Meet the 2027 Choreographers
Malan Messemore
Choreographer
Malan Messemore is a Dallas, TX local. He was born and raised in the Rowlett, TX and currently lives in the Las Colinas area. Malan is one of the founders of Mirage Performance Ensemble where he has served as a Co-director since 2021. He is a Color Guard Caption Lead at the Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps where he has been a part of the color guard staff since 2019.
Malan holds a Bachelor of Arts from The University of Texas at Arlington, with a focus on film, graphic design, and drawing. Malan has 14 years of educational experience specializing in color guard instruction, weapon technique, staging, choreography, and artistic design. His experience includes Berkner HS(2017-2021), Red Oak HS(2021-2024), Lebanon Trail HS(2025-Present), Allen HS (2026-Present), Keller HS (2025-2026), Blue Stars Drum and Bugle Corps (2019-Present), Mirage (2021-Present), Ménage (2024-2025), First Flight (2026-Present) and others.
Malan works as a designer and creative at Band Today, joining the team in 2024. There he produces costumes, flags, prop graphics, and more. Malan also works with various local and national programs providing staging services, choreography, and full package programming. His performing experience includes CGT (2015-2020), the Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps (2013-2015), Black Gold Winterguard (2012-2014).
Markell Allen
Choreographer
Markell Allen, originally from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, found his passion for Color Guard at a young age and has since grown to be an avid participant in the activity. Marching with an array of groups including, Carolina Crown, Boston Crusaders, Etude Winter Guard and Pride of Cincinnati, his experiences have allowed him the chance to learn and grow as a performer and educator in the artform. As an educator, Allen has had the opportunity of teaching a multitude of groups that span across many states, including South Carolina, Indiana, Tennessee and Texas. And teaching drum corps including The Cavaliers and Madison Scouts. In the Winter, he is on the creative and admin team at Revival Winter Guard in Indianapolis, IN and has had the pleasure of choreographing for the Pride of Cincinnati while they were active, La Voute Performance Ensemble in St Louis and First Flight. Allen received his B.F.A. in Graphic Design from the University of South Carolina and works in creating digital and print designs for multiple purposes. He mainly focuses his efforts in the pageantry arts, curating his skills towards creating for the band and guard communities. He works with a multitude of companies producing sets, costumes and visual elements for productions. Allen currently resides in Indianapolis, Indiana working with groups in the Indianapolis area and continuing to share his love for color guard and design with a multitude of teams across the country.
Tykeem Rainey
Choreographer
Tykeem Rainey is an active choreographer and the guard director at Ronald Reagan High School in San Antonio, Tx. Tykeem was a member of the color guard at the Madison Scouts from 2008-2011. Upon aging out, Tykeem served as an intern and staff member from 2012-2014. During the off-season, Tykeem had the opportunity to march with Impact Independent from Northern Virginia, Virginia from 2008-2012 and won the WGI Independent A Gold Medal.
In 2014, Tykeem had the opportunity to perform in the Tony and Emmy Award Winning production, “BLAST!” that toured many prefectures throughout Japan. From 2015 to 2018, Tykeem performed and choreographed “Mix it Up,” a staged theme show located at Busch Gardens, in Williamsburg, Virginia. In the spring of 2017, Tykeem earned his bachelor’s degree (With Honors) in History (Concentration in Caribbean Slavery) from Virginia Commonwealth University located in Richmond, Virginia.
Tykeem’s most recent summer was spent with the 2021 Madison Scouts Color Guard. Currently, Tykeem is the lead choreographer and visual coordinator for the Madison Scouts Drum and Bugle Corps as well as a Co-Director of Origins Open. Tykeem is also a choreographer and technician to color guards and other ensembles such as: Hickory High School, Hebron High School, Cedar Park High School, Claudia Taylor Johnson High School, Davenport High School, Frenship High School, Origins Open, Origins World, George Mason World, First Flight World, and ONYX World.