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Jennifer Leseth And Jennifer Hinshaw Join Bluecoats Indoor Team

Bluecoats Indoor is excited to announce the addition of Jennifer “Jenifo” Leseth and Jennifer Hinshaw to the Bluecoats Indoor instructional staff. Jenifo will join the team leading our weapons program, and Jennifer will serve as a movement instructor. Jennifer Leseth is a Chicago native with 30-plus years of performance, instruction, and design experience in color […]

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Madison Scouts Welcome Back Michael Turner

The Madison Scouts are pleased to announce the return of Michael Turner as visual designer and guard caption manager. Michael began his career in the marching arts as a member of the Madison Scouts. Trained in ballet, jazz, and modern dance, Michael was one of the early color guard pioneers to introduce dance and movement […]

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Troopers Announce 2019 Drum Major

“As we set the foundation for an exciting 2019 season, it is my pleasure to share with you the announcement of our new Troopers Drum Major. This individual is a proven leader who will proudly maintain the highest standards of excellence, purpose, and presence as have been set by those who have previously worn the […]

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Madison Scouts Welcome Mike Hardiek As Visual Caption Head

The Madison Scouts are pleased to announce Mike Hardiek as the Visual Caption Head. Mike has spend the past 33 years immersed in the marching arts beginning with the Glassmen where he oversaw the visual caption as the corps rose to become a perennial DCI Finalist. Most recently Mike was the drill designer for the […]

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Scout House Helps Mark 100th Anniversary Of The End Of WWI

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In The News – Pushed To The Limits

“What have I gotten myself into?” Standing in 100-degree heat in Clovis, California, Lance Reutlinger couldn’t help but ask himself the question. He was over 1,300 miles away from his home in Buffalo, and he hadn’t slept on an honest-to-goodness bed in over a month. One of the first rules of being a Casper Trooper, […]

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Pioneer/DCI Update – September 12th, 2018

On Friday, September 7th, I was appointed interim (temporary) CEO of the Board. My appointment was based on past experiences with; assessing schools as an Accreditation Team Chairman for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, leading three schools as a Principal, serving on two Boards as President of the Wisconsin Edge Precision Figure Skating Teams and President […]

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Phantom Regiment Looking For Help To Put It All Away

Now that the end of the season has arrived, it’s time to put everything away until next time. If you’re able to volunteer & help us put things away and clean out the trucks – we would greatly appreciate it. We could use your help! We need to empty out and clean the food & […]

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Key Staff Set For 2019 Colts

The Colts are proud to announce their caption heads and program coordinator for the 2019 season. Returning to the Colts will be Chad Miller, brass caption head, Ben Pyles, percussion caption head and battery arranger, and Jade Bouza, color guard caption head and designer. David Catogni, who has been with the visual team since 2017, […]

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Blue Devils B Update For 2019

Each year BD Performing Arts evaluates all aspects of our organization in order to meet our standards of excellence and vision. Every BDPA program has objectives set by the Board of Directors and executive management that focus on our mission of enriching the lives of young people while striving for innovative excellence. The objectives of […]

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