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1 hour ago, IllianaLancerContra said:

This may be an unpopular opinion, but I really hope the design takes a major step up this season.  2022 looked to me like a show scoring in the lower 1/3 at a BoA regional.

IMHO, what is needed is what used to be known as 'Madison Swagger'.  The screaming brass, and importantly, the overall confidence - 1980s & 90s Madison owned the field from the second they entered to the second they exited.  The problem is NOT because they went coed - women can be just as confident.

Make Madison Great Again.

I said this last year. Just because they went coed didn't mean they had to lose the Madison style. I'm sure a lot of the females who joined Madison were wanting to perform that style. But last year just really wasn't it. 

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1 hour ago, TheOneWhoKnows said:

I said this last year. Just because they went coed didn't mean they had to lose the Madison style. I'm sure a lot of the females who joined Madison were wanting to perform that style. But last year just really wasn't it. 

I agree - 2022 really lacked punch. I felt the unjudged 2021 show had more promise than last year. 

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On 5/20/2023 at 10:40 AM, IllianaLancerContra said:

This may be an unpopular opinion, but I really hope the design takes a major step up this season.  2022 looked to me like a show scoring in the lower 1/3 at a BoA regional.

IMHO, what is needed is what used to be known as 'Madison Swagger'.  The screaming brass, and importantly, the overall confidence - 1980s & 90s Madison owned the field from the second they entered to the second they exited.  The problem is NOT because they went coed - women can be just as confident.

Make Madison Great Again.

 

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On 5/20/2023 at 4:04 PM, Terri Schehr said:

It was definitely not challenging enough. 

It was a VERY young corps last year agewise.  Not that that should matter, but the membership moved forward in mega large strides, with many of them returning.   I think last year was a great entrance into a new era.  The song choices killer, the new ideas for design matching today's standards, and the design team more collaborative than years past.  

I dig it.  I'm excited for this year.  If there's as many returning vets as I think there are, this should be a solid year. 

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On 5/20/2023 at 10:58 AM, TheOneWhoKnows said:

I said this last year. Just because they went coed didn't mean they had to lose the Madison style. I'm sure a lot of the females who joined Madison were wanting to perform that style. But last year just really wasn't it. 

100%.

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8 hours ago, C.Holland said:

It was a VERY young corps last year agewise.  Not that that should matter, but the membership moved forward in mega large strides, with many of them returning.   I think last year was a great entrance into a new era.  The song choices killer, the new ideas for design matching today's standards, and the design team more collaborative than years past.  

I dig it.  I'm excited for this year.  If there's as many returning vets as I think there are, this should be a solid year. 

Having more people who know the routine always a help. Yeah being Caption Obvious with that but will be interesting to see the difference.

note: started with a formerly inactive corps for 6 years. Went from last at DCA prelims to 6th in Finals. Experience level made huge difference 

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