Whether she knows it or not; every girl who has ever dreamed of taking her place in a line of high-kicking dancers on a football field at halftime has been inspired by the Kilgore College Rangerettes; the worlds first precision dance drill team. Founded in Kilgore; Texas; in 1939-1940 by the incomparable Gussie Nell Davis; the Rangerettes have performed for national and international audiences; appearing frequently at events such as the Macys Thanksgiving Day Parade and major football bowl games across the nation; including the New Years Cotton Bowl Classic in Dallas each year since 1951.An icon of Americana; the red-white-and-blue clad Rangerettes have drawn the attention of numerous photographers and writers seeking to understand the enduring appeal of a group that some might view as anachronistic. O. Rufus Lovett; a fine art photographer who has taught at Kilgore College for more than thirty years; began photographing the Rettes in 1989. His interpretive photo essay in this book expresses his fascination with "the glamour of the Rangerettes performances juxtaposed with the small-town atmosphere; football turf; metal bleachers; chain-link fences; and asphalt and concrete environment." In Lovetts masterfully composed photographs; the Rangerette performances captivate with their multiplicity of "shapes; patterns; and designs."While Lovett treats the Rettes as an artistic subject; he also captures the esprit de corps that keeps the girls smiling even when they have to march on icy pavement and prompts their mothers to wear T-shirts that proudly proclaim "Rette Mom." An affectionate; yet unsentimental and occasionally irreverent portrait; Kilgore Rangerettes beautifully conveys the timeless quality of this unique subculture of young American womanhood.
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