gottalovit Posted August 2, 2008 Author Share Posted August 2, 2008 They did, in 1998. Following that summer, they filed for 501©3 status in California and established an office there, making them an official north american corps. During this time however, the international corps status wasn't clearly defined as Yamato was the first corps to be given the international division title. Corps from outside NA have participated in DCI competition in the prior to 1998, but none to my understanding had ever reached finalist status in any division/class. Thanks for the information. For a minute I thought maybe I was remembering things that didn't exist. I also finally remembered the name of the wonderful corps in 2006. It was Jubal. My sincere apologies to Jubal for not remembering their name. They put on a wonderful show, and I bought one of their dvds that year, and have enjoyed it alot. It is always so fun to watch international corps, and see what other countries are putting out on the field. I really wish more could come to the United States and perform. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted August 2, 2008 Share Posted August 2, 2008 They had members over 21 the last time they were here(2004). If that is not the case this year (hence complying with all of DCI's rules and regulations) then yes, they can compete for the Open Class title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 OK, if there are 12 Open Class corps in finals are BOTH the International corps make finals or just one of them ? Just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrumCorpsMom Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 My understanding is that an international corps can not push a DCI corps out of finals. So, if one made finals, there would one additional DCI corps allowed. If there were 2 international corps in finals, then we would have 14 corps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted August 5, 2008 Share Posted August 5, 2008 topics merged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britdrums Posted September 4, 2008 Share Posted September 4, 2008 DCE, DCN and DCUK are all open age activity's currently, with the exception of DCUK's National Junior Class which is aimed at younger performers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamae Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 (edited) I could be wrong, but I thought Yamato won international division a few years back, and then performed an exhibition on finals night. I know they are half and half now, but wasn't actually sure of their performance status. Yamato did win International Division in 1998. They filed for their 501©3 in 1998 and competed as an North American corps from 1999. Oops.... Mr. Escobar already clarified this... Edited September 11, 2008 by yamae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Boo Posted September 11, 2008 Share Posted September 11, 2008 My understanding is that an international corps can not push a DCI corps out of finals. So, if one made finals, there would one additional DCI corps allowed. If there were 2 international corps in finals, then we would have 14 corps. The same goes for Semifinals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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