NEW ORLEANS, La. — Tuesday is Mardi Gras but the party on the streets of New Orleans began earlier this week thanks to Milwaukee's dancing grannies! The grannies contributed to Mardi gras Tuesday is Mardi Gras but the party on the streets of New Orleans began earlier this week thanks to Milwaukee's dancing grannies!The grannies contributed to The Milwaukee Dancing Grannies performed at Mardi Gras in New Orleans on a sunny Sunday afternoon. The group was devastated in November 2021 when they lost t The Milwaukee Dancing Grannies performed at Mardi Gras in New Orleans on a sunny Sunday afternoon. The group was devastated in November 2021 when they lost three dancers and a volunteer in the The Milwaukee Dancing Grannies join the New Orleans 610 Stompers dance troop in Carnival parade. CNN video. SE-004MO The Milwaukee Dancing Grannies join the New Orleans 610 Stompers dance troop in Carnival parade. CNN video. Dancing Grannies perform at Mardi Gras. Feb 20, 2023 Feb 20, 2023; 0; Facebook; Twitter; The Milwaukee Dancing Grannies made a sparkling debut at Mardi Gras after receiving an invitation from the 610 Stompers, a popular dance group in New Orleans. The Grannies are still healing after The Milwaukee Dancing Grannies have landed in New Orleans and are ready to perform in the iconic Mardi Gras parade. When the Grannies landed, the 610 Stompers, an all-male dance group, were there The Milwaukee Dancing Grannies will perform at Mardi Gras in New Orleans – their biggest parade yet. The group lost four members in the Waukesha Christmas Parade attack in November 2021. Dancing Grannies will have special costumes, hats for New Orleans parade The Grannies are used to doing parades that are around 1-mile in length, but the Krewe of Thoth parade is about seven times The 610 Stompers, one of New Orleans' most beloved Mardi Gras dance troupes, have invited the Milwaukee Dancing Grannies to be their guests as they trip the light fantastic through the streets on Dancing Grannies performing at Mardi Gras in New Orleans. The thought of someone driving a vehicle through a crowd of people during a celebration brought Jan and Jean right back to the Waukesha MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Dancing Grannies will be in the New Orleans Mardi Gras parade next year. “We got a shout out from the 610 Stompers and they reached out to us in January or February and they wanted to help us out after the [Waukesha] parade tragedy, and they didn’t know how,” said Kathi Schmeling, one of the Dancing Grannies’ coaches. The groups have since formed a close friendship, with the Dancing Grannies performing at Mardi Gras in February 2023 at the invitation of the 610 Stompers. "You know, tragedy brought us together. The popular 610 Stompers invited the Dancing Grannies after hearing about the Waukesha Parade tragedy in 2021.WATCH Milwaukee Dancing Grannies arrive in New Orleans to march in Mardi Gras parade The Milwaukee Dancing Grannies are in the Big Easy for Mardi Gras, and they received a New Orleans-style welcome.Members arrived in New Orleans Thursday to chants of "Granny Strong."They then Some charmingly quirky videos from Mardi Gras 2023 in New Orleans Milwaukee's Dancing Grannies, a mechanical king’s head, the WeatherGirls and more ABBA! NEW ORLEANS — Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport threw a parade for a group of honored guests from Milwaukee. When the Dancing Grannies arrived in New Orleans, the 610 Stompers A favorite New Orleans dance krewe will have some special guests performing alongside them on the parade route this Carnival Season.The Milwaukee Dancing Grannies will join the 610 Stompers when A beloved Mardi Gras dance krewe is headed to Wisconsin to parade with another local dance troupe.The 610 Stompers will perform alongside the Milwaukee Dancing Grannies at a number of parades in
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