My only thoughts on how things could go at Linn Mar are as follows...
I think that Ankeny, Totino Grace, and Urbandale will all make finals and probably be in the top three.
After that, it all gets shady. Any of the other groups could get into finals. I will not be surprised if a well known or well loved group besides the three listed above does not make finals.
Hmmmmm I'm really excited for this competition. I really love Urbandale, but I just want an upset this year so I am pulling for Totino-Grace or Ankeny. Totino and Urby have faced each other many times in the opening part of the season, i.e. Onalaska 2003 (Urbandale higher) Onalaska 2004 (Totino higher) Linn-Mar 2005 (Urbandale winning) Johnston 2006 (Totino winning). So if we go off past results it is confusing. They both, in the past 4 years, have beaten each other the same amount at the first or second competition of the season. They switch off every other year, so if they do that again, Urbandale should win. Of course Urbandale has never lost Linn-Mar, so Urbandale should be predicted to win again. Overall, Totino has beaten Urbandale more in the past 4 years (using later competitions- Big Dance 2004).
It all depends on who is more prepared this early in the season. That being said, Ankeny did get a caption award off Urbandale at Linn-Mar last year, showing an improvement in early season work. I have heard that their show could be late-season clean by Linn-Mar. Naturally, we can't completely go off this, but it's for fun and games. In other words I am just trying to make conversation and confuse the heck outta people as to who should win!
And yes!!! I am amazing!!!! Here is the schedule for Supernova!!!
Friday night- Prep competition:
6:55 Cedar Rapids Xavier "Xcitement"
7:20 Iowa City West "Showtime"
7:45 Cedar Rapids Kennedy "Protege"
8:10 Cedar Rapids Prairie "Focal Point"
8:35 Urbandale Vitality
9:00 Iowa City High "City Lites"
9:25 Cedar Rapids Washington "Celebration"
9:50 Linn Mar "In-Step"- exhibition
10:30- AWARDS
Saturday- Varsity competition:
9:40 Vinton-Shellsburg "DansingCorp"
10:05 Muscatine "River City Rhythm"
10:30 Johnston "Synergy"
10:55 Iowa City West "Good Time Company"
Lunch
12:30 Iowa City High "4th Avenue Jazz"
12:55 Cedar Rapids Xavier "Xhilaration"
1:20 Bemidji "Vocalmotive"
1:45 Cedar Rapids Prairie "The Ambassadors"
OMG!!!!!! So some of my UNL friends and I are coming to watch Linn-Mar this year!!!!! YAY!!!! Ana- we definitely need to meet up and "get mad" (you know what I mean) Hopefully I can make it to the prep competition on Friday night and see my sister perform in exhibition in "In-Step". Yay!!! This competition should be so much fun! It is two of my friends first show choir competition so it will be a blast!
You are sooo dead. Don't you dare curse cofs like that!! Just for that, YOU are in charge of finding someone to save, but not steal, my seat while I'm with the sound people during Cofs' show.
ps. chelsea darling... schedule? judges? anything? i'm dying a slow and painful death over here...
When asked about the schedule, Mr. Anderson told me it should be up soon. He said continue to check our website, it should be up and running soon. (www.choralnotes.org)
I will, however, post the schedule here as soon as it is "released"
What? That... is way to long. Grrr, that puts a damper on making plans.
Oh well, I plan on going to the friday Prep Competition to cheer on celebraton.