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Color Guard

Be a part of the Pride of Acadiana Color Guard!

Auditions & Scholarships

Prospective members should be enrolled (or in the process of enrolling) at either UL Lafayette or SLCC.  

Guard members are awarded the Service Award of $600 (fall only) OR a Housing Award.  Please see the Scholarship Page for more details.

Feature Twirler

Ragin Cajun Feature Twirler Audition Information

Eligibility
Tryout eligibility is limited to students enrolled at the University of Louisiana, incoming freshmen who have already been accepted for admittance to the University for the fall semester, as well as students enrolled at SoLaCC.
We seek twirlers with well-developed technique who can adapt their skills to a variety of musical styles and perform their routines within the rhythmic foundation of the music. Successful routines will incorporate vertical/horizontal two through four turns, toss illusions, toss walkovers, and two and three baton work.

The current Feature twirler for the 2025-2026 season is:

  • Tara Zielinski - Prairieville, LA (Incoming sophomore; Nursing Major)

For more information about our current twirlers, please visit our Instagram (@ragincajunstwirlers)


Audition Process
I. PRE-SCREENING - There are two parts to this process.  All candidates must begin by filling out the following form (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf-iSY497UEu5DdaAWMaGadXxfD-eStz-Ae6erUaegFAiHcaQ/viewform?usp=sharing).  Next, we ask that you include a twirling video (approximately 2-4 minutes in length) that is unedited and done in one continuous take. We strongly recommend that this video include at a minimum the following skills: Vertical/horizontal four turns, toss double illusion, toss double cartwheel and/or walkover, a variety of down-field tricks, intermediate to advanced two and three baton work, dance technique/flexibility, and showmanship.  For highest video quality, we recommend uploading the audition video to Youtube as an unlisted video and copying your link into the google form.  Prescreening materials for consideration for the 2025-2026 Pride of Acadiana are due by Tuesday, April 1.  Materials sent after that date will not be accepted.  

  • Please Note: All applicants must complete the above requirements and must be accepted to or currently enrolled at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette to be considered for advancement past the pre-screening process.


II. INVITATION- After the completion of the PRE-SCREENING PROCESS by the directors of the band, an email will be sent to selected candidates for an invitation to a live audition.  Students selected for a live audition will be notified by April 15, and instructions for the live audition materials will be included in the email. 

If you have further questions regarding our Feature Twirler membership and audition process, please email the band department at ul.bands@louisiana.edu