TheScienceofa
ColorGuard
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ColorguardisScience:
Itisexact,specificanditdemandspreciseexecution.A
designer'sdrillisa
chart;a
graphwhichindicatesx
andy
coordinatesforconstantlychanginggeometricshapesandformsinbothtimeandspace.Ourequipmantandpropsarealwayspushingthelawsofpysicswithforceandspeed,actionandreaction.Allofthiswithanincrediblecontroloftime.
ColorguardisMathematical:
Itisrhythmicallyandmetricallybasedonthesubdivisionoftimeintofractionswhichmustbedoneinstantaneously.Wehaveanglesanddegrees,bothacuteandobtuse,sequences,ranges,andhypotenuse.
Colorguardisa
language:
Itisa
visualpicturealivewithmessageandmeaning.Weuseinterpetivephases,sentences,andwordsmanytimeswithmusicwhichcreatesa
mostcompleteanduniversallanguage,toberecordedforotherstosee,feel,andunderstand.Itisa
languagewhichisrecitedandsharedmanytimesbothnearandfar.
ColorguardisHistory:
Colorguardcanbeinfluencedbytheenvironmentandtimesofit'screation,oritcanreflectthepastaswellasthefuture.Itcansendustoa
farawaycountryorbringusclosertohome.Wearerichinourheritageandhaveforefathersaswell.
Colorguardisa
Pysical:
Itrequiresfantasticcoordinationoffingures,hands,arms,feetandlegs;inadditiontoextraordinarycontrolofthebackstomachandtorso;allofwhicharecalledtorespondinstantlytothesoundtheearhearsandthesightoftheeyesee.Colorguardsurrondsaroundendurance,ability,strength,andbalance.
Colorguardisa
Sport:
A gamewhichweplaywithothersinwhichweshareandweshine.Competingwithourselvestopreformbettereachtime.
Itallowsustolearnmoreonourinsideoncondidenceandfear,self-esteemandself-image;aswegetbetterontheoutsidewithperformances,people,expressingourfeelings,andsharingourdreams.Itisa chancetorealizeourattitudeiswhatmakesusorbreaksus,notanyoneoranythingelse.Itisa kindofmindsetwithanincreaseawarenesswhichchallengesustorealizethepotentialinourselves.
ColorguardisPerformingArts:
Itisa
showwhichcanbeentertainingandenlightening!Withdirecting,acting,producing,managing,andtouring.Colors,fashion,flair,excitement,piazzsophistication,andsubtlety.Alwaysrealizingthetraidofperformance;audience,performer,designer.
Colorguardiseducational
Itallowsa
humanbeingtolearnhowtotakeallofthesethings;somedryandtechnicallyboring,somedifficultyandchallengeing;andusethemtocreateEMOTIOM!Theonethingthatourworldneeds.
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