New Orleans Baby Doll Ladies

Dance group

New Orleans Baby Doll Ladies

General information
Name	New Orleans Baby Doll Ladies
Year founded	2005; 19 years ago (2005)
Founder	Millisia White
Principal venue	New Orleans, Los Angeles
Website	www.neworleanssocietyofdance.com

New Orleans Baby Doll Ladies is a dance group founded by Millisia White^[1] in 2005^[2] when Hurricane Katrina hit the United States.^[3] The Congo Square stage at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival was the place where New Orleans Baby Doll Ladies made its first public appearance in 2009. The group’s “music ambassador” DJ Hektik scored custom tunes for this event. In 2010, group marched in its first parade on Mardi Gras.^[4] The group also performed in the 2014 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.^[5] The group performs and co-ordinates outreach programs year-round. It is also associated with Carnival. The tradition of Baby Doll march started in 1912^[1]^[6] by groups of women in New Orleans' red-light district, who marched in streets and dressed as dolls.^[1]

New Orleans Baby Doll Ladies group inducted 20 Juniors in Dance with The Dolls program. The juniors participated in The Krewe of New Orleans Baby Doll Ladies Mardi Gras Day Dance-Parade, with the theme "Essence of A Baby Doll".^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Negron, Shaina (8 February 2013). "A modern celebration of African-American history". CNN. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
^ writer, Doug MacCash. "Mardi Gras 2020: All the dance and marching groups from the Pussyfooters to the 610 Stompers". NOLA. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- "New Orleans is a City of Stories". National Geographic. 1 March 2018. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
^ "The 'Baby Dolls' Of Mardi Gras: A Fun Tradition With A Serious Side". NPR. 16 February 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
^ Curtis, Wayne. "Book Review: 'Unfathomable City' by Rebecca Solnit and Rebecca Snedeker". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- "Mardi Gras: 'One Time of Year People Can Act Like Fools'". Voiucs of America. Associated Press. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- "MASQUERADE: THE TRADITIONS OF NEW ORLEANS MARDI GRAS ON VIEW AT THE LOUISIANA STATE ARCHIVES". L'Observateur. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- "#Following: Millisia White, dance educator and artistic director of New Orleans Society of Dance and the New Orleans Baby Doll Ladies". NOLA. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
^ Mejia, Paula (27 November 2014). "Photos: The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade". Newsweek. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- Isaacs, Susan (27 November 2014). "New Orleans Baby Doll Ladies to appear in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade". WDSU. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
^ "Meet the Baby Dolls of Mardi Gras, the Black women carrying on a longtime tradition". Washington Post. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
^ "Junior Baby Doll Ladies display the 'Essence of A Baby Doll' on Fat Tuesday". WGNO. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 29 March 2023.