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.
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Terps’ Startup Creates Tights for Ice Skaters, Dancers of All Skin Tones
Aurora Tights
Posted on May 14 2019
Hanging Onto a Tights Lead
Aurora Tights
Posted on March 11 2019
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
Aurora Tights
Posted on March 08 2019
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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Posted on February 09 2019
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
Aurora Tights
Posted on June 26 2018
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.