Ole Skool Majorette & Drummer Jamboree, Memphis Cook Convention Center, 4/21/12 6 PM
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Majorette Jamboree at Elliston Academy, Memphis, 3/10/12
On Saturday, March 10, 2012, there was a majorette jamboree at Elliston Baptist Academy in Southeast Memphis. Although there aren’t as many drumlines as there used to be, jamborees are still a big part of Memphis culture. By some accounts, the concept of majorette and drummer jamborees began in Memphis in the 1960’s.
Steppers at the Memphis Black Expo at the Cook Convention Center, 2012
At the Memphis Black Expo at the Cook Convention Center, February 18, 2012
Star Steppers and Drummers at a Majorette Jamboree, 2012
The Star Steppers and drummers perform at a majorette jamboree in South Memphis at New Life M.B. Church, February 11, 2012
At The Blazing Dolls Jamboree in South Memphis
At the Blazing Dolls jamboree at New Life M.B. Church in South Memphis, last Saturday, February 4, 2012
The Blazing Dolls Majorette Jamboree at New Life MB Church in South Memphis
The Blazing Dolls had their majorette jamboree last Saturday afternoon, February 4, 2012 at New Life M.B. Church in South Memphis. Once again, most of the girls worked out to CD’s, but Crump Elementary had a drumline with their majorettes.Â
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