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Gussie Nell Davis (November 4, 1906 – December 21, 1993) was an American teacher and choroegrapher best known as the founder of the Kilgore College Rangerettes, who in September 1940 became the first all-girls drill team to perform on a college football field with the forward vision of Miss Davis. The organization created a unique combination ...
In 2007 Dashkina Maddux joined the Martha Graham Dance Company in New York City and was eventually promoted to the rank of principal dancer. [2] [3] She performed in many lead roles in Graham works including the Bride in Appalachian Spring, Ariadne in Errand into the Maze, Woman in Red in Diversion of Angels, Eve in Embattled Garden, the duet Conversation of Lovers, and danced featured roles ...
There is disagreement within the Rangerette alumni group and others in the dance team industry regarding the date of the first Rangerette performance. Several sources have it as September 12, 1940, [ 8 ] [ 25 ] but in an oral interview with Texas State University history professor Dan K. Utley, Davis confirmed the first performance date as ...
It's one of the most popular dance classes this semester at the performing arts school founded in 1867. Rhapsody Stiggers has been dancing since she was 2, but the 20-year-old college junior has ...
A 6-person segment of their team auditioned for, and succeeded in, the right to compete as one of 12 dance crews in the first season of Randy Jackson's interactive reality show, America's Best Dance Crew broadcast on MTV in early 2008. Although the group made it to the top 3, they were eliminated in week 7; the two remaining crews, JabbaWockeeZ ...
The Alcorn State university golden girls took majorette dance to a different level. The team had a mixture of jazz, ballet, and later hip hop all in one. [3] The performance had a great outcome and made an impact on majorette dance forever. Today they are known for their bright outfits, kick lines, tricks, and song selections. [4] HBCU ...
The team debuted their programs for the Olympic season at the 2021 senior Russian test skates in September. [10] Davis/Smolkin made their senior international debut the week after test skates at the 2021 U.S. International Classic in Norwood, Massachusetts. At the event, the team won the silver medal behind American team Hubbell/Donohue. [5]
Only a handful of NBA dance teams release swimsuit calendars. [6] The first swimsuit calendar was released in 2007 under the coordination of their then first year coach, Susan Hovey. After the success of the 2007 Calendar, the release of the Warrior Girls calendar has become an annual event and continues to draw large crowds to Golden State ...