Thirty-one units will be performing at a Midwest Color Guard Circuit Show in Naperville North High School’s field house from 9:30AM to 3:30PM on Sun., Jan. 26. The competition includes highly entertaining groups of individuals who dance and twirl flags, sabres, rifles, batons, and sometimes an unusual prop or two. The public is welcome.
Sponsored by the Steperettes Guard and Parent Organization, the price of admission to attend the competition is $8 for adults and $6 for children.
The Steperette Cadets, a program of the Naperville Park District, will be the first of the area groups with a performance time of 9:37AM.
Naperville North High School will follow at 10:05AM and Naperville Central will appear at 12:01PM.
Rounding out the field will be groups from throughout the Midwest. Units will perform in nine different classifications, with the most experienced units toward the end of the program. Regardless of class, the musically-driven, colorful presentations will be enjoyable for all ages.
Naperville North High School is located at 899 North Mill St,, just off Ogden Ave.
FYI: The Steperettes Organization has existed in Naperville for nearly 50 years. Originally a nationally-renowned baton twirling corps, the group has won many awards, including Midwest Color Guard Circuit and Winter Guard International Regional A championships. Members of the Steperette Cadets are third through eighth graders; alumni march in each of the District 203 and 204 color guards. The Steperette Cadet program is an outgrowth of the Park District’s “Fun With Flags” classes that are offered each session at Beebe School.
For more information on flags programs, the Midwest Color Guard Circuit or Sunday’s show, visit the Midwest Color Guard Circuit at www.midwestcolorguard.com.
Photo courtesy Laurie DeKruiff
