DRUM majorettes, better known as “drummies,” began in the 1970s with ‘marching girls’ performing in street parades to music played by the pipe band.
Cheerleading in South Africa started in 2010 and has evolved into a very competitive sport with over 20 teams in the country.
In both sports, athletes who excel are recognised with provincial colours, nationals colours, and ultimately Protea colours. Atheletes who achieve SAMCA colours may then audition for a spot in the Protea team, which travels abroad to compete internationally.
The South African Majorette and Cheerleading Association’s National Championships are held annually during the July school holidays. South African Majorette and Cheerleading Association (SAMCA) is the official SASCOC recognised federation for majorettes and cheerleaders in South Africa.
This year, the national championships will be held in Gauteng, at the Germiston Stadium. Here you will see drum majorette and cheerleading teams from all provinces competing for the title of Champion of Champions.
The championships are attended by over 100 teams consisting of approximately 4 000 athletes.
The 2016 programme is as follows:
Cheerleading:
• Heats, July 2
• Finals, July 3
Majorettes: Presidents League
• Heats, July 4
• Finals, July 5
Majorettes: Elite League
• Primary School heats, July 6
• High School heats, July 7
• Primary School finals, July 8
• High School finals, July 9
View the SAMCA Nationals 2016 promotional video:
Contact:
Gauteng majorette and cheerleading association Mr Allan Donaldson (chairman), AllDonaldson@mweb.co.za, 083 265 8792
SAMCA nationals 2016 website: www.samcanationals.co.za
Gauteng national organising committee Mrs Cindy Tiley (chairlady), Tiley@icon.co.za, Nationals2016gp@gmail.com, 082 905 2676
South African majorette and cheerleading association, www.samca.org, Wayne Oberem (president), info@samca.org, 061 809 5220
