Former members of the Florida A&M University marching band took the stand Wednesday as dramatic testimony continued in the trial of the accused ringleader charged in the hazing death of drum major Robert Champion in 2011.

Dante Martin, who has been charged with felony hazing and manslaughter, was the so-called ringleader of the beating that authorities said killed Champion. Martin is the first of four band members to stand trial for the 26-year-old’s death.

It was a busy day in court as prosecutors called six witnesses to the stand to testify, including fellow band members who were also charged in the case, band directors and law enforcement officials.

Lizette Sanchez took the stand Wednesday and talked about what it was like to go through the violent hazing the same night Champion was killed.

Sanchez was a sophomore at the time when she volunteered to participate in the hazing ritual known as "Crossing Bus C." She said she told Martin, who was the Bus C president, she wanted to do it so she could be part of the tradition.

And so, after the Florida Classic football game, Sanchez, along with Champion and Keon Hollis — who was Tuesday's witness — went to the dark bus late at night. Sanchez said she removed her band uniform and was in just a tank top and shorts.

She testified she was slapped on her back multiple times for "prepping."

Then it began.

She said she made it halfway through the bus as people hit her. Some blocked the aisle, preventing her from making it to the back of the bus. She testified she must have been hit 100 times, adding that it felt like the hazing went on "forever."

"I guess your body goes into shock after so much beating, and you just want to get to the back," Sanchez said.

By the time she made it to the back of the bus, the top of her clothes were ripped off. She said it felt like she was going in and out of consciousness.

Sanchez testified Champion looked tired and beat up like others. It was about an hour later, Sanchez said, when she found out Champion died.

When she was questioned by the defense, the focus turned to her choice to participate in the hazing ritual. She testified that she was never harassed to take part in "Crossing Bus C" by other band members or by Martin specifically.

Too former FAMU band members, Shawn Turner and Jonathan Boyce, also took the stand Wednesday to testify about what happened the night Robert Champion died.

"He said, 'Oh, God. Oh, God,' and passed out," Boyce said.

Boyce and Turner both faced the same charges as Martin, but both took plea deals instead.

Timothy Wood, of the Orange County Sheriff's Office, was one of the first responders to the scene after someone called 911.

"In addition to being very ashen, his eyes were open and he had what appeared to be vomit on his chin," Wood testified. "He was cold to the touch. I assessed him for breathing and a heartbeat, but I found neither."

Prosecutors also called two Florida A&M University band directors to the stand, but both of them said they didn't have any knowledge of the activities on Bus C. The band directors also testified that students signed a letter about a policy that prohibits hazing.

The trial continues Thursday. It is expected to last until next week.