Macy Crain still has two more months to walk the halls of Tallassee High School.
Even before she gets her high school diploma Crain is completing a dream of being an Auburn University Marching Band majorette. Crain took time out of spring break to try out.
Submitted / TPI Macy Crain, center, poses with her parents Jake and Jennifer Crain. The Tallassee High School senior achieved a childhood dream of being selected as one of 14 majorettes for the Auburn University Marching Band.
“I have always wanted to do it,” Crain said. “It has been a dream since I was little.”
Crain will now be a majorette at her favorite school at Auburn’s A-Day game this Saturday.
“It will all be in the stands for tunes there,” Crain said.
The tryout process for the Auburn majorette line was rigorous. Crain first submitted a video of her skills. Then there were three different in-person activities.
“We had a group routine,” Crain said. “They taught us in 30 minutes and had to perform it right after. It is basically to see how fast we can learn.”
Next was a “traveling portion.” It included many of the pregame routines such as the majorette jobs, prancing and jazz running. Then there was a solo performance.
Crain was ready for everything thrown at her during the process thanks to years of practice.
“I started taking dance when I was 3,” Crain said. “I developed a strong relationship with my dance teacher Ms. Vicki Baker. She has been helping with the majorettes at the high school for a long time.”
As a child, Crain and her parents attended numerous Auburn games too. The now high school senior found her way to the band during tailgating, naturally hanging out with the majorettes. She would even practice some of the pregame majorette routines at home. As Crain grew up, so did her formal training. She has been a majorette at Tallassee High School for four years and selected as head majorette her senior year.
Training to be a majorette went beyond Tallassee.
“I have gone to multiple camps in Auburn with the honor band and the camps in the summer,” Crain said.
Crain is now readying herself for the next steps in life. She plans to study speech pathology at Auburn.
“I always wanted to work in a school system but not necessarily a teacher,” Crain said. “I felt that it is something I could be interested in.”
Crain joins former Tallassee Marching Band members who have gone on to university bands. Some have even been majorettes including Emma Kate Holley and Natalie Hadaway who were Auburn majorettes last year. Others have been majorettes in college at places like the University of Alabama.
“It really is an honor to be selected for this line,” Crain said. “I’m about to experience something not many get to do. I’m grateful for that.”