Jim On The Move Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 I remember when you graduated from jr corps to senior corps. You had matured into a better player and could now hang with the big boys. First, let's kill that stereotype about drunk old men and not turning out a quality senior corps product. You actually believe that these kids don't drink on the sly when their own tour ?? LOL I digress, DCA should open its door to those corps who want to cut their costs trying to keep up with Three Six Mafia G7. Hopefully the new influx will allow these corps to get back to entertaining the crowd and not the judges. Up until the 90's, senior corps still had a solid mature age group in their ranks. Once this running on the field started, some of the older members didn't want to be bothered trying to act like a jr corps. The seniors started to recruit younger members so they could do these Cadets Zingali drill moves. The seniors should had stayed in their element. IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeDz Posted July 11, 2010 Share Posted July 11, 2010 My Proposal: Two "drum corps" organizations for the USA: 1) DCI: The G7 corps with any rules (any instruments, amplification, muting, electricity, compressed air, propane, fire, water, pyrotechnics, etc) they want. 2) DCA: EVERYONE else.......current DCA rules and sheets govern all shows.....2 major divisions: DCA Weekend (A and Open), and DCA Touring (also A and Open)......DCA Championship weekend: Alumni show, Mini-corps and I&E contest, COMBINED preliminaries of ALL DCA corps (All day Saturday to establish the pecking order of the TOTAL package and select finalists), and Finals Sunday afternoon/evening: (4 Divisions: DCA Touring Open, DCA Touring A, DCA Weekend Open, and DCA Weekend A) Top five A in finals, top seven Open in finals+ 24 corps finals. Some advantages: any age can belong to any division.......Regular Shows can mix from any divisions and include mini-corps and alumni in exhibition....... Four championships allow for champions on a level playing field.....combined preliminaries (maybe with only the first 7 minutes max time) establish the true order of who's who and still allow arguments of who would be better with a full show judged....gotta allow SOME controversy. Oh........and call DCA finals "The Dream Contest." Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baritoneboy1990 Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 ...no. The main reason kids go to DCI is BECAUSE they want the tour experience. Even if it is just an open class two week championship tour. It gives them life experience you can't get at DCA. And, lets not kid ourselves. DCA might want to welcome the DCI corps that aren't leaving the DCI circuit with open arms, but then all the former DCI corps with their own memberships would rule the school...and the likes of the bushwackers and caballeros etc. wouldn't stand a chance. because the difference in quality between these top DCA corps and even a semifinalist DCI corps is so great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted July 12, 2010 Share Posted July 12, 2010 DCA needs to keep doing what they're doing, and expand on the regions with time, and let DCI do their thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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