Bandettes

Sault Ste. Marie, ONT Canada
Founded: 1963

Inactive All Girl
Division III

Year	Position	Score	Theme/Songs
1977			Swanee * Toot Toot Tootsie Goodbye * Loch Lomond * Amazing Grace * Auld Lang Syne * Ontario
1981	306	47.500	(Repertoire not available)
1982	306	29.650	(Repertoire not available)
1984	217	54.000	(Repertoire not available)
1985	215	53.000	(Repertoire not available)
1986	308	69.000	(Repertoire not available)
1987	309	64.700	(Repertoire not available)
1988	307	77.600	(Repertoire not available)
1989	306	76.200	(Repertoire not available)
1990	308	73.700	Music from the Motown Era - (Repertoire not available)
1991	309	75.900	(Repertoire not available)
1992	309	76.500	(Repertoire not available)
1993	318	58.800	Unforgettable * Avalon * Route 66 * Orange Colored Sky * It's Only a Paper Moon
1994	322	62.000	Forever Plaid - Mr. Sandman * Crazy 'Bout Ya, Baby * Scotland the Brave * Gotta Be This Or That * Undecided
1995	326	60.800	Music from Manhattan Transfer - Wacky Dust * Ray's Rockhouse * Smile Again * Rambo
1996	324	54.600	Gypsy - Overture (from Gypsy) * All I Need is the Girl (from Gypsy) * If Mama Got Married (from Gypsy) * Closing Credits (from Gypsy)
1997	332	52.100	What They Did For Love: A Tribute To The All Girl Corps - What I Did For Love (from A Chorus Line) * One Fine Morning * Scotland the Brave * For All We Know * Fantasy * Big Noise from Winnetka (from Reveille with Beverly) * Farandole (from L'Arlesienne) * The Trolley Song (from Meet Me In St. Louis)
1998	322	65.500	Clearly Canadian - Moventa * The Boat Song * The Briar and the Rose * Winter Games
1999	323	66.000	Music from the film Swing Kids - Music from the film Swing Kids
2000	320	63.800	Take the 'A' Train * Serenade in Blue * New York, New York (from On the Town) * You and the Night and the Music * St. Louis Blues March * I Got Rhythm (from Girl Crazy) * Sing Sing Sing
2001	313	72.550	DRIVE - Thomas Crown Affair * Powerhouse * Tough, Driving from Three City Blocks
2002	317	70.100	Think Outside the Box - Waltz * March * Groove(s)
2003	316	69.750	Selections of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones - A Flecktone Fanfare * Big Country * Intro and Hoedown
2004	313	66.000	Dancing on the Water - Dancing on the Water * Modesty * Altair and Vega * Duo Oto Subito

Position 200+ indicates Division II, Position 300+ indicates Division III, Position 400+ indicates Mini Corps.

The Bandettes, formed in 1963, was an all-girl junior marching and maneuvering corps based in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.

Because they were closer to Grand Rapids than Toronto, the corps competes often in DCM, and accepts members from the United States. For several years the corps absorbed visiting girl marchers from the Philippines.

The Bandettes have competed at DCI since 1982 in Class II and III. Their highest finish was seventh in Class A-60 in 1988. In 2003, the 32-member corps took 25th place in Division II/III prelims. The 2004 finish was 13th in Division III Prelims, performing "Dancing on the Water."

Mary Wilson, the corps director, has been associated with the Bandettes for their entire existence.

A stylish corps, the Bandettes' uniforms consist of long plaid skirts with red tops.

[DCW, 1/93, p.6; DCW, 11/88, p.7; http://www.soonet.ca/bandettes/; CW, 4/03, p.5]
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"Mary Wilson was the original Majorette for the Sault Ste Marie Legion Band and from there she formed the Band color guard that grew into the drum corps, hence the name Bandettes."
[taken from a facebook group (GLDCA) conversation amongst some of Mary's peers]

Members (15)

Member Name	Section	Years Involved
Denny, Michelle	Drum Line	1999 to 2002
Doher, Jenny	Bassline	2004
Doucet, Jocelyne	Hornline Contra	1998 to 2004
Fedorchak, Cristina	Hornline-Soprano	1998 to 2002
Howe, Sandy	Drum Line	1994 to 2002
Kanuk-MacLean, Sharon	Brass instructor	1980 to 1985
Lanthier, Laura	soprano	1997 to 2002
Lanthier, Lizz	a little of everything	1996 to 1999
Snow III, Bal	Staff	2002 to 2004
Soucie, Miranda	Bass Line	1998 to 1999
Soucie, Miranda	Front Ensemble	2000
Soucie, Miranda	Soprano	2003
Tait, Crystal	Colour Guard	2002; 2001; 2000; 1999; 1995
Vega, Angelina	pit	1997 to 1998
cormier, kirsten	horn line	1978 to 1989