Hooray for Marching Outside the Box

[wlotus]

When I was in high school in NJ in the mid-80s, there was a sharp division of girls and boys in certain roles: only girls were flag twirlers and participated in pom pom squad, while only boys played drums. (I once told the high school band teacher I wanted to play bass drum in the marching band, and he laughed at me. Not having the backbone then that I have now, I didn't mention it, again.) Since I like killing sacred cows like gender roles, I took great pleasure in the following participants in this year's NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade:


Girls Playing Bass Drum


Boys in Color Guard


Girls on Drum Line


Boys on Pom Pom Squad

You can see my complete collection of St. Patrick's Day Parade photos in my gallery.

Comments

[greenminions.livejournal.com]

Cool! It's always fun to see the African American dance squads at parades. Lots of guys involved breaking down gender roles.