First off CONGRATS to all the groups. There wasn't a group that I wasn't impressed with!!!
Im happy to hear that people really enjoyed our competition. We worked really hard so that
everyone could have a memorable and enjoyable experience. We REALLY REALLY hope EVERYONE
comes back next year. And once again congrats to all the groups!!!
oh, and might i add that olentangy's show is very enjoyable. It is very high energy, and the vocals and choreo are good. they have came along way from just being in the Festival Class.
What a competition! I honestly feel the top 3 could've gone anyway.
Findlay- Definitely your best show in the past couple years. You all were AMAZING in finals. I can't even begin to describe it. Vocals and Choreography was ON the entire show. A well deserved Grand Champion!
Marysville- Wow. You all were probably the cleanest group of the night. You all had so much energy, and I personally felt you all were the cleanest group of the evening. While it's not my FAVORITE Marysville show, it was equally as good, if not better than previous years.
Olentangy- WOW! My personal favorite group of the night. I have one question. WHERE DID YOU ALL COME FROM. It was like BAM we are here, and we're gonna scare every good group. Your alls opener and ballad was absolutely beautiful. The choreography was intense the entire show, and I, too, felt you brought the best overall complete package.
Poca- I heard you all had 12? people missing due to illness? That's VERY impressive to pull this one out. It was definitely my favorite Poca show since the glory days, and If you all keep this us, you'll be the Poca you used to be. Loved the show.
Nitro- You all have improved 100% since last year. I loved the show, I just felt that at times I was being screamed at with your vocals. But other than that, it was the best Nitro show I've ever seen.
St. Albans- Really original idea, but I'm not sure if it's really...show choir. Very nice sounding group, and parts of the choreography was very clean and sharp. I actually liked the show a lot, it was very original
Like I said, it was really really a great competition. Congratulations to Findlay on their well deserved GC.
I would just like to say that as a Marysville Swinger Unlimited, the competition was really great. Everyone was so nice and helpful. I really want to commend you guys for putting together a really fabulous competition. It was the first one I had done in a gym, and I found it really enjoyable, the setting was just great, didn't bother changing or swallow the sound. Also, our Mini Swingers had a great time too! They all seemed so excited, and we were all very proud of them. The set up in the auditorium was very nice too.
Congratulations to everyone! Findlay, you guys were really amazing! It was great to see you guys finally! Your vocals sounded insane from where we were, and the dancing was sweet! Can't wait to see you again! Congratulations everyone! All the shows that I saw were great!
Wow! Big Congrats to Findlay! Fairfield is shaping up to be another awesome competition.
My understanding was that, going into finals, Marysville had a two-point lead over Findlay. Once again, that's just what I heard, can anyone confirm that?
I would like to say a big thank you to all teays valley organizers, hosts, parents and everyone who made the "Classic" possible. I was definitely in awe in the warmup room seeing 34 grand champion trophies and caption awards out the wazoo. I also was not disappointed by Teays Valley this year i loved the girls number and especially Renegade!
I would also like to give a big Congratulations to Findlay. I was floored by the finals show. When you guys got to the closer i didnt want it to end it was so cool. I look forward to seeing you guys again at Fairfield!
Findlay you guys were amazing!!!! Im glad i could come and actually watch u guys grab that GC! You guys were the best group there! congrats and can't wait to see you at Fairfield =)
Wow, Congrats to Findlay on your Grand Championship!!! Your show must have been very impressive to beat out Marysville and Olentangy. What was the finals point spread? I'd imagine it was very close.
I went to finals. The show was awesome. Honestly the top 3 were all very good. I could have seen how any of the top 3 could have won.
But ...
Olentangy was my favorite group of the night. The energy was unmatched by any other group there that night (in my opinion). They sang very well also. To me, they were the most "complete" package of entertainment and show design. They were just really fun. It's definitely one of my favorite shows of the year.
I also want to say that Marysville was AWESOME as well. I hadn't seen them since their invitational, and the improvement is unbelievable (not that they were bad then by any means). Marysville's band is so AWESOME, I can't believe they haven't won more caption awards for that band this year.
Findlay was good as well. The ballad was really beautiful, and I do believe that Findlay sang the best out of all groups there tonight. It's interesting to see the new style Findlay has taken on, it's not incredibly different, but it's definitely different from past years. The fact that Findlay had a backdrop though, really tripped me out, haha.
I feel like St. Albans should have placed higher also. Their show was soooo cool (especially the first two numbers, after those it kind of lost some beef - but it was still very cool).
Nitro has also improved a lot since I saw them last @ Beavercreek. They're very solid, and I love the 'cold attitude' they portray through their show. Very cool.
Okay that's all. Congrats to all! It was a great night of show choir.
Teays Valley Classic 2008
