The-ones-with-the-flags - It All Started With One Drop Spin

audition jitters 🌚

IF THIS ISN’T A SPORT, I DON’T KNOW WHAT IS!!!!

Guess what’s starting?

The Cadets - DCI Finals - August 13, 2016 - Indianapolis, IN

guard series:1

Adventures in class: We had a substitute in one of my classes today, so instead of doing our work I decided to show my guard friend Onyx’s 2014 show.

I had my guard tape on my desk- plot twist- when the sub walks by and goes “why do you have electrical tape?”

The answer, of course, is for color guard, but, not wanting to explain, I just said I always had it on me. He says “yeah, me too, but why?”

So I say color guard. I was not expecting his answer to be “me too” but it was. I didn’t believe him at first, but he insisted. The next question, of course, was “who do you spin for.”

Onyx. Freaking Onyx.

Our substitute teacher SPINS RIFLE FOR ONYX WINTER GUARD.

I met someone from Onyx Winter Guard. He exists in REAL LIFE!

little guard things to be thankful for

- clean gloves - finally breaking a bad habit - the feeling of dancing during a ballad - the sound of catching - days your coach let’s you stretch longer than usual - finding out the show theme - freshly taped equipment - the first “is the guard ready?” of winter - getting close to the people you have dots next to - friends that tell you you have lipstick on your teeth - new flag silks - those silly verbals we make - singing along to that across the floors song your coach always plays - “I got your equipment for you” - smiling when you know you nailed the choreo - those sister guards that help you move the floor after you perform and vice versa - memories associated with multiple songs - nice flag features - “that was a good run for me”