During the first semester of my junior year, I had the opportunity to work with a local dance academy, the school of Eisenhower Dance Detroit, to assist in their costume department for their production of The Nutcracker Ballet. The costumes shown above are some of the costumes that I had the opportunity to work on, along with costumes ranging from the youngest classes in the production to the oldest dancers in lead roles. This internship was an amazing opportunity that taught me the essentials of pancake tutu creation, costume alterations, and helped me truly understand the concept of wearability in functional garments like costumes.