Click the 'HBCU majorette dance squad' tag below to find those posts.īattle (v) (n) - a term for the competition that occurs between the dance lines of two competing universities (and their marching bands) during a football game.
These videos and those selected comments are presented for historical, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes. Thanks!Ī number of posts on this pancocojams cultural blog showcase YouTube video examples of some HBCU dance lines along with selected comments from those videos' viewer discussion threads. Please share your additions and corrections in the comment section below. Some of these terms (such as 'ace' and 'tail') are also used by historically Black Greek letter organizations with similar meanings. I really need the help of HBCU majorette dancers and fans to add to and correct this list and improve the way these definitions are phrased. I'm interested in this subject because HBCU dance lines are a part of African American culture which isn't well documented on the internet and may also not be well documented outside of the internet.īy no means do I consider myself an expert on HBCU dance line cultures. I'm an African American community folklorist who is interested in documenting and sharing information about HBCU majorette dance squads.
