Thanksgiving DCI

a lot of families have thanksgiving tradition but, a  lot of people don't know about the band and colorguard tradition. when we were young every year pbs (the TV channel) use to show  DCI each year on thanksgiving. Giving that it doesn't come on TV anymore we decided to bring it back on our website. So, here are some of our favorite DCI shows we saw this pass year

 

 

 

 

 

 

1. Carolina Crown's inferno

 

 

 

2. Bluecoats Kinetic Noise

 

3. Blue devil's Ink

 

4.Santa Clara Vanguard's Spark of Inventions

 

5. Cadet's Power of Ten

 

6. Phantom regiment 

 

Guard art

Well I decided to get artistic today and create some guard art, it didn't look right. So then I decided to search up some, couldn't find any. So I tried doing some more art this time ..... clip art that is!!!

these are some of my work.......

all of these on the left are before I edited, I would love to do more of these with different editors and share some you guys work if you do any

I wanted to sharpen this pic but I thought it would be pixelated

these are two transparent pics that I found on google, there are a lot of these floating around

this one I've done multiple times in different ones and then this one came along and I loved it

and the final one was sent to me by one of our Instagram followers in a video format and we took it screenshot and made this which I have to say, this one is my favorite

Dm yours to our Instagram @__itsaguardthing__

 

Guard of the Week- North Green Brigade Colorguard

This week's guard of the week is...........

 North Green Brigade Colorguard from Evansville, IN

With a really talented group of girls, these girl really push hard to be the best they could be!!!

 As a group they have won several awards that includes the following: best guard and Reitz, 2 overall grand champions, A 3rd place and 2 1st place in overall score, 2 best music, 6 best effects, and 4 best visuals( that's extremely a lot of awards one band and guard can win). Plus, one of there guard members is the drum major and she won 2 best drum major awards!!! #YAAAAAASSSSSSS

And, they seem ready for anything that comes there way. As you can see, they're another really awesome team working together like a really awesome group!!!!!

#WERKITGUARD 

 

here is some of there work

 

My story

One of the viewers of the blog ask me to tell my story, so you know what........I am

I'm from new Orleans but I live in lake Charles, Louisiana. I really didn't do anything due to the fact that I had Blount's disease(the deformity is found at the top of the tibia, the larger of the two bones in the lower leg; the deformity occurs when the lateral (outer) side of the tibia continues growing while the medial (or inner) side of the bone does not; also called Blount's disorder or tibia Vera) so  I was kind of over weight but was losing it after surgery during middle school. I found out about colorguard when I was in high school, I thought it was so hard and difficult and almost like an illusion so, I fell in love with it more. when it came down to auditions I was sweating bullets, I didn't know what to do, and I was afraid for my leg since the doctor said no sports at all and this is kind of a sport. When I did my audition, was in pain and really didn't want to do it no more ( obviously that didn't stop me). when I got my result I didn't make but something told me I am going to be on colorguard, so the next year when auditions were happening again, I did it. I was really not nervous until after when I got a blank stare from the judges. I was more than nervous I was actually afraid because the instructors look almost dead at me with a face of antagonizing judgement ( they did there jobs). next I felt like I didn't make it  and for some reason I knew I didn't ........................................ but, I did make it and even kept going on to make rifle as well!!!! So this shows you that no matter what you can do anything as long as your dedicated!!!!

 

THE CUTEST GUARD EVER

I'm sorry if this is not that elaborate but this video will explain everything on why this is so adorable.

Warning: this is too cute for consumption

Guard of the Week- Flower Mound High School

This week's Guard of the week is.....

 Flower Mound High School from Flower Mound, TX -

This Guard definitely wants to go above and Beyond!!!! Just last year they place 6th at grand Nationals, also this year, they were BOA and super regional champions.

 while they're working hard during marching season, they're also working hard during winter guard season

There technique and style are overwhelming and Sharpe. Need I mention they can performed!!!!! You can tell how passionate they are with there performance !!!

Also, they can really dance!!!! I'm sure and positive that they go through practices striving for the best!!!!!!

 All in all, this is one exquisite guard with a need for accomplishing goals, and I have to say they are really amazing and talented and Hopefully, they keep pushing there selves to the limit to go further and further!!!!

                       Congrats Flower Mound High School

 Here is some of there work

 

 

kerry's story

I've heard of a lot of thing happening with guard people from dropping, hitting someone with a rifle, dropping a single, and even having the instructor yell at someone. You can really name almost anything we have heard of it.......... except for one,

This is Kerry

She is from Brick memorial highschool 

and her team really must be awesome because she to told us that she made her guard instructors cry after a performance

She sent us this 

"So we had just came off the field from met life and when we did we put our equipment down and went to have a meeting then the whole team went to my instructors and they  started to drown them selves in tears and then we took pictures and eventually it was time to recover awards and we were announced best color guard!!!!"

This is literally overwhelming so much its making me cry, but in actuality, you definitely deserve the praise you got because you and your team are so awesome!!!!!