<p>Okay, let me preface this by saying that I come from the south where football is huge. I realize cheerleading isn't real big up north, especially at the Ivies; however, I've competed since first grade, and I LOVE the sport. Does anyone know anything about Dartmouth's cheerleading program? Is it coed? I've been unable to locate much on the website.</p>
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<p>(I'm not on CC much anymore)</p>
<p>cheerleading? not sure they have any formal sort of cheerleading program.</p>
<p>wbow ... there is. the group grew a lot this year w/ quite a few '11s.</p>
<p>Oh yes, there is a cheerleading group. D has a number of friends who have cheered all 4 years. I know that they cheer for footbal, but I am not sure about basketball, etc.</p>
<p>I would be interested in this too...I'm planning on applying ED to Dartmouth in the fall. does anyone know anything else?</p>
<p>fall of 06, no cheerleaders at all for football. last year there seemed to be a few girls attempting to cheer. the band has quite a few interesting and spirited members.</p>
<p>Yeah, what's the deal with the marching band? The brochure I got when I visited was like "Experience not necessary, only requirements are that you own a white shirt and pants (!), we'll provide a green blazer (!!)" Is the band any good? (Or at least, do they have a lot of fun?) Although the uniform seems lame, it sounds interesting enough. Just wondering what the deal is.</p>
<p>the marching band's not really a marching band, since they don't actually march.</p>
<p>like every other band in the ivy league (save cornell), the band is a scatter band, meaning they form shapes on the field in conjunction with a quasi-humorous narration via the PA system. The band plays 3-4 songs of ~1 min on the field during halftime.</p>
<p>The quality of the band is alright ... it's not the best marching band ever, but there are a bunch of quality musicians in it - a lot of members play in the Wind Symphony, the Barbary Coast (jazz), or play winds in an orchestra on campus as well.</p>
<p>The band always has fun, because the band always wins. Also, it's a really eclectic bunch of kids, so you get a lot of different inputs.</p>