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Light-Up LED Pom Poms
Metallic streamers with LEDs built into the pom, a rechargeable pack, and one remote that changes the whole team’s color at once.
$145 USD per pair
For college dance and pom team coaches: light-up poms make your sideline, end zone and band-show moments readable from the upper deck at night, and one remote switches the whole line together. The Texas Tech pom squad and the Purdue Goldusters perform with ours. Team pricing is $120 a pair on 10 or more pairs.
Planning a night game day for a lit dance line
A night football game is a long day for a college dance team, and most of it happens in full stadium light. The lit moments are short and specific, so plan them like choreography:
| Game-day segment | Where the team is | Light plan |
|---|---|---|
| Pregame with the band | On the field | Poms on in team color for the band’s entrance |
| Kickoff and first half | Sideline | Hold one color; let the metallic streamers work |
| Scoring plays | Sideline or end zone | A quick switch to white with W |
| Halftime | On the field with the band | A color written next to each formation |
| Fourth quarter | Sideline | The darkest part of the night; your brightest moment |
| Postgame | Facing the student section | White, then off by remote |
Guides for every other team type are in light-up pom poms for every kind of team.
Video still: @braypartyof5
What reads from the upper deck at night?
From the top rows, a dancer is a small figure and a pom is a smaller one. Three things decide whether the line reads.
- Where the light is. Our poms carry over 100 LEDs each, built into the pom itself across about 1,500 strands of 6-inch metallic streamer. A pom with a single light in the handle reads as a dot; a pom that lights through its streamers reads as a shape.
- Whether the line matches. One team order means every pom lights the same color at the same moment, so the line reads as one stripe of light.
- How dark it is. Under full floodlights, metallic streamers do the work. When the stadium dims for a show, or in the fourth quarter of a late game, the light takes over.
The difference between the two settings is laid out in stadium floodlights vs. dark arenas.
Proof from two college game days
Texas Tech. The Texas Tech Pom Squad ordered 28 pairs in October 2026 and used them on the sidelines and in the end zone at a night home game, under red stadium light and smoke. A fan filmed it from the stands. See the Texas Tech case study.
Purdue. The Golduster Dance Team, the dance line of the Purdue “All-American” Marching Band, ordered 24 pairs in September 2026, performed with them on the football field with the band and carried them on the night homecoming parade route. See the Purdue homecoming case study.
The Texas Tech Pom Squad and the Purdue Golduster Dance Team are customers of ours; neither university sponsors or endorses Neon Cowboys.
Video still: @braypartyof5
How do you run lights with the band’s field show?
If your dance team performs with the band at halftime, the light belongs in the drill, not on top of it. Sit down with the band director or drill writer and write the dance line’s color next to each set, the way the band marks a music hit. Then:
- Give the remote to one person on the near sideline or on the field, within about 65 to 80 feet of the line with a clear view.
- Keep poms up for a change. Poms held up respond better than poms down by the knees, and bodies between the remote and a pom can block it.
- Rehearse after dark. A band practice under the lights is the only rehearsal that shows you what the stands will see.
For how other universities set up their band dance lines, see college band dance lines.
Can we get them in our school colors?
Yes, in two layers. Team-order streamers come in metallic teal, orange, hot pink, purple, green, silver, red, blue, gold or white, or a custom mix in your exact colors on 10 or more pairs. The light is full-color LEDs set by remote: red, green, blue, yellow, cyan, purple, cool white and pink, plus patterns and an AUTO rainbow. One pair can split two colors, the raised pom in one and the low pom in the other.
Among the 54 teams that applied this fall, white led (22 teams), then blue (10), red (7), gold (6), and purple and silver (5 each). Six wanted two or more colors in one order.
Sizing and cost for a college dance team
Count the dancers who carry poms on game day, then add spares for an alternate and a pom on the charger. At $120 a pair on 10 or more pairs:
| Group | Pairs | Cost at the team rate |
|---|---|---|
| Dance team of 14, plus 2 spares | 16 | $1,920 |
| Dance team of 19, plus 2 spares | 21 | $2,520 |
| Dance team of 23, plus 3 spares | 26 | $3,120 |
Order the whole line on one order so every pair matches, including the spares.
Game-day kit: charging, spares and the remote
- Charge the morning of the game. Each pom charges by USB-C on its battery pack and runs about 3 to 4 hours, less on white and rainbow.
- Pack the spares and the remote together in the director’s bag.
- Make the remote the only on/off switch. If the remote turned a pom off, only the remote turns it back on.
- Weigh nothing extra. Each pom is about 7 oz with a rechargeable lithium-ion pack, so there are no AAA battery packs on the handle.
The same set carries winter; see college basketball dance team poms. High school coaches can start with Friday night lights cheer ideas.
Apply with your school, how many dancers carry poms, your school colors and your next night home game. We make the poms ourselves and will tell you plainly what fits your date. Team pricing is $120 a pair on 10 or more pairs.
Frequently asked questions
What is your team pricing?
$120 a pair on 10 or more pairs. A dance team of 19 with 2 spares is 21 pairs, or $2,520 at that rate.
How do they work during a game?
Charge each pom by USB-C before the game; a charge lasts about 3 to 4 hours. One remote switches every pom that is on, so the whole line changes together. Our setup videos show charging and the remote.
Can we get them in our school colors?
Yes. Streamers come in your school colors, or a custom mix on 10 or more pairs, and the remote sets the light, so the line can hold school colors all game and switch for halftime.
Do light-up poms show in a day game?
In full sun the light is hard to see, so they read as metallic poms. They earn their place at night games, in the fourth quarter of late games and when the stadium dims for a show.
Can we get them in time for our next home game?
Apply with the date of the game you have in mind and we will tell you plainly what fits.
How heavy are they?
About 7 oz per pom, with a rechargeable lithium-ion pack instead of disposable batteries.
See also: light-up pom poms for every kind of team, LED pom poms for halftime, our team color guide and our team pricing page.
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