The only thing better than solid gold is liquid gold. North Carolina A&T State University student Jada Mayes created the university’s first plus-sized majorette dance team, Andscape reported. The ...
The girls were too energized and talented to stay sidelined. So Nikita Hearne drew ideas from her own youth, studied the soulful, fast and precision moves of university cheerleaders down south and ...
Majorette dance teams echo the importance of dance to Black culture. Beyoncé's 2018 Coachella performance broke the internet with its powerful homage to historically Black colleges and universities, ...
The Cardinal Divas appeared on "The Jennifer Hudson Show" this week. At the University of Southern California vs. Fresno football game earlier this month, USC’s newest dance team made history by ...
Practice and motivation really determines how successful you are at this type of dance — and Jada Mayes and Leah Bell wanted to reinforce that truth. Practice and motivation really determines how ...
When a clip of the Cardinal Divas, a majorette dance team at the University of Southern California — Los Angeles, went viral last month, the group’s founder, Princess Isis Lang, said she didn’t expect ...
At historically Black colleges and universities, halftime is when audience members rush back to their seats for the real show. The drum majors are stars, of course, but sharing the spotlight are ...
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JUST DANCE FOR. FOR YOUNG BOOK WRITER AND FASHION DESIGNER CHELSEA ADENUGA, A FULL RIDE TO THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH WAS TOO GOOD TO PASS UP. BUT IT WASN’T HER FIRST CHOICE. I’M FROM PRINCE ...
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UC Davis’ first majorette team performs a combination of elements of jazz, hip-hop and contemporary dance. A new group has emerged on the campus football fields and basketball courts: UC Davis’ first ...
SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio woman is hoping to change the lives of the youth in the Alamo City through majorette dancing. It is a historical Black college or university style of dancing that changed ...