Color Guard

Color Guard Blog

The color guard is a nonmusical section that provides additional visual aspects to the performance. The marching band and color guard performance generally takes place on a football field while the color guard interprets the music that the marching band is playing via the synchronized spinning of flags, sabers, shields, or other pieces of equipment, or through dance. The colorguard uses different colors of flags to enhance the visual effect of the marching band as a whole.

The color guard performs at half time of home football games as well as at marching band competitions throughout Iowa and Minnesota from August through October. Rehearsals, including a weeklong camp, begin in July. Both men and women are encouraged to participate. Tryouts are held in April.