering and math!

The segment, which aired Friday, September 21, 2012, features performances by the cheerleaders at this spring's 2012 USA Science and Engineering Festival, as well as interviews with performers from the Sacramento Kings, Atlanta Falcons, Washington Redskins, Washington Wizards, the Philadelphia 76ers and more. These ladies are more than just pretty faces, they have dedicated their education and careers to the sciences, and through the Science Cheerleaders, have the opportunity to reach out to the community and especially kids to talk about the thrill of science and other STEM-related fields. 

Click the photo or link here to watch the Today Show video!

Since 2010, Angela King Designs has outfitted the outstanding group of NFL and NBA dancers known as The Science Cheerleaders. When AKD's National Sales Director Laura Eilers Clark was invited to become the choreographer and creative director of the group, she and Angela selected the perfect item from the Go Wild! Wear collection to outfit the Science Cheerleaders: the Starbright short set. Including the "atom" logo on the sleeve and the belt buckle, the cheerleaders also wear the AKD white patent boot, creating a conservative yet sexy "superhero" look.

Science Cheerleaders hailing from the Kansas City Chiefs, Washington Redskins / Washington Wizards, Houston Texans and Tennessee Titans.

In 2012, the Science Cheerleaders added a Junior Science Cheerleader program and a warm up option from the Go Wild! Wear collection. The new v-pant was the obvious selection for comfort and style, and AKD's Style Pros coordinated a custom warm up jacket to match the design of the Science Cheerleader uniform, complete with embroidery on the back. This warm up is perfect for the thousands of cheerleaders they will be reaching through their new association with Pop Warner Cheerleaders.

Learn more about the Science Cheerleaders

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Ask Angela: Can you outfit high school teams?

Welcome to our 2nd edition of "Ask Angela" where the creator and President of Angela King Designs, Inc and Go Wild! Wear answers YOUR questions about all things pro and collegiate dance and cheerleading. 

 

Be sure to submit your question for Angela, and you can be featured here! 

 

From Robyn in Texas:

Q: I see you design uniforms for many collegiate and professional cheer and dance teams, what about high school? My Marion Bulldogs would love your fashions!

A: Hey Robyn! We design for many high schools - Lindbergh in St Louis, Pinnacle in Phoenix and Los Alamitos in California to name a few! Traditionally AKD and Go Wild! Wear have outfitted the pros so you'll see more crop tops, shorts and skirts styles at the forefront of our website, but we can elongate tops to full length or provide other simple modifications for a more conservative look.

My favorite designs for high school are the stripe cheer set, the cheer skort with football laces and a wide variety of dresses. We offer lettering in 2-tone colors or rhinestones, as well as custom logos. So many cute ideas can be found on our Go Wild! Wear team wear page.

We also design junior wear, alumni attire and practicewear! Just contact our sales department to explore options.

Learn more about Angela King-Twitero's incredible history with cheerleading and dance, including creating the most memorable designs to hit the industry. At Angela King Designs, we know the product and know the customer. 

Angela King Designs, Inc. 

October Costuming Plans Start Now!

October is just 5 weeks away, offering some fun costume opportunities! 

As the official month to raise awareness for breast cancer research, Angela King Designs and Go Wild! Wear were the first to introduce "Pinkalicious" in 2010 - a specially designed collection that benefits "Cheer for A Cure." Worn across the country in the 2010 NFL Breast Cancer Awareness games, the pink explosion was a huge success! Get your pink on with many outfits and the new boot cuffs! Browse the Pinkalicious costumes here.

October 31 will be here before you know it, and you want to look hot at your Halloween party! Go Wild! Wear is more than just cheer and dance costuming, we offer many theme costumes and accessories, especially those hot gogo boots! Browse theme costumes here.

Remember to leave 4 weeks for standard production and delivery. Detailed costumes, special order fabrics, lettering, logowork and custom designs will take longer. Go Wild! Wear can outfit individuals at no added price! Shop online at www.gowildwear.com or send your custom requests to sales@gowildwear.com.

Film Crew Visits!

We are having quite a week here at Angela King Designs! Yesterday was very exciting for us because we had a documentary film crew from Tokyo, Japan come to get an interview from Angela and film footage around the office.

Where this interview will be featured is not fully known yet, but I can say that it's a wonderful feeling to be recognized on an international basis! We love all of our customers no doubt- and since working here I have come to the realization that it is important to reach many markets and demographics, national as well as international. The crew seemed to really enjoy themselves while they were here. Learning about Angela, fabrics, costumes, team images, and designing, were all topics that peaked their interest.

We always love having guests who are interested in the business and want to learn more. And we are definitely looking forward to watching the AKD team in this documentary!! Special thanks to the film crew for coming to visit us!

Check back for more updates and events happening here with the AKD team!


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AKD 2012 Model Search Shoot

Exciting things are happening here at AKD! We just recently held our 2012 Model Search Photo Shoot at the end of July with none other than the fabulous Denver Bronco Cheerleader- Toni Damico! For obvious reasons, it is clear to see why we chose Toni for this experience. She is not only beautiful and talented, but for those who don’t know her, she is poised, outgoing, intelligent, and very passionate about what she does. In other words, the perfect person to model our Go Wild! Wear line’s newest and cutest outfits! Here's just a recap of that amazing weekend:

The few days she was here was a whirlwind of events. From the moment of meeting her at the airport, she was incredibly gracious and humble, not to mention very excited for the photo shoot! We made sure to lavish her with gifts (even though some may have been tacky Texan themed) so that she'll always remember her visit to Texas and the AKD headquarters. Our whole intent was to provide her with an unforgettable experience and create memories that she can share with her family and friends long after her trip has ended.

Toni was such a great sport- signing autographs for fans, taking pictures, and making the best out of each moment of her trip. We took her to the Ski Lodge in McQueeney, Texas, where we had dinner while watching some of the best stunts that water ski sports have to offer! It was a fun night, though we had to prepare for the next day which was going to be full of promotional activities involving Toni.

The day of the photo shoot was the biggest and busiest day for all of us. We first filmed Toni’s AKD promo video out on Lake McQueeney so that we could get some good shots of her to use in our upcoming model searches. We were even lucky enough to have a few people from The Sideline Group come to take photos and interview Angela and Toni for their upcoming issue of The Playbook, out this fall! The photo shoot itself was the best part of the weekend. To see all of the energy and charisma from Toni and the Go Wild! models in front of the camera was truly amazing. We couldn’t have had better girls modeling our outfits, probably because they looked so fabulous in them! Toni of course looked incredible in everything she modeled and all of the shots we took of her turned out flawless. It is going to be difficult finding someone who can fill her shoes for next year!

Her trip ended with a tour of the San Antonio Riverwalk and historic Alamo. We had to make sure she did some tourist-y things too! Great Mexican food and the culture that Texas has to offer were just what we thought she needed before we sent her back home. All in all, it was a memorable weekend which we, at Angela King Designs will never forget, and I think it is safe to say Toni won’t either! We would love to have her visit again, guest for next year’s photo shoot perhaps? I think yes!

And last but not least, GO BRONCOS!!

Check back for more blogs from the AKD team- style tips, events, everything cheer and dance related, plus a lot more!

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Ask Angela: What is Tricot?

This is our first edition of "Ask Angela" on the new Costume Lounge blog! Be sure to submit your question for Angela, and you can be featured here!

From Ana DeVillegas, Director and Choreographer of the Unofficial Dancers of the New York Giants, shown here with members of her co-ed dance team while appearing on television in February.

Q: What is our team uniform made out of? I love that feel and also the fit on the girls. 
A: Thanks Ana! We love it, too. Our standard fabric is called "tricot" which is a nylon polyester blend. It is available in a variety of colors in heavyweight fabric and lightweight fabric, and sometimes print patterns. The benefit to tricot for performance wear is that it is flexible, durable, stain-resistant, does not build up static or run easily. And as you mentioned, as a performer, it feels wonderful, which makes you perform at your best!  

Learn more about Angela King-Twitero's memorable history with cheerleading and dance, including creating the most memorable designs to hit the industry. At Angela King Designs, we know the product and know the customer.  

Angela King Designs, Inc.

AKD Hits the Cover of Sideline Distraction Magazine

Congratulations to Arizona Cardinals Cheerleader Bianca - selected to grace the cover of the 2012 "Sideline Distraction" magazine presented at this summer's All Pro convention in Atlanta! Bianca is wearing an AKD original design shown on the cover.

The Arizona Cardinals Cheerleaders have a close connection with Angela King Designs and Go Wild! Wear! One of our Style Pros is on their 2012 team - isn't Rani stunning?!? Meet our Style Pros representing AKD from coast to coast!

While learning routines at this summer's All Pro, the Cardinals Cheerleaders also unveiled a new jersey dress created by AKD / Go Wild! Wear. Check out other dress options at www.gowildwear.com.

Go Wild! Wear Style Pros Meet for Annual Retreat

In 2009, Angela King Designs began forming its "Dream Team" of Go Wild! Wear Style Pros - alumni professional cheerleaders with a passion for sports performance apparel. These ladies are located across the United States, assisting our customers to coordinate their look. Did you know that each of our Style Pros have not only performed for NFL and NBA, but also they have or are currently coaching teams in their region! Get to know the Style Pros here

In early June, the Style Pro team met in San Antonio for the annual retreat. Laura, Darlene, Rani, Kelly, Sandy, Ashley and Rebecca joined Angela and the rest of the AKD home office in San Antonio, Texas. The ladies celebrated another year of success, fine tuned communication skills, learned about new products, and of course - enjoyed a weekend at the lake including yoga on the lawn. 

The GWW Style Pros attract fun and excitement everywhere they go! They even ran into stars from So You Think You Can Dance!  

Marissa and Jessi coordinated a fabulous show of new products featuring the Go Wild! Wear models. 

They also loved visits by special guests including choreographer John Peters! 

Thanks to all of the Style Pros for making another special trip to Texas. It's good to be us! 

Check back for more blogs from the AKD team- style tips, events, everything cheer and dance related, plus a lot more!

Angela King Designs, Inc.