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They only performed about 3 minutes of their show, too.

Here is a little more detail on Cincinnati Tradition's 2014 show entitled, "Finding Home" Cincinnati Tradition goes back to the roots of our corps and country. Finding Home is a simple story of anyone, who came to a new place and wanted to find a way to fit in within their new culture. Cincinnati Tradition will explore familiar drum corps music presented in a new and exciting way. Using familiar music such as Fanfare and Allegro by Clifton Williams, Scramble by Todd Stalter, traditional re-imagining of Simple Gifts, Shenandoah and American Salute by Morton Gould; Cincinnati Tradition will take the listener on a journey from arriving in a new place to creating a life of their own in a strange new place. Cincinnati Tradition presents "Finding Home"

I did hear some rumblings in Annapolis that Cincinnati Tradition was looking into hosting a DCA show next year. I have no confirmation on this, but there was discussion among Tradition members. This *could* be a decent location to pull corps from all directions.

But thats what made this show unique and different than every other typical show ending. While I may not have ended the show exactly the way they did...there is nothing wrong with ending things "down." The show was called "Breakdown" not "Breakdown and then everything is ok." The girl lost her mind. End of story LOL At least thats how I saw it. Did the end of the show make you feel unsettled....uneasy...? Well, that technically IS an effect too. Just most people (and judges) dont give those emotions the due credit as being an "effect" when scoring. Unless, those emotions come from poor execution. Could the design have been better at the end. Maybe, but they did tell the story they intended for the most part. This corps has made huge strides and I can only assume that will continue. P.S. Great review of prelims overall!!

Both were great tonight!!

The same reason Idaho, Oregon, Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida, Michigan and Alaska have 2 times zones.....

Reminds me of the Sky Riders in their final year(s).

You do realize this is not tour food and only what the Legends Performing Arts Association was selling at this festival, right?

The DCI evaluation DOES include looking at budget and financials. Why are so many people jumping to conclusions about the situation when they dont have first hand knowledge....oh.....wait....i forgot I was on dcp for a second. The number of things that could have happened between the time of final evaluation and when the corps hit the road is exponentially high. There are also some thiings that the general public just dont "need" to know (not to be confused with "want" to know). There are a lot of things that both DCI and the corps themselves can do to prevent this type of situation. There are also a lot of things that both sides are doing well. The activity isnt perfect, nor was it in the 90s...or the 70s...or any decade...

Since when does not making finals make one a "fatality?" Sad perspective on so many great corps.

Really?? I hope this wasn't a bash to the Open Class corps. Regardless, thanks for the review.

Thanks for that clarification...wouldnt want to stereotype

Legends for sure.

And it's possible to take oneself too seriously. This was a great moment, regardless of placing or where they probably would have ended up come finals. Too bad some of the members missed the point. lol

Fixed :)

OR you could plan your day to include a decent meal at a time that would not overlap with IA or SA performances. With numerous opportunities to see the IW and SW guards during the weekend...it's more about how the spectator plans their day and not location of the event or the time one eats. :)

While the number of performances can have some effect, the over all experience is really a bigger factor. Who really cares how many shows you have when you are part of an organization that doesn't treat or feed the member very well? Too many times I've come across this type of scenario with certain corps. Classification does not = the overall experience. The number of performances might be one perk...but maybe not worth it in some cases.

It's called...washing! and bleaching....not a big deal...same as taking care of water bottles on tour.

There was one Canadian corps that required the members to bring their own plate, cup, spoon, fork, knife to camps and tour with them. More to carry around, but did reduce some cost for the corps.

There is also a senior class winter guard based in Chicago that performs in the midwest color guard circuit called Venice Effect. Their website : veniceeffect.org

No, that's not the case. I do believe he has always been honest, but his honesty has not been of any help whereas other judges have been very insightful.

If you've heard his tapes/feedback..you might rethink this comment. Probably one of the least productive judge I've come across in any circuit he judges. But to be fair maybe he is stronger at teaching than evaluation.

Hmmm...probably smaller crowds for the already low numbers for the A groups.

The only downfall would be dealing with Chicago traffic to and from Wisconsin. Anyone who has driven in or around the area on weekends knows how frustrating this can be. *shrug*

This is assuming people will actually show up early enough to see the Open Class corps. To be honest, I'm not too optimistic that many who do not normally attend the Open Class event will arrive until later in the day. I hope I'm wrong, though.