Dancing Doll tryouts approaching
Tryouts will be held June 21-22 in the rehearsal hall of Greggs Hall
Darrius Harrison, Digest Staff Writer
Issue date: 4/18/08 Section: News
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There will be an estimated 100 ladies with aspirations of becoming Dancing Dolls attending this year's tryout, but there are only 12 slots available; "you have to bring your 'A' game," said Lawrence Jackson, Southern University graduate and the director of Southern's Human Jukebox marching band.
"Becoming a Dancing Doll is a very prestigious position to be in, to have a great place in history and the legacy that dates back over 40 years. To be a part of this close-knit organization is something to behold," expressed Jackson.
The legacy of the Dancing Dolls dates back to 1969 when Dr. Issac Greggs, long time Southern band director, signified himself as "the architect of what you see today," according Jackson.
Today it has become a great privilege to be selected to the "world renowned, internationally famed Dancing Dolls," said Jackson. "A Dancing Doll, is a beautiful young lady, who has great dancing technique."
"To become a Dancing Doll you must display great dancing techniques (ballet, jazz and modern dance), as well as be a beautiful, graceful woman with a super personality," Jackson added.
Tryouts will include a three-step process over the course of two days.
The first step will be the auditioning process. Ladies will perform basic movements through a progressions and skills evaluation (pirouettes, struts and jazz walking). Forty ladies will be excused during this process.
Next, ladies will be given a dance routine to be performed before a panel of judges. Twenty ladies will be selected to continue on to the interviewing process of the tryout. "Dress for success," Jackson urges. From the remaining 20 ladies, 12 will be selected as Dancing Dolls and representatives of the university.
Ashley McJowan, former band member and graduating senior from Raymond Mississippi believes that the Dancing Dolls are "great." They are one of the major recruitment tools for the university. They are women of integrity, intelligence as well as poise and elegance.
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V.Mitch
posted 4/19/08 @ 4:19 PM MST
Dear Mr. Jackson, I think we need to really chose slim dolls this Year 2008-2009!!! Girls, that really wanna dance and bring the line back to the status that it used to be. (Continued…)
Kris
posted 4/21/08 @ 4:49 PM MST
OOP!
jasmine
posted 4/25/08 @ 9:16 AM MST
I think that it doesn't matter what body type a person has, as long as they can dance!
Phenomenon
posted 4/25/08 @ 12:10 PM MST
Mr. Jackson talks about technique; yet it is never displayed on the field. Dancing Dolls, I beg you to please use your talents to bring the dancing dolls back to where they used to be; meaning 1994-2000. (Continued…)
A LOYAL DOLL FAN !!!
posted 5/09/08 @ 2:15 PM MST
Mr. Jackson- I am affraid that I can't sleep without thinking about how better the dolls should be this year!!! First, you should shake up the squad by making everybody try out again and no spot guranteed. (Continued…)
We need DOLLS!!!
posted 5/20/08 @ 6:08 PM MST
WE NEED DOLL'S THAT BLEED BLUE AND GOLD...NOT BLUE AND WHITE,RED AND WHITE NOR PINK AND GREEN!!! I MEAN GIRLS OR YOUNG LADIES THAT PUT THE SQUAD FIRST AND PETTINESS ASIDE FOR LATER. (Continued…)
S.L.A.D.
posted 5/25/08 @ 1:41 PM MST
Although you can't really blame Mr. Jackson for everything that goes on with the Dolls because sometimes at tryouts he may or may not be present to choose the body types of girls. (Continued…)
Deion Dorsett
Deion N. Dorsett
posted 5/27/08 @ 3:57 PM MST
1) In house problems are not a problem as long as they stay in house, civilized, and are resolved in house.
2) No organization is bigger than the Southern University Jaguar Nation. (Continued…)
elizabeth
posted 6/04/08 @ 2:22 PM MST
hello, im an incoming freshmen and i was just wondering if somebody could post REAL height, weight, and technique requirements, not opinions or hearsay but the real requirements that it takes to be 1 of the fabulous dolls, hope to see a positive post. (Continued…)
TO THE REQUEST
posted 6/05/08 @ 10:44 AM MST
You will have to submit and application and they will let you know the requirements
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