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Join the club. I have no idea what they are "TRYING" to do. I thought their show last year was weird but eventually I grew to appreciate it and then LOVED it. I still think they should have come in 2nd to SCV but it was a wonderful show. This year, I absolutely HATE their show, and I rarely use the term hate. Also there are TOO MANY people on the floor. It's a jumbled mess in my opinion.

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Join the club. I have no idea what they are "TRYING" to do. I thought their show last year was weird but eventually I grew to appreciate it and then LOVED it. I still think they should have come in 2nd to SCV but it was a wonderful show. This year, I absolutely HATE their show, and I rarely use the term hate. Also there are TOO MANY people on the floor. It's a jumbled mess in my opinion.

AGREE!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can tell ya what it's supposed to be about but many designers make something up even after it's done stick a theme on it and because so and so said it people buy into it. EVEN JUDGES :rolleyes:

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It's about the construction and deconstruction of art.

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I know a lot of people might not understand the top three shows ... it's just performing art ... I don't get SAC, SCV or ONYX's show .. but they are all very intriguing ... are they entertaining? did they present excellence in equipment? did they move you? was it memorable? I think this year, SCV, SAC & Onyx answer 'yes' to those questions. They are very distinct and stand out from the rest of the crowd. Are they fan-favorites? Not sure... but they will leave a lasting impression.

Onyx has some talented members who might read this post and feel disappointed and hurt to read that someone "hates" their show.

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You can dislike , concept, uniform etc etc , without hating a guard or talent. Show concepts aren't a members choice BUT I'm sure many felt slighted when they were getting all the compliments last year. Its all part of the game and understanding and growing up. It's a competitive thing we do and when you put that lable on it it becomes open game. Everyone IS entitiled to an opinion and as long as it doesn't get nasty a forum or review is Ok and people can and should be able to express....DCP has alot of it. Not everyone will like something or another and remember it's only 5 peoples opinion whos in or out or medals or not. Personally, I think as much as we say it's not just about medals and scores that's not true at all with most, ( which is sad ) 5 people should never decide value or not.

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i believe one of the responsibilities of world class is to push the activity and move it forward by introducing new ideas and concepts and i don't believe anyone can deny that Onyx is doing just that. Although not everyone's cup of tea, no one can deny the talent they have. I personally have no idea what the show is but you know... maybe it's nothing? Is that a bad thing? Maybe it's simply a mesmerizing show that can be whatever it is that you want. There are many shows that (in my opinion) are boring as all heck... BUT i would never deny them the talent that they have - i'm jealous as ..... that guard is so much more advanced than when i marched many years ago.

Best of luck at WGI Onyx!

(it wasn't all that long ago that 'guard is becoming too dance oriented' - true statement) moving the activity forward

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i believe one of the responsibilities of world class is to push the activity and move it forward by introducing new ideas and concepts and i don't believe anyone can deny that Onyx is doing just that. Although not everyone's cup of tea, no one can deny the talent they have. I personally have no idea what the show is but you know... maybe it's nothing? Is that a bad thing? Maybe it's simply a mesmerizing show that can be whatever it is that you want. There are many shows that (in my opinion) are boring as all heck... BUT i would never deny them the talent that they have - i'm jealous as ..... that guard is so much more advanced than when i marched many years ago.

Best of luck at WGI Onyx!

(it wasn't all that long ago that 'guard is becoming too dance oriented' - true statement) moving the activity forward

I agree, but I would like some color guard....(i,e flags, saber, rifle) I think the problem people are having with this show (at least for me) is its lack of work. There is too much movement, too much drill, not nearly enough work. I dont see much saber, or flag, and very little rifle. there are like 10-15 people spinning the whole show and the rest running around. I wonder what the show would look like it everyone had a piece of equipment in their hands and they were spinning together at some point

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I know a lot of people might not understand the top three shows ... it's just performing art ... I don't get SAC, SCV or ONYX's show .. but they are all very intriguing ... are they entertaining? did they present excellence in equipment? did they move you? was it memorable? I think this year, SCV, SAC & Onyx answer 'yes' to those questions. They are very distinct and stand out from the rest of the crowd. Are they fan-favorites? Not sure... but they will leave a lasting impression.

Onyx has some talented members who might read this post and feel disappointed and hurt to read that someone "hates" their show.

Top 3 after this weekend's regionals are Onyx SCV and Braddock.

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i believe one of the responsibilities of world class is to push the activity and move it forward by introducing new ideas and concepts and i don't believe anyone can deny that Onyx is doing just that. Although not everyone's cup of tea, no one can deny the talent they have. I personally have no idea what the show is but you know... maybe it's nothing? Is that a bad thing? Maybe it's simply a mesmerizing show that can be whatever it is that you want. There are many shows that (in my opinion) are boring as all heck... BUT i would never deny them the talent that they have - i'm jealous as ..... that guard is so much more advanced than when i marched many years ago.

Best of luck at WGI Onyx!

(it wasn't all that long ago that 'guard is becoming too dance oriented' - true statement) moving the activity forward

You are so right about what world class is supposed to be BUT sometimes bad is just bad also. Just because it is winning ( not talking about Onyx , just in general )doesn't mean it was good at all.Just means 5 people and their friends decided it's what we should think is good........

Good luck to all !!!!!!

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