Definition of Majorette

Hey ya'll.

Bring It seems to be taking blame for the distorting what majorette is or what now people are calling "hip hop majorette".

I dismiss all of that silliness. However, I come from a marching band background and I have host 3 competitions in Chicago; The Divas and Gents Dance and Drumline Competition. It features high school dance teams, most of whom are band dancers.

I have always stated that the style of dance is majorette. I want to introduce creative dance at a future comp but I'm not totally sold on the category. I've seen majorette teams and hip hop teams compete in creative and I think it's so stupid. How can the judges call that? I only do team field show.

Anyway, I think a lot of community band teams don't know what majorette is anymore. What is it to do? What do you think it can be defined as?

This is what I told the teams this year: "Form of dance that incorporates hip-hop, ballet, jazz, and a mixture of lyrical dance all together. Its high energy, fast paced, fun, energetic, and entertaining. It also incorporates jumps, leaps, kicks, splits, and toe touches. Think HBCU Dance Teams."

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Thanks. I didn't think of it that way.

You're right, I wouldn't call the Dolls, The Foxes, or a team like Ebony Fire majorettes. Back when I marched in the 90s, some dance teams in Chicago were called "Majorettes" even tho they no longer twirled batons. But a lot of community teams are now taking whats on Bring It as gospel. Or now, they're having categories called "hip hop majorette". They call that the bring it style lol.

VenomTip said:

What do you want the creative dance to look like? If you're going for HBCU Style routine, then I would say something like HBCU Creative Half-time... You may need to think on that.

I am NOT a fan of calling what we see with majority black bands Majorette dancing. They are NOT majorettes. They are dancers. Some lines are rooted from an existing majorette team that put down their batons and never picked them back up and held on to their historical names. However, once the batons were gone they were no longer majorettes. I would even venture to say that most dance lines don't consider their style of dance "majorette".

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Christopher April 23, 2017 at 10:36pm
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noun ma·jor·ette \ˌmā-jə-ˈret\

Definition of majorette for English Language Learners
: a girl or woman who marches with a band and spins a baton

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VenomTip April 24, 2017 at 8:53am

What do you want the creative dance to look like? If you're going for HBCU Style routine, then I would say something like HBCU Creative Half-time... You may need to think on that.

I am NOT a fan of calling what we see with majority black bands Majorette dancing. They are NOT majorettes. They are dancers. Some lines are rooted from an existing majorette team that put down their batons and never picked them back up and held on to their historical names. However, once the batons were gone they were no longer majorettes. I would even venture to say that most dance lines don't consider their style of dance "majorette".
Chicago Band Head April 24, 2017 at 12:40pm

Thanks. I didn't think of it that way.

You're right, I wouldn't call the Dolls, The Foxes, or a team like Ebony Fire majorettes. Back when I marched in the 90s, some dance teams in Chicago were called "Majorettes" even tho they no longer twirled batons. But a lot of community teams are now taking whats on Bring It as gospel. Or now, they're having categories called "hip hop majorette". They call that the bring it style lol.

VenomTip said:

What do you want the creative dance to look like? If you're going for HBCU Style routine, then I would say something like HBCU Creative Half-time... You may need to think on that.

I am NOT a fan of calling what we see with majority black bands Majorette dancing. They are NOT majorettes. They are dancers. Some lines are rooted from an existing majorette team that put down their batons and never picked them back up and held on to their historical names. However, once the batons were gone they were no longer majorettes. I would even venture to say that most dance lines don't consider their style of dance "majorette".

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Hey ya'll. Bring It seems to be taking blame for the distorting what majorette is or what now people are calling hip hop majorette . I dismiss all…

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