Camden Sophisticated Sisters Drill Team

Ariana Turner, 8, has been on the Camden Sophisticated Sisters Drill Team since she was very young.  (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

Menyi Paulk, 7 1/2, is also a longtime team member.  (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

A crowd gathers in the Philadelphia Museum of Art for the drill team’s performance.  (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

Dance director Tawanda Jones, who founded the team, watches the troupe perform.  (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

The shoes of team member Sahirah Aikens, 8.  (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

The Camden Sophisticated Sisters Drill Team performs at the museum.  (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

Savanah Brooks, 11, in red jacket, dances with the team.  (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

More of the performance.  (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

Team member Tina Baker applauds the performance.  (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

The team leaves the museum after the performance.  (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)

Kennedy Pelt, 9, rides a bus home to Camden, N.J.  (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)