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I Love Synchro, but Hate Actionphotos.com

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My name is Imani Rickerby, I was a competitive synchronized ice skater for 13 years, and I hated Actionphotos.com. I sound crazy, right? Action photos to a synchro competition are like peanut butter on a PB&J. My action photos at every competition symbolized a reminder to the judges, technical panel, audience, and even my teammates something I tried desperately to hide: A black girl trying to masquerade inside somebody else’s body.

Terps’ Startup Creates Tights for Ice Skaters, Dancers of All Skin Tones

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In figure skating or gymnastics, athletes strive to put together the perfect outfit to complement a hoped-for perfect routine. That can be harder for athletes of color, as the attire hasn’t always matched their skin tones.

Hanging Onto a Tights Lead

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Inclusive performance apparel for ice Skaters and dancers of all skin tones wins Pitch Dingman Competition’s top prize.

“Body-positive” activewear start-up wins $15,000 at annual UMD business competition

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Jasmine Snead, a public policy graduate student, presents her activewear company, Aurora Tights, which offers tights to skaters and dancers of all skin colors, at the Pitch Dingman Finals, an annual business start-up competition. Aurora Tights won the $15,000 grand prize.

An Interview With Pitch Dingman Competition Finalist Aurora Tights

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In anticipation of the final round of the 2019 Pitch Dingman Competition, the Dingman Center is interviewing each of the five startup finalists about their progress and upcoming challenges as they prepare to compete for the $15,000 Grand Prize on March 7th in the Grand Ballroom of Stamp Student Union.

Aurora Tights Celebrates Diversity with Athletic Apparel

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The Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship is one of the nation’s pre-eminent institutions where the research, education, and practice of entrepreneurship. After the Terp Startup Accelerator, the Dingman Center interviewed co-founders, Jasmine Snead and Sydney Parker.