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Notes from the floor.
Field notes, craft stories, and the decisions behind the brand. Written by the people making it, for the people who'll wear it.
Why we made a shirt with no hardware
The first time a partner's nail caught on a zipper, we knew. The story of how the Corda lost every closure, one decision at a time.
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All articles. 21 entries.
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Long sleeve, tank, or tee: what to dance in
Each cut trades heat for coverage differently on the floor. Here is when a tank, a tee, or a long sleeve wins for dancing, and what the fabric has to do for each.
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From studio to street: a dance top you can wear out
A good dance top should not look like gym kit the moment you leave the floor. Here is what makes a performance top work in the studio and read as streetwear on the way home.
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How a dance top should fit
Too tight and you cannot breathe by hour three. Too loose and it rides up on every spin. Here is how a dance top should sit through reach, rotation, and the close hold.
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Dancewear vs gym clothes: why dancing needs different kit
Gym clothes are built for a short solo workout. Dance asks for overhead reach, spins, partner contact, and six hours in the heat. Here is where gymwear quietly fails on the floor.
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Why your dance shirt smells, and how to stop it
Fresh sweat barely smells. The reek by hour three is bacteria feeding on what your shirt traps. Here is why some fabrics turn faster, and how to choose one that stays clean.
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The best colours to wear for dancing, and what to avoid
Colour is not just style on a dance floor. The right shade hides sweat and reads sharp under the lights. The wrong one broadcasts every drop. Here are the best colours to wear for dancing.
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What to wear dancing on a Friday or Saturday night
A club is hotter and denser than a dance social, and the dress code is its own thing. Here is what to wear dancing on a night out so you look good and still survive the heat.
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How to look good at a dance social, all night long
Looking good at a social is easy at the door and hard at hour four. Here is how to look put-together when you arrive and still look sharp once the room heats up.
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How to look good under the spotlight when you dance
Stage lights are unforgiving. The wrong shirt shines, sags, or shows every drop of sweat. Here is how to look good under the spotlight, from colour to cut to fabric.
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Cotton vs polyester vs merino: what keeps a dancer dry
Three fabrics, one question: which keeps you driest and freshest through a long dance session? Here is cotton vs polyester vs merino, scored on the things that matter on a floor.
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Why your dance clothes matter more than you think
Good dance clothes are not vanity. The right apparel lets you move, keeps you dry, and stops you fixing your shirt instead of feeling the music. Here is the performance case.
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What makes the best dance shirt: a buyer's checklist
Most shirts fail on a dance floor for reasons you can spot before you buy. Here is the checklist for the best dance shirt: stretch, wicking, weight, seams, and fit.
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The best fabric for dance clothes: what keeps you dry
Cotton, polyester, nylon, spandex, or merino? The fabric decides whether you stay dry or soak through by hour two. Here is the best fabric for dance clothes, ranked by what actually matters.
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The best shoes for partner dancing: soles, heels, the floor
The shoe decides whether you turn or twist a knee. Here is how to choose the best shoes for partner dancing, from soles to heels to the floor under them.
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What to wear to West Coast Swing: social vs competition
West Coast Swing has two dress codes that beginners mix up. Here is what to wear to a WCS social, what to wear (and not wear) for a competition, and why the slot changes everything.
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What to wear to a social dance: the four-hour night
A class is forgiving. A social is longer, hotter, and danced in close hold with strangers. Here is what to wear to a social dance that still works at hour four.
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What to wear to your first dance class
Every guide says the same two words: be comfortable. True and close to useless. Here is what to actually wear to a first dance class, and the three fabrics that quietly ruin it.
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Cotton is a four-hour failure
Cotton is the default people reach for when they think comfortable. For partner dance it fails in five separate ways. The fibre question is upstream of every spec sheet.
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What body heat does to a dance shirt
Forty bodies on a Singapore floor, six hours of moderate exertion, one HVAC fighting back. The body-heat problem most performance fabric was never designed to solve.
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220 grams, four directions
Why a Corda holds shape at year two when other dance shirts don't survive the first month. The 220gsm and four-way stretch story.
First fits. First word.
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