The Current has been moved up to Open Class with the Varsity groups.
I agree with this decision. I know this was discussed on the Hastings page, but I think that all students should perform in ONLY the group they were assigned to based on auditions. Consider the following hypathetic situation...
I am a student at John doe academy(not real) and I made the junior varsity show choir. I am a sophomore, so I still have plenty of time to grow and make the varsity group, but for now, I am going to excel in my choir and hopefully dominate the junior varsity class. We arrive at our first competition of the season and I pumped, bit then I realize that there is a "jv" group competing against me that has students who were good enough to make their schools varsity group. This strips them completely of their ability to compete in exactly the same class as ours because they aren't on the same level as us given the fact that part of their choir consists of seniors who have competed at a varsity level for two years.
That sure gives them a fair shot at winning or placing as well as we would in an entire mass of competing jv kids. NOT!! I'm sorry, but I think that kids want to compete as well as "just" performing. That is what competitions are for. To mark your growth and success as a group throughout the season, and against othe choirs of your same caliber. How is a group supposed to know where they stand and how they are doing if they are randomly placed against a choir with ten varsity kids in it?
This is just my opinion and not that of my above stated affiliate choir.
GC: Clinton
1RU: Mitchell
2RU: Waconia
3RU: Hastings
4RU: Bemidji
5RU: Bloomington Jefferson
*Probably Clinton sweep. Except Waconia's band does seem to be doing quite well. They have only lost BB to Totino and their JV.
**If I had to guess...this is how I think it will go. But I really think Clinton will end up on top, Mitchell and Waconia will either get 1RU and 2RU. Hastings and Bemidji will duke it out for 3RU and 4RU, and it is going to be a really close battle between Bloomington Jefferson, Janesville Craig, and Bloomington Kennedy for that last spot in finals.
2. I am most excited to see EVERYONE at this competition! Firstly, I am excited to see my alma mater choirs Vocalmotive and La Voce Ballo because I've been singing their music since the day they were put on youtube. Also, I am excited too see BJeff for the reasons stated above. I have heard MANY great things about both Waconia and Totino this year, so I'm pretty pumped for them, too. I have never seen Mitchell (I don't think at least? Have you been to Totino before?), so my only real experience with them is when they were reported as being the culprits who brought the flu to SCA at Millikin in 2006 (The year when EVERYONE got sick, me included. Like puking everywhere sick.)
4. N/A
P.S. I am driving 10 hours to come!! Unless the weather doesn't cooperate.
I have convinced my family to roadtrip up to Minnesota so I will be attending the Totino Grace Spectacular! I'm so excited. I feel like this 5 hour trip will definitly be worth it.
1. This is the first competition all season that I am attending, so I have no good answer for this. All I know is that I am really, really excited.
2. I am obviously excited to see Jefferson and what they have done this year, because I like to see where the group is going since I was there in high school. And for obvious reasons I'm excited to see Attache'...The last time I saw them live was in 2007. They were amazing then and I expect them to be amazing now. I am also to see great groups such as Mitchell, Hastings, and Waconia.
3. Again I haven't seen any groups live this year so I can't answer this one. I do expect my mind to be blown though.
I am very excited to see Clinton and Mitchell. I have seen clinton videos on youtube, and your opener is incredible but i have not seen mitchell yet. i also have not yet gotten to watch bemidji or jefferson so i would like to see them live too.
1. This is the first competition all season that I am attending, so I have no good answer for this. All I know is that I am really, really excited.
2. I am obviously excited to see Jefferson and what they have done this year, because I like to see where the group is going since I was there in high school. And for obvious reasons I'm excited to see Attache'...The last time I saw them live was in 2007. They were amazing then and I expect them to be amazing now. I am also to see great groups such as Mitchell, Hastings, and Waconia.
3. Again I haven't seen any groups live this year so I can't answer this one. I do expect my mind to be blown though.
In an attempt to add some life to this topic since everyone's already made predictions, and this competition is four days away and it doesn't seem like this forum is going anywhere, I propose a few questions...
1. Out of the groups performing here this weekend, which ones are your favorites and why? Please try sticking to only ones you've seen live, and only choirs you are not associated with. Of course you love your own group. (I realize that I'm also guilty of praising Waconia much, so when I give my answers later, I won't talk about them.)
2. Which group are you most excited to see and why?
4. From groups you've seen live, what sort of improvements or changes do you look forward to seeing this weekend? Be specific, please.
1. I haven't sing a single group competing here live this year... and I've only seen three of them live ever! (Hastings, Bloomington Kennedy, Western Dubuque) So I am really looking forward to this expansion of my show choir horizons. I guess I can't answer this question... yet.
Yes, Clinton kids rock! They are really nice, and the fact that they are literally some of the best performers in the country all jammed into one extraordinary group is just incredible.
1. I've not seen ANY choirs here except for Mitchell.... So I can't really answer this question.
2. Excited for: Clinton, Hastings, Waconia, Bloom Jef, Bloom Ken, Craig. Words cannot express how incredibly excited I am for this comp.
3. Again I can't really answer this question since I've only seen Mitchell. But I'm sure everyone will show up on Saturday with their game face on....
2. attache! duh. i've only seen them on youtube, so it will be like the first time i saw the jonas brothers live after being a fan for 2 years. uh, wait what?what did cecelia just say? maybe more like n*sync. haha. but no, seriously i am so excited to see them and hopefully meet some of their performers! it should be an incredible time.
I would definitely encourage you to seek out and get to know the kids from Clinton. They are the hosts at Show Choir Nationals and are the nicest, most down-to-earth kids on the planet. Plus the southern accents and the "yes sir, no sir" are pretty adorable.
Just throwing this out there:
I better meeting every SCC person that is at this competition.
I will expect nothing less.
And I am most excited to see (that i've already seen this year) Bloomington Kennedy the most, i felt the show had room to grow and seeing results it looks like it has!
And i am giddy in anticipation to see Waconia, Clinton and Mitchell. Gonna be an awesome competition!
1. well, where to begin? bloomington kennedy's show is really starting to grow on me. i enjoy the uniqueness and full commitment. jefferson, your ballad has my heart. i'm also interested to see hastings again after this last weekend. oh, totino? even though you aren't performing, i really love your show this year. and you. so.
2. attache! duh. i've only seen them on youtube, so it will be like the first time i saw the jonas brothers live after being a fan for 2 years. uh, wait what?what did cecelia just say? maybe more like n*sync. haha. but no, seriously i am so excited to see them and hopefully meet some of their performers! it should be an incredible time. (i'm also super excited to see waconia again, but they are my associated choir and i rag on dyaln for being so gung ho about waconia on here.)
3. in this area? bemidji and bloomington kennedy. they improve every time i see them. also, bemidji added studs to their shorts and i'm hoping for something to be added at totino. (i'm kind of weird.)
And now that I read the rest of what you wrote...
1. Pretty sure Totino's still performing. Just not competing.
2. Jonas Brothers? What? No comment on the Waconia comment...
I also have to add Testostertones to my list of choirs I'm excited to see. I can't believe I forgot about them to begin with.
3. I also enjoyed the studs. They were a nice addition.
haha, the bolded. i'm sorry for yelling at you! tehehehhe.
anyways, even if some perceive these to be lame, i'm bored so i'm answering too!
oh and dylan... counting usually goes "1, 2, 3" not "1, 2, 4." haha.
I did that on purpose, trying to figure out if people would realize it. You caught on to me too quick, Cece. I'm also glad you decided that you aren't too cool to answer my questions.
In an attempt to add some life to this topic since everyone's already made predictions, and this competition is four days away and it doesn't seem like this forum is going anywhere, I propose a few questions...
1. Out of the groups performing here this weekend, which ones are your favorites and why? Please try sticking to only ones you've seen live, and only choirs you are not associated with. Of course you love your own group. (I realize that I'm also guilty of praising Waconia much, so when I give my answers later, I won't talk about them.)
2. Which group are you most excited to see and why?
4. From groups you've seen live, what sort of improvements or changes do you look forward to seeing this weekend? Be specific, please.
haha, the bolded. i'm sorry for yelling at you! tehehehhe.
anyways, even if some perceive these to be lame, i'm bored so i'm answering too!
oh and dylan... counting usually goes "1, 2, 3" not "1, 2, 4." haha.
1. well, where to begin? bloomington kennedy's show is really starting to grow on me. i enjoy the uniqueness and full commitment. jefferson, your ballad has my heart. i'm also interested to see hastings again after this last weekend. oh, totino? even though you aren't competing, i really love your show this year. and you. so.
2. attache! duh. i've only seen them on youtube, so it will be like the first time i saw the jonas brothers live after being a fan for 2 years. uh, wait what?what did cecelia just say? maybe more like n*sync. haha. but no, seriously i am so excited to see them and hopefully meet some of their performers! it should be an incredible time. (i'm also super excited to see waconia again, but they are my associated choir and i rag on dyaln for being so gung ho about waconia on here.)
3. in this area? bemidji and bloomington kennedy. they improve every time i see them. also, bemidji added studs to their shorts and i'm hoping for something to be added at totino. (i'm kind of weird.)
In an attempt to add some life to this topic since everyone's already made predictions, and this competition is four days away and it doesn't seem like this forum is going anywhere, I propose a few questions...
1. Out of the groups performing here this weekend, which ones are your favorites and why? Please try sticking to only ones you've seen live, and only choirs you are not associated with. Of course you love your own group. (I realize that I'm also guilty of praising Waconia much, so when I give my answers later, I won't talk about them.)
2. Which group are you most excited to see and why?
4. From groups you've seen live, what sort of improvements or changes do you look forward to seeing this weekend? Be specific, please.
If you think all of these are lame, then just ignore me and don't answer any of them.
My answers...
1. Connection might have to win this one. I always find myself singing along to their show, and today I even caught myself dancing some of their dance moves. Also Bemidji has been my favorite for years, and their show this year defiantly is no exception. I'm excited to see their show at Totino because, like juliofrommississippi said earlier, Bemidji always performs well at Totino, and I don't expect this year to be any different.
2. Attache and Hastings. Attache because I've heard great things about them for years now, and seeing them live is going to be one for the books. Hastings because I watched a couple YouTube videos of their show, and am excited to see some of the things they do come alive on stage. Friend de Coup is another. I hadn't ever heard of them before the forum, but those of you who are fans of them have done a good job talking them up, and after watching some of their older shows on youtube, I feel like they're going to have a great show as well.
3. I can't think of any sort of improvements right now (other than ones for Power Company, and I promised not to post about them) but if I think of more, I'll come back and edit this. It is 11:00 at night and I've fried my brain working on homework all night.
Definitely some extremely talented groups here! It's going to be so much fun and I'm happy that my group gets to come back to Totino. It's been maybe a year but, it'll be interesting to see how this one turns out!!!
), so I'm excited to see what has changed. (I saw Attaché last year at Show Choir Bloodbath 2010 AKA Fairfield 2010) They always have great energy and commitment to what they are performing: they always MEAN it!
I agree with this decision. I know this was discussed on the Hastings page, but I think that all students should perform in ONLY the group they were assigned to based on auditions. Consider the following hypathetic situation...
I am a student at John doe academy(not real) and I made the junior varsity show choir. I am a sophomore, so I still have plenty of time to grow and make the varsity group, but for now, I am going to excel in my choir and hopefully dominate the junior varsity class. We arrive at our first competition of the season and I pumped, bit then I realize that there is a "jv" group competing against me that has students who were good enough to make their schools varsity group. This strips them completely of their ability to compete in exactly the same class as ours because they aren't on the same level as us given the fact that part of their choir consists of seniors who have competed at a varsity level for two years.
That sure gives them a fair shot at winning or placing as well as we would in an entire mass of competing jv kids. NOT!! I'm sorry, but I think that kids want to compete as well as "just" performing. That is what competitions are for. To mark your growth and success as a group throughout the season, and against othe choirs of your same caliber. How is a group supposed to know where they stand and how they are doing if they are randomly placed against a choir with ten varsity kids in it?
This is just my opinion and not that of my above stated affiliate choir.