Schools and clubs dazzle at drum majorette competition

Laerskool Roodebeeck was a hive of energy, colour, sound, and sequence on Saturday, March 15, as the Federation of Dance Drill Cheerleading Majorette Association of Gauteng (FDDCMGP) hosted a drum majorette competition that saw 13 teams from across Gauteng battling it out.

Parents, spectators, and coaches came out in numbers to support and witness the routines and stellar dance moves that were showcased by the talented participants.

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The competition was fierce, with teams vying for top spots in categories such as pom defile, mace defile, baton defile, non-props, mace, flag, pom group, baton, baton flag, mixed formation, open dance, duo, and trios. After a day of energetic performances, the winners were
announced.

The Dowerglen Panthers took top honours in the Baton Defile category, while Roodenation won the Mace Defile category.

In the Pom Defile category, Talented Angels took the junior title, while Dowerglen Panthers won the senior title. Carlswald House won the junior Pom group category, while Roodenation took the senior title.

Roodebeeck won the junior non-prop category, while Roodenation won the senior title. Roodenation also took top honours in the junior and senior Flag group categories, as well as the junior and senior Mace group categories.

Talented Angels won the junior Mace Group category and were overjoyed by their victory.

According to Sonja Bezuidenhout, the Roodebeeck and Roodenation coach, the competition was a crucial step for the teams, as all teams must compete in two local competitions to qualify for the Provincial Championships in May.

“The next Gauteng competition was on March 29, once again at Roodebeeck. There are another two local competitions before Provincials. Top teams will then go through to the National Championships to be held in Klerksdorp in July,” she said.