Center Grove: Outstanding Dancing! Outstanding Show!! Vocals better at night than during the day, although they do get a tad breathy due to all the dancing! Very nice use of dynamics throughout the show. Nice balance throughout,considering the bad sound system they had.
Dekalb: Nice show! Lots of energy! Vocals got lost periodically or voices stuck out, but again the mic's were picking up individuals big time. Some wonderful moving lines on the ballad. Outfits are incredible! Nice back-up band that really feels the show!
Homestead: That ballad is to die for! You sing beautifully and when the band comes in...perfect! Band was overpowering at night and we lost some words. Love the opener also! Great shoes guys!
Northrop: Wow, awesome opener and wonderful ballad! This group sings very well! Choreopgraphy was very sharp and you seem to be having a great time on stage! You were my shock of the day! I love the flop of the guys/girls numers! Microphone issues did make some voices stick out, but it seemed to be happening to everyone
Lakeview: What an improvement from last year! Your vocals were so much better and choreography so much cleaner! I love the outfits! Your diction came through as well as anyones! Nice show!
Great competition with some sound issues! Everyone there did fantastic!
FYI: Center Grove also got "Best Show"
Does anyone know who got Best Band?
Churubusco was a great contest, fun times had by all.
Center Grove "Debtones": Girl's Grand Champions (exhibition performance): Good show by my favorite girl's group. The whole deal with the cheerleader stuff was so original and entertaining. The ballad sounded great.
DeKalb "Classic Connection": The show started out great, and very energetic. I was kind of shocked in regards to the vocals, it was no where near the quality I usually hear from DeKalb, especially the girls. I'm still not a fan of the novelty number, but I guess there's nothing you can do about it now. I also wasn't big on the orange and blue costumes, major clashing. The closer was strong though, good job.
Lakeview "Spartanaires": The "Time/Dust in the Wind" thing was a little funky, and way too slow for a non-ballad piece. The ballad soloists were great, but the girl really needs to sing out. She has a great voice, I'd just like to hear it better. You guys also had orange and blue costumes like DeKalb...am I the only one that thinks this doesn't look right? The band sounded great, and "Fortune Favors the Brave" sounded cool. The choreography was really cool too, congratulations on making finals.
Center Grove "CG Sound System": Wow is all I can say. I posted in another forum that I didn't think Center Grove would be able to even make it in the top three, but after seeing your show, I was dumbfounded. I loved how everyone on stage appeared to be having a blast...no fake smiles or anything, everyone was genuinely having a great time performing, and it reflected in the audience. The ballad sounded amazing. I really liked at the end when everyone came up to the front of the stage platform and interacted with the audience members in the front row. You've clearly proven yourselves to be the powerhouse group of Indiana. Can't wait to see you at Triton Central, and much congratulations on a very, very well-deserved grand championship.
Northrop "Charisma 2004": The same comments apply from Piqua, I was kind of upset to see very little improvement from last week. I still LOVE the opener though . I also noticed a girl who was singing really loud and sticking out above everyone else during the whole show. I THINK she was the second soloist on "It's Rainin' Men" but I'm not sure.
Homestead "Class Royale": A little departure from a typical Homestead show. It seems to have a little bit more of a classier "Huntington North" styled show. The ballad sounded really good until the director left, then the band was overpowering and a lot of sound was lost. I can't read what I wrote about the closer, but I remember it wasn't bad. Good show, and good luck this year.
Just for the record...this is the first time in over four years of being involved in show choir contests that I predicted the finalists and captions exactly correct .
Congrats to everyone that made finals! Good Luck at the rest of your comps those that didn't. I'm sure you will be great other places. Northrop, You guys are awesome! LOVE YA! I totally can not wait till our invitational!
Churubusco Show Choir Invitational 2004
. I also noticed a girl who was singing really loud and sticking out above everyone else during the whole show. I THINK she was the second soloist on "It's Rainin' Men" but I'm not sure.
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