BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- The Human Jukebox is heading to the Rose Parade. Southern University announced on its social media pages Friday that the marching band and the Fabulous Dancing Dolls have been selected to participate in the 2020 Tournament of Roses Parade.
Taking place in Pasadena, California, and televised nationally, the Rose Parade and the Rose Bowl football game have become part of many Americans' New Year's Day traditions. Each year the parade selects around 20 university, high school and community marching bands from around the world — most are from the United States, but bands from Australia, Japan, Mexico and Canada have been featured.
The next Rose Parade takes place Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019. Southern University's Human Jukebox Marching Band and Fabulous Dancing dolls will participate in the January 2020 Rose Parade.
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NOTE: The tournament of Roses recently announced the involvement of the Alabama State University Mighty Marching Hornets and the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Incomparable Marching 100 marching bands for the 2019 Rose Parade.
“When I was able to reach out to the Historically Black Colleges, it was very exciting, the opportunity to have them come and perform this year, for my year,” said Tournament of Roses President Gerald Freeny. Freeny noted how he wanted diverse groups of bands to be part of the Rose Parade. He also mentioned how the HBCU marching bands would bring excitement to the parade.
Seeing the marching bands can inspire young viewers, showcasing how music can be a primary option for their future.
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