So, the 18-year-old sophomore found a way to fill a void and bring Black culture here to the university by forming its first majorette team. “Majorettes specifically intrigued me because it ...

Majorette dancing is a style of dance that began in the South and Midwest in the 1960s and is often closely associated with historically Black colleges and universities.

Still, Zachery said teams existing before 2000, including her own in the '80s, aligned with a drill-type of performance. "They did a lot of arm movements and very simple things like kicks.