Sequins of march

The news merited a joyous dance — or, perhaps, a strut. Earlier this year, when the Fancy Brigades announced they would reunite with the Comic, Fancy and String Band divisions, they made the Broad Street strut whole again.

The costumed characters — minus the floats — will partially prance down the parade route (from Oregon to Washington avenues only) in between two performances at the Pennsylvania Convention Center on Saturday.

As they finish up their noon performance at the center, the 11 clubs will be bused in groups to Broad and Oregon. Following the string bands, the first group of four Fancy Brigade clubs will simultaneously perform on adjacent blocks, then head north. The next two groups follow their lead. At Washington Avenue, all Fancy Brigades will board buses to the center’s 5 p.m. judging show.