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Men from their 20s to their 80s now proudly call themselves Stompers, drawn from all walks of life and from across the.

High school fullback, pro-wrestling hopeful, nightclub bouncer large, all of which he's been. Pop-and-locking through parades, they draw rapturous applause from audiences equally impressed and amused by the Stompers’ unique style.

The Stompers line up four across. [1].

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The year-old tried out on a lark because a friend is a Stomper, and was quickly drawn in by the camaraderie. [2] Their uniform consists of a tennis skirts, jackets, and visors. The Stompers are New Orleans' only all-male marching dance troupe. Dante Hale of the Stompers, an all-male marching club, does a warm-up dance with fellow Stompers.

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It sounds like a fairy tale, but it’s the true story of the Stompers, New Orleans’s only all-male dance crew. The Stompers dance at charity events, bars and halftime shows. The crowd cheers. Most are mustachioed, middle-aged and soft around the middle.

The Stompers are many things but, first and foremost, we are Ordinary Men with Extraordinary Moves. Now, on a cool Saturday night, Hale fidgets in a mall parking lot in this town southwest of his home in New Orleans. They are dressed identically: white terry cloth headbands, red satin bomber jackets open to the belly, knee-high white tube socks and sneakers, spray-painted gold, that glow softly against the concrete.

A tall man with "Slab" stitched onto his satin bomber jumps on the Stompers' white Ford F pickup with its huge black speakers. Hale, sporting a pinkie-wide mustache, is part of the rookie crop of 20 who came on board in August.

Their message: Dancing is for everyone, 610 stompers gay pudgy, middle-aged men. Since their humble inception inthe Stompers have become a NOLA institution. They are the Stompers, New Orleans' only all-male marching dance troupe.

Hale's reprieve comes as about 90 other men surround him. D ante Hale is a large man. More photos. Doctors, lawyers, geochemists, math teachers and a pedicab driver fill the roster. The men have no formal dance experience but are the type who are traditionally first on the dance floor at any event.

All 6 feet and pounds of him has been poured into a white tank top and baby blue polyester shorts like those favored by high school wrestling coaches in the '80s. The Stompers uniform is a 70s-style look of white tank tops, headbands, tube socks, blue shorts, gold spray-painted sneakers, and a signature red bomber jacket.

Their months of training build to performing extravagantly goofy dances over six-mile-long parade routes. But the parades of Mardi Gras season are their Broadway run. Men Without Hats sings, "We can dance if we want to. Since our birth inwe have evolved and grown into a man strong, all male dance group whose bold mission is to return the ordinary man to the glory of dance.

The first synthesizer notes of "Safety Dance" pound out. [1] The female counterpart to the Stompers is the Splits. Three things you got to do: Be humble, don't be cheesy, and don't make sex with the people.