Blue Devils 2017 60th Anniversary!

[Cappybara]

So far, my prediction of an undefeated BD season isn't looking too shabby 

Hope they have some surprises in store :)

[NakedEye]

4 hours ago, tommynev said:

To see them spinning while marching at the same time is the visual highlight of the show, but it's so brief. It's gotta be hard to teach an elite group of color guard members that staying frozen on a dot for a two minute flag feature is worth the risk.  

That flag feature is one of the main highlights of the show, and is full of intricate choreography and creative movement. They joy they have performing it communicates more strongly than anything any other guard is doing this year. If you see that as being "frozen on a dot," well bless your heart.

[afd]

1 hour ago, NakedEye said:

That flag feature is one of the main highlights of the show, and is full of intricate choreography and creative movement. They joy they have performing it communicates more strongly than anything any other guard is doing this year. If you see that as being "frozen on a dot," well bless your heart.

What they do during flight of the bumble bee section is amazing. The rifle line with the flags on the stands? What do you focus on. I've never seen anything like it. 

[saxfreq1128]

5 hours ago, tommynev said:

To see them spinning while marching at the same time is the visual highlight of the show, but it's so brief. It's gotta be hard to teach an elite group of color guard members that staying frozen on a dot for a two minute flag feature is worth the risk.  

A 2-minute feature, square on the 50, with extremely intricate timing and a lot of body happening beneath the work, is a feature to the nth degree. It's definitely a risk, but not for the reason you mean: it's a risk because it's very hard and extremely exposed. The timing of those sequential entries is pretty unreal, and so is the timing of the work itself. Mentally, the phrases have to be counted out in double time, but the whole production still needs to feel extremely relaxed, like a cool breeze, just chilling, look how easy this is, even with all the tricky exchanges from hand to hand.  (This is what BD fans mean by hidden demand!)

The guard members know that the work itself is once-in-a-lifetime good. They aren't worried about the design risk; they're worried about living up to it.    

 

Edited July 27, 2017 by saxfreq1128

[Cappybara]

40 minutes ago, saxfreq1128 said:

A 2-minute feature, square on the 50, with extremely intricate timing and a lot of body happening beneath the work, is a feature to the nth degree. It's definitely a risk, but not for the reason you mean: it's a risk because it's very hard and extremely exposed. The timing of those sequential entries is pretty unreal, and so is the timing of the work itself. Mentally, the phrases have to be counted out in double time, but the whole production still needs to feel extremely relaxed, like a cool breeze, just chilling, look how easy this is, even with all the tricky exchanges from hand to hand.  (This is what BD fans mean by hidden demand!)

The guard members know that the work itself is once-in-a-lifetime good. They aren't worried about the design risk; they're worried about living up to it.    

 

Somewhere, some way, Mr. or Ms. @bicsta is reading this and thinking "Everything in this post is BS" 

[c mor]

C'mon BD!  Only 3 Saturdays to go.  Push to the end!

[DCI-86]

3 hours ago, saxfreq1128 said:

A 2-minute feature, square on the 50, with extremely intricate timing and a lot of body happening beneath the work, is a feature to the nth degree. It's definitely a risk, but not for the reason you mean: it's a risk because it's very hard and extremely exposed. The timing of those sequential entries is pretty unreal, and so is the timing of the work itself. Mentally, the phrases have to be counted out in double time, but the whole production still needs to feel extremely relaxed, like a cool breeze, just chilling, look how easy this is, even with all the tricky exchanges from hand to hand.  (This is what BD fans mean by hidden demand!)

The guard members know that the work itself is once-in-a-lifetime good. They aren't worried about the design risk; they're worried about living up to it.    

 

It's a risk because it's such a long ensemble moment (something BD rarely does). A real risk is spending 2 minutes with a writing quill in one hand whilst spinning a flag in the other, whilst running all over the field!  (Yes I know that particular risk probably doesn't get payback since it never gets really clean!).

Edited July 27, 2017 by DCI-86

[Everyfan]

16 hours ago, trumpetcam said:

I think most comments are coming from the fact they don't move a lot in the final 3 minutes of the show. Trombones on the props, jazz section park and blow, high brass licks parked, etc. When they move, its pretty impressive and field coverage is high, but other than Bumblebee licks, they just don't play their meat on the move. I guess you could say they're probably just smarter than everyone else. Its a bit easier to clean when you are in smart positions staging wise and form wise. Other corps complaining are just working too hard, not writing to the sheets.

Same old-same old, BD outsmarts everyone..  

There is a low angle video from last nights show. Watch the end of the show from this angle. There is plenty of marching going on. Don't rely on older video. They have been adding to the show every day.

[Everyfan]

9 hours ago, Cappybara said:

So far, my prediction of an undefeated BD season isn't looking too shabby 

Hope they have some surprises in store :)

Jerry's voice at the end of the show last night was an amazing surprise.

[saxfreq1128]

1 hour ago, Everyfan said:

Jerry's voice at the end of the show last night was an amazing surprise.

wait what??