Championship titles 2013, 2014 (Class A) | Founded 1928 | |
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The White Sabers Drum and Bugle Corps is an open-class competitive all-age drum and bugle corps. Based in Dansville, New York the White Sabers has a long history as a parade, exhibition, and competitive organization as part of Drum Corps Associates (DCA) and is a DCA Class A World Champion.
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History
The White Sabers Drum and Bugle Corps was organized in 1928 under the sponsorship of the American Legion Daniel Goho Post #87 from Dansville, NY and later became independent in 1957. In 1994, after about 14 years of absence from the drum corps world, several former White Sabers members organized an alumni reunion, and an interest in performing was revived. In 2005, the White Sabers returned to the field as a competitive Class A drum corps. The following year, they competed and placed second in their first DCA World Championships in Rochester, NY on September 3, 2006. The membership dedicated their finals performance at the night show to Pete and Leslie Amico in deep appreciation of their supporting efforts. The White Sabers made DCA World Championships finals again in 2012, then achieved its first championship in DCA Class A in 2013. In 2014 they became the first A-class corps to win back-to-back championships, winning with the division's record score of 88.6 and marking two consecutive seasons of undefeated competition. In 2015 the White Sabers moved to the open class division.
Show summary (2004–2015)
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High Score
The White Sabers currently hold the all-time record for highest score in DCA class A with 88.60. 2014's preliminary competition set a new record of 88.03; this was bested the next night during finals when the current record of 88.60 was set.
The White Sabers' 2013 Show, "Fanfare for a New World", previously set the record for Drum Corps Associates' Class A highest score of all time. Although they scored 85.930 at finals, the record was set in preliminary competition scoring 85.950.
