Ms. Zachery has just completed her 10th season as Head Director of the Black Foxes Dance Line. There's no better way to celebrate her accomplishments than being featured in the book "HBCU Made", compiled and edited by Ayesha Rascoe, host of NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday. Ms. Rascoe reached out to Ms. Zachery after reading [...]
Associate Director of Bands, Prof. Brandon Hopkins has been with the Marching Storm since 2015. During his matriculation at South Carolina State University he was inducted into the Zeta Eta chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi Honorary Band Fraternity and since then, has used the platform to support the mission of Marching Bands. He serves as [...]
Prairie View A&M University and the Marching Storm are leading the way in the adoption and use of technology in the Marching Arts. The College Band Directors National Association (CBDNA) is an organization of collegiate band directors from schools across the nation who gather yearly to attend workshops and networking events organized by sponsors (www.cbdna.org). [...]
The National HBCU Auxiliary and Dance Directors' Association (HBCUADD) is the brain child of Black Foxes Director, Shawn Zachery. She is the founder and current Executive Director of this new organization, created to address the needs of HBCU performance team coaches and the performers, as well. "It's been an idea of mine for well over [...]
Texas Dance Educators' Association (TDEA) is a yearly event bringing together elementary, middle and high school dance educators from across Texas to Houston for its annual conference. The conference also hosts the annual Texas All-State Dance Team. This was the 2nd year Black Foxes Director, Mrs. Shawn Zachery and the Black Foxes were invited to [...]
Marching bands are very popular in the Bahamas. They represent official organizations and are used to recruit young students, keep them off the street, and give them a way forward to a college education. The Bahama Brass Band in Nassau sponsored a recruiting event for graduating high school students and also used the event to [...]
