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Majorettes Disciplines

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Majorettes Traditional Corps

This is a routine which shows the majorette tradition, choreographed to personal choice of music. Main focus to be Marching and Maneuvering choreographed to the musical phrases, tempo and rhythm. The routine must be presented with proper technique and appropriate performance qualities.

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Exhibition Corps

The emphasis of this discipline is a corps performing a routine with marching and changing formations, with timing, perfection and precision. The routine may begin and end anywhere on the floor. The choreography should be a mix of various style of marching and dancing with the emphasis being on the drill design, maneuvering, staging and creating pictures and patterns. The choreography should display good quality of twirling skills and concepts. Continual changing of formations and precision and unison are the key elements during the entire routine.

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Parade Corps

The Parade Corps is a traditional discipline with a unique design suitable to a street parade.

The key for this discipline is to maintain continuous foot motion throughout the entire performance, using the entire competition area. The emphasis is on formations and synchronization, fast and precise transition between choreographic shapes, precise body technique, high quality of marching technique. All modes of twirling and dance footwork are permitted. All members must use a baton.

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Show Twirl Accessories Corps

The emphasis of this event is on entertainment and balance between the use of baton and chosen props. The main importance is the baton and dance combinations and simultaneous blending of body and baton should be demonstrated while displaying a wide range of skills in all modes of twirling and bodywork.

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Flag Baton Team

A Flag Baton Team performs a routine with marching and dancing combined with twirling a flag baton and choreographed to personal choice of music. The main focus is the combination of Marching and flag-baton twirling. The choreography should display good foundations of flagbaton twirling and excellence of basic flag-baton twirling concepts. Variety of maneuvers, floor patterns and effects are required. Changing of formations is expected. The competitors have to finish the choreography by holding the equipment.

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Parade Accessories Corps

The Parade Accessories Corps is a traditional discipline with a unique design suitable to a street parade with some members using a baton and some members using accessories. The key for this discipline is to maintain continuous foot motion throughout the entire performance, using the entire competition area. The emphasis is on formations and synchronization, fast and precise transition between choreographic shapes, precise body technique, high quality of marching technique. All modes of twirling and dance footwork are permitted. Accessories should underline the idea of the choreography and used to make a great amount of effects.

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