The Carolina Colorguard is an integral visual component of the Carolina Band and exemplifies the band's spirit and intensity. The guard includes USC students of all backgrounds and majors who want to perform at the highest level. The Carolina Colorguard is the perfect combination of students from both rising and accomplished levels of guard performance. There is a renewed energy and focus within our guard, focused simultaneously on both tradition and innovation.
The Carolina Colorguard rehearses 5 - 6:30 p.m., Tuesday through Friday during the fall semester, with an additional hour sectional one night per week. Members are selected through a competitive audition process in the spring. Members participate in all rehearsals and performances and receive a scholarship for their participation in the Carolina Band.
2023 Colorguard Auditions
Audition preparation videos can be found here for anyone registered to audition. Auditions are performed on flag only. Separate rifle auditions will be held early in the season.
Students should bring their own pole/flag, if possible.
Auditions are held in the spring at the Copenhaver Band Hall, 326 Sumter Street.
2023 Colorguard Auditions
Sunday, April 23
12:30 - 5:30 p.m.
2023 Carolina Spin Summer Clinic
Are you interested in honing your flag skills for your high school's colorguard? Join us from June 25-26 for Carolina Spin, hosted by Carolina Colorguard's own Billy and
Katie Pacifico. Registration is open to all rising freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors.
Colorguard Staff
Billy Pacifico is an active educator and choreographer currently living in Suwanee,
Georgia. He is proud to be co-program coordinator and choreographer for the Carolina
Colorguard. He is well known as the director and choreographer for Collins Hill HS.
Under his direction Collins Hill HS was a WGI Scholastic A Class Finalist, a WGI Scholastic
Open Class Finalist, and SAPA State Champions in 2010 & 2011. He is currently the
Artistic Director for Edge Independent in Atlanta, Georgia. Billy Has been with the
Divenire Winterguard out of Birmingham, Alabama for three seasons now and continues
to work with the program. Other programs Billy currently works with include Mill Creek
HS (WGI SA and Open class Finalist), Paramount A (WGI IA World Champion) and Paramount
Open (WGI IO Finalist). Billy has also choreographed for Stoneman Douglas HS Open
(WGI SO Silver Medalist), Stoneman Douglas World (WGI SW Finalist & BOA Atlanta Super
Regional Finalist), Gainesville Independent Open (WGI Finalist), Fahrenheit World,
Alliance of Miami World, Greater Johnstown (NY) Open, Western HS, Coral Glades HS
and many more.
As a performer Billy is an alumnus of The Cavalier Drum and Bugle corps in 2002. For his indoor experience Billy was accepted as a member of The Alliance of Miami Winter Guard. His membership at Alliance began during high school at the age of 15 and continued through his age out in 2002.
Katie Pacifico is co-program coordinator for the Carolina Colorguard. She is also
currently the colorguard director of Lambert High School and Cambridge High School.
Other schools and organizations she has taught include Collins Hill HS, Alpharetta
HS, Stoneman Douglas HS, Paramount A, Paramount Open, Gainesville Independent, Alliance
of Miami, Greater Johnstown (NY), Western HS, Coral Glades HS, Jupiter HS, Monarch
HS, and many more. She is an alumnus of J.P Taravella HS, MEDEA, The Boston Crusaders,
Premonition, and Alliance of Miami.
In her spare time Katie adds to her teaching experience through consultation work with various programs throughout Georgia as well as designing winterguard soundtracks.
Dr. Jennifer Camp brings over 35 years of world class champion-level experience to
the Carolina Color Guard. Her performance career culminated as guard captain of the
Santa Clara Vanguard, and captain/instructor for the UCLA marching band. She earned
four world class champion titles in DCI, WGI, and BOA as a performer and has spent
numerous years teaching and judging various competitive groups throughout Oklahoma,
Texas, California, and South Carolina. Jen remains engaged in the DCI activity and
has toured with the Velvet Knights, Madison Scouts, and most recently the Boston Crusaders.
Dr. Camp comes to USC after a career in military medicine, and currently practices
optometry in the Columbia area.
Questions about the Carolina Colorguard?
Call the Band Office at (803) 777-4278 or send an email to uofsccolorguard@gmail.com.