Dixie Darlings will hold first audition for 2001 by Angela Phillips Printz Contributor USM's Dixie Darlings dance team will hold the first of three auditions Saturday to recruit members for the 2001 squad. I think they are the highlight of the football games and halftime shows. The group performs before the game starts and as part of the halftime show to music provided by USM's marching band, The Pride.
Members say they consider it an honor to be chosen for the team.
Our team has helped teach us self discipline, dedication and, most of all, how to have a good time. Returning members like Cameron must audition each year for the dance team. Dixie Darling Captain Azlyn Ward said old members and prospective new members will meet at the Payne Center at 9 a.m. Saturday to register for the audition. They must also show technical elements such as turns and leaps. Ward said the four captains conduct auditions in March, April and before school begins for the fall semester.