| June 23 | Atlanta, GA |
DCI
Atlantic
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| Score | Placement | Captions | ||
| Div I | ||||
| The Cadets | 75.25 | 1st | ||
| Crossmen | 64.90 | 2nd | ||
| Carolina Crown | 62.45 | 3rd | ||
| Spirit of Atlanta | 52.65 | 4th | ||
| (We were advised the Spirit score may not be correct in the tenths) | ||||
| Div II/III | ||||
| Scenic City | 28.85 | 1st | ||
| June 23 | Atlanta, GA | DCI Atlantic |
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| Corps | General Effect |
Visual |
Music |
Totals |
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| Vis (20) |
Mus (20) |
Total (40) |
Perf (20) |
Ens (20) |
CG (20) |
Total (Subs/2 max 30) |
Brass (20) |
Ens (20) |
Perc (20) |
Total (Subs/2 max 30) |
Sub |
Pen |
Final (100) |
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| The Cadets | 15.2 |
15.2 |
30.4 |
14.4 |
15.1 |
15.6 |
22.55 |
14.9 |
14.7 |
15.0 |
22.3 |
75.25 |
0 |
75.25 |
| Crossmen | 13.0 |
13.9 |
26.9 |
13.8 |
12.0 |
14.0 |
19.90 |
12.9 |
11.9 |
11.4 |
18.1 |
64.90 |
0 |
64.90 |
| Carolina Crown | 13.5 |
11.7 |
25.2 |
12.0 |
13.5 |
12.5 |
19.0 |
12.4 |
11.7 |
12.4 |
18.24 |
62.45 |
0 |
62.45 |
| Spirit of Atlanta | 11.6 |
9.8 |
21.4 |
10.5 |
11.0 |
9.2 |
15.35 |
11.8 |
9.3 |
10.7 |
15.9 |
52.65 |
0 |
52.65 |
| Scenic City | 6.2 |
6.4 |
12.6 |
4.8 |
4.4 |
4.5 |
68.5 |
6.3 |
5.5 |
7.0 |
9.4 |
28.85 |
0 |
28.85 |
| Chief Judge |
GE Vis |
GE Mus |
Vis Field |
Vis Ens |
Vis CG |
Brass |
Ens |
Perc |
Andrew Poor |
Nola Jones |
Allan Kristensen |
Robert Thomas |
John Howell |
Ed Warren |
Andrew Poor |
Mike Thorsen |
Jeff Prosperie |
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| June 23 | Review: | Atlanta, GA |
DCI
Atlantic
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| Thanks to Dave Ballard for emailing his review to reviews@scorpsboard.com! | |||||
Here's the 4th annual "First Show in the East" review:
The Weather: Perfect. Warm, dry, almost more like California than Georgia. The show got underway a little late, or I never would have seen the first two corps thanks to Atlanta traffic. A big crowd was on hand to see this show, so I guess they got away with $15 for admission okay. :P
The Stadium: Not quite as nice as Warner Robbins and only about half the size, although about an hour closer to the Atlanta area, which meant that it had better attendance figures, I'm sure. (45 minutes drive west of Atlanta is NOT Atlanta, however, it's Douglasville. Just wanted to clear that up. ^_^) Not a bad venue, all things considered.
Some general notes: When you charge $15 for a general admission seat (and all seats were G.A.) to the first show of the year that only has five corps in competition, you've got to have some kind of stomach to turn around and ask ANY money for parking, in my opinion. Also, the corps mostly all had the jitters, but generally worked through them well.
| Scenic City | 28.85 | |
| I don't want to be negative the first time I see anyone perform, so I'll say this to be positive: things can only get better. With the first show under their belt and some judges tapes to listen to, perhaps the staff can straighten out some of the (serious) kinks and make the show more accessible to the crowd. As it was, it was hard to see what they were trying to put across, but it was obvious they were trying. Maybe the start of the next great Div. II/III corps, who knows? | ||
| Spirit of Atlanta | 52.65 | |
| With the excitement of performing at their first competition combining with the excitement of performing in front of a home crowd, this corps had a serious case of nerves. Decent colorguard and drumline highlight the drill and brass well. Only problem? The brass aren't yet living up to the top billing that their show requires, musically or visually. Long way to go though, and if the brass can get some work done Semifinals will be interesting once again this year. | ||
| Carolina Crown | 62.45 | |
| Liked the music, and the overall visual picture was considerably clearer than the lower corps, and Crown's individual marching technique seemed improved from first-shows in past years. Some high-stress drill moves really impacted the corps sound though, and the brass doesn't yet swell to the high points of the show the way they need to for full impact. If they learn to give strength to these points of the show, this will be another one of their good ones. | ||
| Crossmen | 64.90 | |
| Thought this score and Spirit's were a bit low, but placement was correct. This corps has come out this year like the Scouts of the East, with all the good and bad that may imply. Brass has a harsher sound than last year at this time, but has a much bigger dynamic range and lots of energy. Plenty of minor to moderate phasing in the rifles and sabers, but silks were quite good and this looks like another vintage year for this section. Percussion section held its own with only a few real ticks here and there. Really enjoyed the fun the Bones projected tonight. | ||
| The Cadets | 75.52 | |
| The last time I saw this corps look this good early in the season was in 1987. Their guard and percussion were very good, with the guard making up for a couple of dropped pieces with some very tight equipment work. Some cracked notes in the brass, but a step up from the other corps tonight. News flash: this corps marches well!!! I know, I know, what else is new, but though a few individuals had problems, the overall presentation was quite clear, very few interval or form problems comparatively, and crisp shifts of direction and velocity. The other big boys had better get cracking because this corps is going places, and they're not looking back. It's been a couple of years, but here's a Cadets show that I really like. | ||
That's how I saw it. I was there.
Dave Ballard '87 - '89