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Drum Corps Associates

Drum Corps Associates (DCA) is the governing body for modern senior or all-age drum and bugle corps

Drum and bugle corps (modern)

A drum and bugle corps or drum corps is a musical marching unit consisting of brass instruments, percussion instruments, and Color guard ....
in North America. It is the counterpart of Drum Corps International

Drum Corps International

Drum Corps International , formed in 1972, is the non-profit governing body operating the North American Drum and bugle corps circuit for junior corps, whose members are between the ages of 13 and 21....
(DCI) which governs junior drum corps. DCA was formed in 1965 as the first heir to the modern drum corps activity, breaking from the classic

Drum and bugle corps (classic)

Classic drum and bugle corps are North American musical ensembles that descended from military Bugle and drum units returning from World War I and succeeding wars....
style, and has crowned 44 Open Class World Champions

DCA Open Class World Champions

During Labor Day Weekend, Drum Corps Associates Open Class corps compete to earn the title of DCA Open Class World Champion. The championships consist of 2 rounds held on 2 consecutive nights ....
and 11 Class A World Champions

DCA Class A World Champions

During Labor Day Weekend, Drum Corps Associates Class A corps compete to earn the title of DCA Class A World Champion. The championships consist of 2 rounds held on 2 consecutive nights ....
thus far.

For many years, the corps in DCA were concentrated in the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada, with the occasional corps from further away (for example, Minnesota Brass).

However, starting in the late 1990s, more all-age corps started up in areas traditionally not known for all-age corps; for example, in the South (examples: Corpvets, Music City Legend, Heat Wave

Heat wave

A heat wave is a prolonged period of excessively hot weather, which may be accompanied by high humidity. There is no universal definition of a heat wave; the term is relative to the usual weather in the area....
, and Carolina Gold) and the state of California (examples: Renegades

Renegades

Renegades may refer to:* Renegades Series by Jessica Palmer, first published by Scholastic books, reprinted by Mundania* Renegades , 2000 album by Rage Against The Machine...
and SoCal Dream).

In part this can be attributed to the sudden availability of G bugles from DCI

DCI

DCI may be an abbreviation for:...
corps that switched over from G to B flat instrumentation starting in 2000.

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Drum Corps Associates (DCA) is the governing body for modern senior or all-age drum and bugle corps

Drum and bugle corps (modern)

Drum Corps International

Drum and bugle corps (classic)

DCA Open Class World Champions

DCA Class A World Champions

Heat wave

Renegades

DCI

DCI may be an abbreviation for:...
corps that switched over from G to B flat instrumentation starting in 2000. DCA adopted any-key brass shortly thereafter. Given that buying an inventory of G bugles prior to the any-key rule would always be very expensive, the adoption of any-key brass greatly aided the almost explosive increase in the number of all-age corps hitting the field.

The "all-age" moniker has taken on additional weight in DCA in recent years. The expense of DCI membership (travel, camp fees, tour fees, tuition, and membership fees) has made membership prohibitive for some performers who are eligible to participate. An additional attraction for DCA performers is that most DCA performances are within a few hours travel from home. DCA corps typically rehearse and perform on the weekends. Likewise, family members can attend most performances, and there is time during the week to meet work and family obligations.

DCA Corps

Corps	Location	Website
Alliance	Alpharetta, Georgia Alpharetta, Georgia Alpharetta is a city in north Fulton County, Georgia, Georgia , United States. According to a 2008 estimate, Alpharetta's population is 65,168....
Austin Stars Austin Stars Drum and Bugle Corps The Austin Stars Drum and Bugle Corps is an all-age Drum and bugle corps based in Austin, Texas, Texas and is a member of the Austin Stars Performing Arts Association....	Austin, Texas Austin, Texas Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Travis County, Texas. Situated in Central Texas and part of the Southwestern United States, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 16th-largest in the United States....
Brigadiers Syracuse Brigadiers Drum and Bugle Corps The Brigadiers are an all-age drum and bugle corps operated by the Brigadiers Music Association, a 501 non-profit organization. The Brigadiers are charter members of Drum Corps Associates....	Syracuse, New York Syracuse, New York Syracuse is the fifth largest city in New York State, United States. According to the United States Census 2000, the city population was 147,306, and its Syracuse metropolitan area had a population of 732,117....
Buccaneers Reading Buccaneers Drum and Bugle Corps The Reading Buccaneers Drum and Bugle Corps is an all-age or senior Drum and bugle corps based in Reading, Pennsylvania. The Buccaneers are charter members of Drum Corps Associates....	Reading, Pennsylvania Reading, Pennsylvania Reading is a city in southeastern Pennsylvania, United States. It is the county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, and the center of the Greater Reading Area....
Bushwackers Bushwackers Drum and Bugle Corps The Bushwackers is an all-age drum and bugle corps that competes in the Drum Corps Associates circuit, and is a 501c3 Not-For-Profit Organization. The corps is based in Franklin, New Jersey while its offices are located in Norwalk, Connecticut....	Harrison, New Jersey Harrison, New Jersey Harrison is a Town in Hudson County, New Jersey, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the town population was 14,424....
Caballeros Hawthorne Caballeros Drum and Bugle Corps The Hawthorne Caballeros Drum and Bugle Corps from Hawthorne, New Jersey are one of the oldest and the most decorated summer Drum and bugle corps in Drum Corps Associates....	Hawthorne, New Jersey Hawthorne, New Jersey Hawthorne is a Borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 18,218....
Carolina Gold	Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh, North Carolina Raleigh is the Capital of the state of North Carolina and the List of North Carolina county seats of Wake County, North Carolina. Raleigh is known as the ?City of Oaks? for its many oaks....
Chops, Inc.	Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis is the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Hennepin County, Minnesota. The city lies on both banks of the Mississippi River, just north of the river's confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Saint Paul, Minnesota, the state's Capital ....
CorpsVets Atlanta CorpsVets The Atlanta CorpsVets is an all-age drum and bugle corps that competes in the Drum Corps Associates circuit, and is a 501c3 Not-For-Profit Organization based in Atlanta, Georgia....	Acworth, Georgia Acworth, Georgia Acworth is a city in Cobb County, Georgia , United States. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 13,422. Census estimated a 2005 population of 17,428....
Crusaders ²	Rochester, New York Rochester, New York Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, New York State, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. The Rochester metropolitan area is the second largest economy in New York State, behind the New York City metropolitan area....
Derby City Knights	Louisville, Kentucky Louisville, Kentucky Louisville is Kentucky's largest city and county seat of Jefferson County, Kentucky. The city's estimated population as of 2006 is listed as 557,789, with a population of 1,233,733 in the Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area....
Empire Statesmen Empire Statesmen Drum and Bugle Corps History ...	Rochester, New York Rochester, New York Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, New York State, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. The Rochester metropolitan area is the second largest economy in New York State, behind the New York City metropolitan area....
Excelsior	Troy, New York Troy, New York Troy is a city in New York, United States, and the county seat of Rensselaer County, New York. As of the United States Census 2000, the population was 49,170....
Frontier Frontier Drum and Bugle Corps Frontier Drum and Bugle Corps is an all age Drum Corps Associates A Class summer Drum and bugle corps based in Denton, Texas, Texas .Frontier operates under the umbrella of the Frontier Performing Arts Association , which, in addition to Frontier, operates Texas Independent Winterguard, Open Range brass ensemble, the Sky Ryders Drum and Bu... ¹	Denton, Texas Denton, Texas Denton is the county seat of Denton County, Texas in the United States. According to the 2000 United States Census, the city's population was 80,537, making it the eleventh largest city in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex....
Fusion Core Fusion Core Fusion Core Drum and Bugle Corps, founded in 2006, is a Class A DCA Drum Corps based in Morris County, New Jersey. Also simply called "Fusion", they are relatively new to the drum corps world.... ¹	Morris County, New Jersey Morris County, New Jersey Morris County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about 25 mi west of New York City. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 470,212, and grew to 493,160 as of the Census Bureau's 2006 estimate.....
Govenaires Govenaires Drum and Bugle Corps Govenaires Drum and Bugle Corps is an all age Drum Corps Associates Class A Drum and bugle corps based in St. Peter, Minnesota, Minnesota .... ¹	St. Peter, Minnesota St. Peter, Minnesota St. Peter is a city in Nicollet County, Minnesota, Minnesota, United States. The population was 9,747 at the United States Census, 2000. It is the county seat of Nicollet County, Minnesota....
Grenadiers	Kingston, Ontario Kingston, Ontario Kingston, Ontario is a Canadian city located at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, where the lake runs into the St. Lawrence River and the Thousand Islands begin....
Gulf Coast Sound ²	Houston, Texas Houston, Texas Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States of America and the largest city within the state of Texas. As of the 2007 U.S. Census estimate, the city has a population of 2.2 million within an area of 600 square miles ....
Hurricanes	Derby, Connecticut Derby, Connecticut Derby is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States. The population was 12,391 at the 2000 United States Census. With of land area, Derby is Connecticut's smallest municipality....
Kilties Kilties Drum and Bugle Corps The Kilties Drum and Bugle Corps are an all-age drum and bugle corps competing in the Drum Corps Associates circuit. It is a 501 non-profit organization based in Racine, Wisconsin.... ¹	Racine, Wisconsin Racine, Wisconsin Racine is a city in and the county seat of Racine County, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, United States, located on the shore of Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Root River ....
LakeShoremen	Troy, Michigan Troy, Michigan Troy is a city in Oakland County, Michigan in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a suburb of Detroit, Michigan. The population was 80,959 at the 2000 United States Census, making it the 12th-largest city in Michigan by population, and the second-largest city in Oakland County after Farmington Hills, Michigan....
Masquerade	Ruston, Louisiana Ruston, Louisiana Ruston is a city in and the parish seat of Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, Louisiana, United States. The population was 20,546 at the 2000 United States Census....
Minnesota Brass Inc.	Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul is the state capital and second most populated city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies on the north bank of the Mississippi River, downstream of the river's confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, Minnesota, the state's List of cities in Minnesota....
Music City Legend ²	Nashville, Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee Nashville is the Capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County, Tennessee. It is the second most populous city in the state after Memphis, Tennessee....
New York Skyliners	New York, New York
Renegades Renegades Drum and Bugle Corps The Renegades Drum and Bugle Corps is an all-age Drum and Bugle Corps competing in the Drum Corps Associates circuit. The corps is also a 501c3 non-profit organization....	San Francisco, California San Francisco, California The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States, with a 2007 estimated population of 799,183....
Shenandoah Sound ²	Manassas Park, Virginia Manassas Park, Virginia Manassas Park is a city in Virginia. Like all Virginia municipalities incorporated as cities, it is an independent city and not part of any county; it is bordered by the city of Manassas, Virginia and Prince William County, Virginia....
SoCal Dream ¹	Irvine, California Irvine, California Irvine is an incorporated city in Orange County, California, United States. It is a planned city, mainly developed by the Irvine Company since the 1960s....
Sun Devils	North Port, Florida North Port, Florida North Port is a city in Sarasota County, Florida, Florida, United States. The population was 22,797 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S....
Sunrisers Sunrisers Drum and Bugle Corps The Sunrisers Drum and Bugle Corps is an All-Age Corps, or Senior Corps, that performs in the Drum Corps Associates circuit. The Sunrisers was started as the Marine Memorial Drum Corps of Nassau County in 1950 by a man named John Hodge....	Long Island, New York
White Sabers ²	Dansville, New York Dansville, New York Dansville, New York may refer to:* Dansville, Livingston County, New York* Dansville, Steuben County, New York...

¹ Associate member of DCA
² Affiliate of DCA

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