Friday, February 27, 2009
Monday, February 16, 2009
Deep Run Itinerary
Friday, February 27th Rehearsal @ LMS from 3:00-5:00pm
Saturday, February 28th:
8:00-9:00am Rehearse in the auxiliary gym at LMS. Flag bags and other equipment will be transported with the performers on the bus.
9:00-9:30am Performers change into uniform and fix your hair (including glitter gel and hair spray).
10:00am Leave from LMS (bring snacks and a bag lunch to eat on the way. We will not stop for lunch.)
1:00pm Arrive at Deep Run HS. Unload the floor cover from the trailer. Parent help is needed to take the floor from the trailer into the school. We will do make-up on the bus in the Deep Run parking lot. Please bring your make-up kit and a mirror.
1:20pm Final bathroom break before performance. Stretch in the hall and then begin official warm-up.
2:21pm Perform. Parent help is needed getting the floor cover on and off the performance floor.
2:30-3:00pm Load the floor back onto the trailer, load flags and equipment onto the bus and change into t-shirt and jeans.
3-5:30pm Watch the rest of the guards perform. We will sit together in the bleachers with chaperones.
5:30pm Awards Ceremony and Critique (where the judges meet with instructors to give feedback for the next competition). Amber, Emily S, and Emily C will go out for retreat.
6:00-6:30pm Dinner break at the concessions area. Bring $. There will also be various souvenirs for sale (t-shirts, photos, etc).
6:45-7:15pm Help ECG Percussion move props and equipment onto the floor. We will watch their performance in the gym and then help move everything off the floor and back onto the truck.
8:00pm Leave Deep Run HS.
10:30pm Approximate return to LMS. The building will be locked when we return, so students are encouraged to bring a cell phone on the trip so that they can call home when we are close to the school.
Special Competition Information:
Chaperones get free admission passes. General spectator tickets are $10 and purchased at the main entrance.
Each performing group only gets 1 video pass. If you are available to video tape our performance, please let us know. We would like to watch our performance at the following Tuesday’s rehearsal.
Flash photography is not allowed during performances.
Proper etiquette while watching a winter guard performance is to clap and cheer during the parts of the performance you find interesting (like after a toss).
Winter Guards from UVA, JMU, William & Mary, and Longwood will be performing at this competition!
Directions to Deep Run HS:
4801 Twin Hickory Rd, Glen Allen, Virginia 23059
US 29N to I-64E, take exit 177 (I-295S towards Washington/Norfolk)
Take exit 51A for Nuckols Rd N, Turn left at Twin Hickory Rd
Saturday, February 28th:
8:00-9:00am Rehearse in the auxiliary gym at LMS. Flag bags and other equipment will be transported with the performers on the bus.
9:00-9:30am Performers change into uniform and fix your hair (including glitter gel and hair spray).
10:00am Leave from LMS (bring snacks and a bag lunch to eat on the way. We will not stop for lunch.)
1:00pm Arrive at Deep Run HS. Unload the floor cover from the trailer. Parent help is needed to take the floor from the trailer into the school. We will do make-up on the bus in the Deep Run parking lot. Please bring your make-up kit and a mirror.
1:20pm Final bathroom break before performance. Stretch in the hall and then begin official warm-up.
2:21pm Perform. Parent help is needed getting the floor cover on and off the performance floor.
2:30-3:00pm Load the floor back onto the trailer, load flags and equipment onto the bus and change into t-shirt and jeans.
3-5:30pm Watch the rest of the guards perform. We will sit together in the bleachers with chaperones.
5:30pm Awards Ceremony and Critique (where the judges meet with instructors to give feedback for the next competition). Amber, Emily S, and Emily C will go out for retreat.
6:00-6:30pm Dinner break at the concessions area. Bring $. There will also be various souvenirs for sale (t-shirts, photos, etc).
6:45-7:15pm Help ECG Percussion move props and equipment onto the floor. We will watch their performance in the gym and then help move everything off the floor and back onto the truck.
8:00pm Leave Deep Run HS.
10:30pm Approximate return to LMS. The building will be locked when we return, so students are encouraged to bring a cell phone on the trip so that they can call home when we are close to the school.
Special Competition Information:
Chaperones get free admission passes. General spectator tickets are $10 and purchased at the main entrance.
Each performing group only gets 1 video pass. If you are available to video tape our performance, please let us know. We would like to watch our performance at the following Tuesday’s rehearsal.
Flash photography is not allowed during performances.
Proper etiquette while watching a winter guard performance is to clap and cheer during the parts of the performance you find interesting (like after a toss).
Winter Guards from UVA, JMU, William & Mary, and Longwood will be performing at this competition!
Directions to Deep Run HS:
4801 Twin Hickory Rd, Glen Allen, Virginia 23059
US 29N to I-64E, take exit 177 (I-295S towards Washington/Norfolk)
Take exit 51A for Nuckols Rd N, Turn left at Twin Hickory Rd
Friday, February 13, 2009
Reminders
Next week we have rehearsal on Tuesday and Thursday from 6-8:30pm. You must have prior permission from Mrs. Lipford to miss any part of these rehearsals per your signed participation agreement. We are still adding and cleaning choreography for our February 28 competition at Deep Run High School. Please mark you calendar for Friday, February 27th dress rehearsal at LMS from 3-5pm.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Warm-up Video
This is the first part of our body warm-up.
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This is a foot warm-up we are going to learn soon.
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This is a foot warm-up we are going to learn soon.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Monday, February 2, 2009
VPE places 6th at Powhatan Competition
On Saturday, January 31st, VPE placed 6th in the Scholastic Regional A (SRA) class at Powhatan HS. This is a fantastic way to start the season! Judges comments were positive and will help us as we finish filling in choreography for the show. VPE will perform next on Tuesday, February 10th during half-time of the Varsity Girls Basketball game at EC Glass. Approximate time of performance is 8:00pm. Parent help will be needed to get students in uniform and to get the floor cover on and off the gym floor.
VPE will NOT be participating at the WGI Regional in Raleigh on February 14th. Our next competition will be at Deep Run HS on February 28. AIA will post the schedule for this show on February 16th.
Thanks again to all parents who attended the Powhatan competition! Please send any pictures or video of the competition to Mrs. Lipford to post on the web.
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