Kilgore College Rangerettes

Kilgore College Rangerettes
Formation19 September 1940; 83 years ago (1940-09-19)[2][3]
TypePrecision Dance Team
Location
Membership
64-72
Founder
Gussie Nell Davis[1]
Director
Dana Blair[4]
Assistant Director
Shelley Wayne[4]
Parent organization
Kilgore College
Staff
3
Volunteers
Many
Websitehttp://www.rangerette.com
Rangerette Museum on the campus of Kilgore College in Kilgore, Texas

The Kilgore College Rangerettes, also known simply as the Rangerettes, are an American precision dance team from Kilgore College in Kilgore, Texas, created by Gussie Nell Davis in 1939.[5] The Rangerettes have performed in 74 Cotton Bowl game halftimes in a row (Jan 1951-Dec 2023),[5][6] and make regular appearances at NFL pre-game and half-time shows for the Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans. The Rangerettes perform at Kilgore College football games, and in many other athletic and special events, including the Cotton Bowl game, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade,[7][8] and five presidential inaugurations.[9][10][11][12] They have taken several world tours since the 1970s, including South America, the Far East, Romania, France, Canada, Japan, Italy,[13][14] Switzerland,[15] England,[16] Scotland, and Ireland.[2]

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  4. ^ a b Betts, Minnie (July 19, 2019). "Kilgore College Rangerettes announce 80th line". KETK. Archived from the original on November 21, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  5. ^ a b O. Rufus Lovett; Elliott Erwitt; Katy Vine (2008). Kilgore Rangerettes. University of Texas Press. p. 192. ISBN 978-0-292-71673-5.
  6. ^ Scoby, Ashley (December 21, 2015). "Rangerettes Bring Red, White, Blue And Shades Of Gray To Cotton Bowl". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on April 11, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  7. ^ Bass, Gary (November 22, 2018). "Kilgore College Rangerettes performing in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade". KTRE. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  8. ^ Mary Ellen Hanson (1995). Go! fight! win!: cheerleading in American culture. Popular Press. ISBN 978-0-87972-680-5.
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  13. ^ Strough, Lucas (April 27, 2019). "Freshmen 'Rettes bound for Italy". Kilgore News Herald. Archived from the original on November 21, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  14. ^ "Rangerettes arrive at Breda!". Fidaf.org. Italian Bowl. June 11, 2019. Archived from the original on May 16, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  15. ^ "2018 Basel Tattoo: The Cast of 2018". Basel Tattoo Productions. 2018. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  16. ^ "The 2019 Birmingham International Tattoo" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on October 8, 2019. Retrieved October 8, 2019.