Kevia, Amber, and Brianni. The top 3 Captains of 2021! Kevia’s GG’s was taking names and coming for everybody! Amber’s J-Settes went against them all as JSU won the SWAC Championship and proved why they are the best. Brianni’s Stingettes, showed they why deserve to be on people’s blogs. 3 Different dance styles, 3 different captains, the Trinity of 2021!
Jackson State University (Jackson State or JSU) is a public HBCU. It is one of the largest HBCUs and the fourth-largest university in Mississippi. The university is a member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity". Its athletic teams, the Tigers, participate in NCAA Division I athletics as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The university is the home of the Sonic Boom of the South, a marching band founded in the 1940s. Their accompanying dance line, the Prancing J-Settes, are well known for its unique style of dance, known as J-Setting. It grew out of Natchez Seminary, founded on October 23, 1877, in Natchez. The seminary operated under the auspices of the American Baptist Home Mission Society of New York, "for the moral, religious, and intellectual improvement of Christian leaders of the colored people of Mississippi and the neighboring states". The school changed its name to Jackson College and moved from Natchez to a site in Jackson that is today the campus of Millsaps College. Jackson College moved to JSU's current location early in the 20th Century. The Society withdrew financial support in 1934, and the school became a state-supported public institution in 1940. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence #hbcu https://www.instagram.com/p/CkDsyYprdTz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Shout out to Jackson State University's Sonic Boom of the South and Prancing J-Settes for their influence on Beyoncé’s Coachella performance! Good show, JSU!
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Alrighty, I think I’m ready to come up with another idea for the Tech Department’s new member since Claudia flopped. I don’t have a design or name yet, but here’s an inspiration map of some which includes her parents. One major that’s going to remain the same with Claudia is that this new character is a robotics expert. I have a few ideas but I really need an robotics expert for them.
Lately I have been obsessed with watching HBCU (historically black colleges and universities) band videos. The drum majors are cool af but I love the auxiliary dancers! I think my top favs are the Jackson State University’s Prancing J-Settes (who’s in the top left pic) but there’s a lot other groups I like too. So I really wanted to incorporate this in a character somehow. I was thinking that Alisha used to be a dancer but I wanted someone who’s currently one and that’s their whole thing basically.
I think this character will stick and will become one of my fav VL members
College football season is near....and I'm already expecting The Dolls, The Stingettes & The Honey Beez, The Prancing J-Settes, Golden Delight, The Orchesis and every single HBCU dance team and band to play 'Motivation' during 5th quarter, halftime or in the walk-ins & walk-outs!!!
I mean even some junior majorette teams (Coach D...get ready)