As part of the Auburn University Marching Band, the auxiliary group Tiger Eyes includes majorettes, a dance line and a flag line, and they are looking for new members.
Tiger Eyes will be hosting a clinic Feb. 26 that will teach prospective members the audition process and an overview of basic steps and traveling techniques done for the actual auditions.
Students enrolled in the fall are encouraged to audition. Previous experience is recommended.
"I encourage anyone who is interested in being a part of the Tiger Eyes to come to the audition clinic because it is a great chance to meet the girls you will be auditioning with," said majorette Sara Beasley.
Dance line member Molly Montgomery agreed the clinic is advantageous to anyone wishing to audition.
"The clinic is a good opportunity to get to meet the staff and instructors and get a good idea of what to expect at the actual audition in April," Montgomery said.
The majorette clinic will be 8 to 10:30 a.m., dance line clinic will be 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and flag line clinic will be 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Tiger Eyes members dance at halftime for all home football games and travel to two or three away games each season.
Throughout the year, they learn up to six routines.
"But with all the play comes the work," said dance line member Ashley Summers. "As Tiger Eyes, we have a two-hour sectional practice on Monday, and Tuesday through Friday, we practice roughly an hour and a half with the marching band. Also, with time crunches, we call extra sectional practices for our individual lines."
Tiger Eyes is a special experience for all of those involved.
"I have found the meaning of what it is to be involved in something that is bigger than myself," Summers said.
"With the AUMB, don't expect individual glory; we are one unit, and we perform together. Any praise that we receive, we receive it as a group."
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