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 ...

PS got exclusive details on how Houston’s Texas Southern University’s “Motion Of The Ocean” Majorettes get ready for game day.

In 2021, Howard University’s Showtime Marching Band and the university’s official majorette line, the Oh La La Dancers, were invited to escort Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris, a Howard ...

The Cardinal Divas, a majorette dance team at the University of Southern California — Los Angeles, has encountered backlash on social media for bringing a traditionally Black style of dance that ...

W. Howard Frankland with the bridge named for him in the background. (12/24/1969) [ HALE, FRASER | St. Petersburg Times ] Frankland was born in Tennessee as the son of a horse buggy salesperson.

USC’s team plans to “remain true and authentic” to HBCU culture, Omitowoju said. But as the clip of their performance climbed in views, the Cardinal Divas were met not just with excitement ...

A new group has emerged on the campus football fields and basketball courts: UC Davis’ first majorette team. Founded by third-year students Leah Roberts and Sade Adams, the team combines elements of ...

Joan Rita Howard, age 90, peacefully passed away on Thursday, January 4, 2024. She was born on March 12, ... She was born in Fairpoint, OH where she was a Majorette in High school.

While majorettes originated in Europe, it has a special place in historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and combines elements of ballet, jazz and hip-hop dance into each routine.

Now in its third year, Hoffman Estates High School’s Orange Krush majorettes team is already celebrated for its uniqueness in the suburbs even as its members and coaches hope to become more ...

A former Penn State majorette filed a federal lawsuit on Wednesday alleging sexual and gender-based harassment during her time as a member of the Blue Band. Kaitlyn Wassel claimed in her suit that ...

Twitter users also shared concerns about what the idea could mean for the majorette team’s future. They mentioned that the Black dancer’s idea could be an opportunity for PWIs to claim ...