carlaxbassoon
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Post by carlaxbassoon on Jun 21, 2009 15:47:25 GMT -5
okay, I am not in colorguard, but one day me and my trombone friend decided to go see what the colorguard was doing. (its fun to see the new people,) And I am like I WANNA TWIRL ONE! Lol. So there was an extra one laying around, and a percussionist was fooling around with. I got to use it, & eeeek. I love it.  So I asked my friend to bring her flag over the day she came over, and I just wanted to play with it all day. She taught me some tosses, twirls, and such. I just really like it. Its really tempting to join next year, but our band has little woodwinds, and we just got new uniforms, & I like wearing the pins..a sense of pride, lol, and I should keep my flute side alive. But I got a year to think about it. I thought I'd share this with you guys. Lol. |
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Post by trumellotonium on Jul 14, 2009 23:41:46 GMT -5
Yeah, learning equipment is fairly addicting. To avoid anyone being offended, I believe most guards refer to it as "spinning", and not "twirling" (which is what one does with a baton).
Anyway, if you want to keep marching the flute but also have a chance to play with flags, etc, you could try to find a winterguard in your area. They're a lot of fun and allow you to do both during their respective seasons.
Good luck!
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KUguardgrl13
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Post by KUguardgrl13 on Jul 18, 2009 1:00:42 GMT -5
yeah, twirling is what you do with a baton. spinning is what you do with flags, rifles, and sabres.
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Post by NinjaBaker on Jul 18, 2009 8:22:52 GMT -5
yeah, if you like spinning so much, you should definitely look into independent winterguards in your area.
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KUguardgrl13
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Post by KUguardgrl13 on Jul 18, 2009 15:17:30 GMT -5
wgi.org has a search option to look up winterguards nationwide. also, the guard instructor at you school may know of some in the area. heck, if your school has one, join it!
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carlaxbassoon
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Post by carlaxbassoon on Jul 18, 2009 15:56:40 GMT -5
aah. spinning. sorry. xD I tried it..but ! i don't like the people in it...  and we don't rlly hve an guard instrusctor, its mostly upperclassmen teaching newbies.. |
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KUguardgrl13
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Post by KUguardgrl13 on Jul 18, 2009 16:12:59 GMT -5
aww that's a bummer! is there an independent guard you could try?
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carlaxbassoon
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Post by carlaxbassoon on Jul 22, 2009 14:35:39 GMT -5
the closest one is about an hour and a half away. |
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KUguardgrl13
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Post by KUguardgrl13 on Jul 22, 2009 14:56:51 GMT -5
aww that sucks!! i'm sort of in the same boat for winterguard in college. there really isn't one that's close to KU. plus I'll be busy enough second semester when i (hopefully) can take my math and science gen. eds.
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So I asked my friend to bring her flag over the day she came over, and I just wanted to play with it all day. She taught me some tosses, twirls, and such. I just really like it.
and we don't rlly hve an guard instrusctor, its mostly upperclassmen teaching newbies..