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11 minutes ago, George Dixon said:

I wonder if Cadet zombies step off with the wrong foot?

 I'd let them.... at a distance though.

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2 hours ago, chaddyt said:

I love the traditional uniform.  I love the shows that they performed in it.  I just don't know how much longer it can remain relevant based on where drum corps appears to be headed.  That's all.

The point is...is this what we really want from the DCI organization, for the judging rules to basically *disallow* that type of uniform? Is it good for the performers? The staff? The audience?

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1 minute ago, Hrothgar15 said:

The point is...is this what we really want from the DCI organization, for the judging rules to basically *disallow* that type of uniform? Is it good for the performers? The staff? The audience?

Well if the uniforms of the corps proper have nothing to do with the overall effect of the show as some on here argue, then nothing is really being disallowed from DCI or the judging community.  

I get where you're trying to go with that statement, but look.... this is just simple cause and effect.  With drum corps becoming more intertwined with WGI and other facets of the performing arts (and vice versa), elements are starting to cross over.  It's not necessarily good.  It's not necessarily bad.

It just is.

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a non sequitur, I admit but it just occurred to me.  

Some hail the return of the corps' traditional colors for the Maroon Platoon. But in the design team vid last week, the designer Joey H. cites  "burgundy, gold, and cream." It led me back to the late 90's when Sully tinkered with the Traditional uniform and changed the hue of the jacket from maroon to a deeper shade (not quite a burgundy but close to it.) And then the buckles were replaced by mirrors (a la what BAC used for a few seasons) until the objections of the MMs had GH bring the buckles back so that the age-out customs could be maintained. Later he gave everyone buckles as so many MMs were one and done and buckles became more ample. The corps returned to the brighter maroon for this century. Now the new designer cites the tinkered hue.

Whether the new costumes are maroon, merlot, claret, or concord grape in a way may not matter much. Well, maybe not Concord.  But what will be the concord each season of Cadets will share with those of the the past and those of any future? Will it take any physical, tangible form or only be sentimental or philosophical?  What do you envision?.

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1 hour ago, Hrothgar15 said:

The point is...is this what we really want from the DCI organization, for the judging rules to basically *disallow* that type of uniform? Is it good for the performers? The staff? The audience?

Is it a symptom of DCI, or of what people expect when they go to see a musical arts performance? 

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2 hours ago, Hrothgar15 said:

The point is...is this what we really want from the DCI organization, for the judging rules to basically *disallow* that type of uniform? Is it good for the performers? The staff? The audience?

 I thought diversity in DCI attire would be considered a good thing.. not a bad thing. The early years of DCI were very welcoming of all manner of diverse uniforms among the Corps. The BOA community of today even appears to have far more tolerance for uniform styles, than does many voices in DCI at present. Why shouldn't a military style of costuming in DCI be just as acceptable as a Paris circus look attire of costuming ?

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7 hours ago, BRASSO said:

 I thought diversity in DCI attire would be considered a good thing.. not a bad thing. The early years of DCI were very welcoming of all manner of diverse uniforms among the Corps. The BOA community of today even appears to have far more tolerance for uniform styles, than does many voices in DCI at present. Why shouldn't a military style of costuming in DCI be just as acceptable as a Paris circus look attire of costuming ?

No one is saying a military style uniform is unacceptable.  We're saying it doesn't fit with the vast majority of show concepts being fielded nowadays.  And having the corps proper help convey or tie into the show's theme seems to be gaining ever more prominence in DCI right now.  A military styled uniform with some rather unique color combinations can be pretty restrictive if one is looking to use it to portray a particular concept.

And I get it.  It's that uniqueness, that presence, that unmistakable look that left no doubt as to who was entering the field that has lead us to have this debate in the first place.  It's a beloved, cherished, and honored look.  I'm not looking forward to not seeing it on the field as I remember back when I first fell in love with the Cadets.  And I can't begin to imagine the trepidation and skepticism that alumni who've actually had the good fortune of wearing that uniform are experiencing right now.  

But things change, nothing is forever, and a thousand other cliches.  The Cadets' legacy expands far beyond it's West Point attire. Should this activity continue on for another 30-40 years, I'm sure we'll look back at this change being just another milestone in that storied history.

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10 hours ago, aLittleBird said:

Is it a symptom of DCI, or of what people expect when they go to see a musical arts performance? 

Maybe more a symptom of the cultures in which we live: throw-away babies, throw-away spouses if even that commitment level, discarded genders, revolving parents and half/quarter/flexible siblings.

Now the youth organizations become the palette for the designer making money and commissioned by the manufacturers (endorsement subsidies, travelling specialists salaried by the manufacturers, etc.)  all of them aiming for that spot being employed by Blast or Cirque.

It's no longer about the development of the character of the youthful member for whom the music and marching was an aid to character development, not a goal in itself..

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