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I might be mistaken, but I think Urban Dances was written for the New York City Ballet. As a New Yorker I find the music captures the pulse of the city brilliantly. In addition, as a New Yorker who has spent many hours riding NYC trains and buses, the In.Trance.It idea is heady in it’s attempt to share an experience that is very specific and also universal. Now I might think that because back in college I shot a photo series with almost the same name and a very similar concept. Here is why: Mass transit riders would board the bus or train and within minutes look like they were in a trance. My favorite photos of the series were taken on different buses on different days of a girl (about 5) and an elderly lady. Despite having no connection to each other, they have the exact same expression - eyes set to a point somewhere in a daydream. Yet somehow, when they arrive at their destination, they snap out of it and are on their way. It happened to me many times and yet I can’t quite put my finger on the sensation of arriving someplace you knew you were going but were not in complete control of traveling to (much like our travel through life). It's a vague sensation and difficult to describe. My thought is that maybe the show description was written in a not-quite-concrete way to evoke that intangible feeling. Either way, what I’ve seen on the field from Crown is terrific – not just because they look and sound great – but because when I watch it, I can sense the memory of what I felt in NY - while in transit - being drawn out.

Did anyone see the Crown show at Wichita Falls or Midland? Have there been any changes? Was the judging on target? I's a little frustraing to have nothing but scores in between streams. Thank goodness for the fourms!

What do you think their chances are for sqeezing up to 6th?

I've been on the edge of my seat watching the corps compete when their abilities are so close together this year. Though not in the top five (yet ) Carolina Crown is especially intriguing to me. Their show has uniqueness, range, punch, and something else I can’t quite put my finger on. I do not have any musical experience other than being a band & corps mom and would devour any bits of information that help me understand corps history, shows, and scoring more – especially information pertaining to Crown.

There were 2 trumpets out too.

Carolina Crowns new plumes are "poofy" because the feathers run upward from bottom to top. The old white ones ran downward from top to bottom. Also, the new purple ones are . . . well . . . new and inclined to poof more than ones a few years old.