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Dr. Kay Teer Crawford was born Kay Waweehie Teer on August 16, 1914. She had Native American Cherokee and Comanche in her family lineage. She was raised in Grainger, Texas and lived in extreme poverty during her childhood. Crawford attended Edinburg High School (Edinburg, TX) where she started the first "modern dance drill team" in 1929 after she had earned a spot on the school's cheerleading squad but 90 of her schoolmates did not. Her drill team idea was inspired by the marching styles of Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets at a local community college. The following year, her idea came to fruition when the Edinburg High School "Seargenettes" took the field in the fall of 1930. Crawford earned degrees from Edinburg Junior College, the University of Texas, and University of Southern California (where she wrote her master's thesis on the subject of drill team). She earned her doctorate degree from Baylor University. Kay Crawford was a professor at Santa Monica College, UCLA, and USC.〔 Regarded as the "mother of drill team," Kay Teer Crawford died of cancer in her home in Redondo Beach, CA on August 29, 2001.〔 She was 88 years old.〔 == U.S. Nationals & Pageant == In 1967, Crawford came up with the idea to produce Miss Dance Drill Team USA (MDDTUSA Nationals & Pageant) for her Master's degree thesis project.〔 To support this endeavor, she also opened an annual summer camp called "Drill Team World".〔 Noted as the original and first national precision dance-sport competition for dance soloists, dance-drill teams, and dance studios, the inaugural USA (national dance competition ) was held in 1968 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium (Santa Monica, CA). It featured 268 dancers from 56 high schools and colleges across the United States. This contest is recognized as having started the precision dance competition industry.〔 Soloist performer Carolyn Burford from John F. Kennedy High School (Cyprus, CA) was crowned "Miss Drill Team USA". Mark Keppel High School (Alhambra, CA) won the song-pom category and Temple City High School (Temple City, CA) placed first in both the flag and baton twirling categories. The event was hosted by Hollywood actors Jim Lange, host of The Dating Game and Terry Becker, from NBC's television show Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. Academic scholarships were also awarded.〔 In 1970, Crawford's own daughter, Jan Crawford, was crowned the "Miss Drill Team USA" national solo title winner by television actor Chad Everett. The event and pageant format were registered by the United States Patent and Trademark Office in 1973.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4808:kee6v8.2.1 )〕 The event later moved preliminary competition to Santa Monica College, with the final round being held at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena when the event blossomed to include over 6000 participants. In 1978, contestants and teams from 25 U.S. states participated in the national competition. At the 1980 national competition, California Governor Jerry Brown declared a "Drill Team Day" and City of Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley declared it "Drill Team Week".〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.groupdynamicsinc.com/drill-frame.htm )〕 Crawford's "Miss Dance Drill Team USA" is registered as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kay Teer Crawford」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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