New Orleans Baby Doll Ladies Explained

New Orleans Baby Doll Ladies
Founder:Millisia White
Venue:New Orleans, Los Angeles

New Orleans Baby Doll Ladies is a dance group founded by Millisia White[1] in 2005[2] when Hurricane Katrina hit the United States.[3] The Congo Square stage at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival was the place where New Orleans Baby Doll Ladies made its first public appearance in 2009. The group’s “music ambassador” DJ Hektik scored custom tunes for this event. In 2010, group marched in its first parade on Mardi Gras.[4] The group also performed in the 2014 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.[5] The group performs and co-ordinates outreach programs year-round. It is also associated with Carnival. The tradition of Baby Doll march started in 1912[6] by groups of women in New Orleans' red-light district, who marched in streets and dressed as dolls.

New Orleans Baby Doll Ladies group inducted 20 Juniors in Dance with The Dolls program. The juniors participated in The Krewe of New Orleans Baby Doll Ladies Mardi Gras Day Dance-Parade, with the theme "Essence of A Baby Doll".[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Negron . Shaina . 2013-02-08 . A modern celebration of African-American history . 2023-02-24 . CNN.
  2. Web site: writer . Doug MacCash . Mardi Gras 2020: All the dance and marching groups from the Pussyfooters to the 610 Stompers . 2023-02-24 . NOLA.
    - Web site: 2018-03-01 . New Orleans is a City of Stories . https://web.archive.org/web/20210225083404/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/sponsor-content-new-orleans-city-of-stories . dead . February 25, 2021 . 2023-02-24 . National Geographic.
  3. Web site: February 16, 2013 . The 'Baby Dolls' Of Mardi Gras: A Fun Tradition With A Serious Side . February 25, 2023 . NPR.
  4. Web site: Curtis . Wayne . Book Review: 'Unfathomable City' by Rebecca Solnit and Rebecca Snedeker . 2023-02-24 . The Wall Street Journal.
    - Web site: Mardi Gras: 'One Time of Year People Can Act Like Fools' . 2023-02-24 . Voiucs of America . Associated Press.
    - News: 2022-01-06 . MASQUERADE: THE TRADITIONS OF NEW ORLEANS MARDI GRAS ON VIEW AT THE LOUISIANA STATE ARCHIVES . 2023-02-24 . L'Observateur.
    - Web site: #Following: Millisia White, dance educator and artistic director of New Orleans Society of Dance and the New Orleans Baby Doll Ladies . 2023-03-23 . NOLA.
  5. News: Mejia . Paula . 2014-11-27 . Photos: The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade . 2023-02-24 . Newsweek.
    - Web site: Isaacs . Susan . New Orleans Baby Doll Ladies to appear in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade . 2014-11-27 . WDSU . 2023-02-24.
  6. Web site: 2022-03-01 . Meet the Baby Dolls of Mardi Gras, the Black women carrying on a longtime tradition . 2023-02-24 . Washington Post.
  7. Web site: 2023-02-20 . Junior Baby Doll Ladies display the 'Essence of A Baby Doll' on Fat Tuesday . 2023-03-29 . WGNO.

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