In The Life of: A Color Guard Captain

I was the color guard captain for the 2012-2013 marching band and winterguard season and founded the color guard at my college, Wagner College. This blog has the good, the bad and the sparkly. If you have any questions or need advice I may not be the most knowledgeable but I definitely learned a lot and would love to help you!

[waitwhatsmyset]

My inbox is always open if you have any questions!

Don’t be shy!

[wholesomemidnight-deactivated20]

|| Black ∞ White ||

[waitwhatsmyset]

talking to people about colorguard

person: what sport are you in? :-)

me: im in colorguard

person: what is colorguard? arent you in band?

me: we spin flags and various weapons like rifle and saber and often spin while simultaneously having to dance and retain ballet skills alongside performance skills and remembering our drill spots!! and technically we are a part of the band unit, but we don't play music or anything like that. often times we just call ourselves band members just to save time with teachers and whatnot.

person: what

me:

me:

me:

me: okay you know what nevermind i am band

[spinning-sabre-for-the-win]

You have to look good dropping your equipment. You have to catch like that half was choreographed. Yes doing your show right is important, but you have to be able to do it completely wrong while still giving it to the judges and the audience. You have to be undeniable.

~Mikael Costner (via spinning-sabre-for-the-win)

[diss0nestly]

Who would ever guess that a 6 foot pole and a long piece of silk bound by electrical tape would teach me what it means to be express, to share, to truly live.

@diss0nestly (via diss0nestly)

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[sxbre]

There is nothing more satisfying than the sound of a clean ensemble rifle catch.

[adellephox]

Quick shoutout to everyone who has ever marched.

Whether it was middle school, high school, college, or drum corps.

Wind, drumline, guard, majorette, or front ensemble.

Whether or not you were drum major.

Whether or not you were section leader.

Hell, even if you were the worst person in band.

Marching is hella rad and you are hella rad for doing it.

[toperformisart]

[marching-band-against-humanity]

when you're in colorguard and someone asks you what instrument you play

i play the flag

[waitwhatsmyset]

*Parade/Field show season ends*

Guard: Its over! We can finally take a break!

Winter season: haha bitch u thought

[wgisportofthearts]

LaPorte HS at WGI Mid-South Power Regional in Bowling Green, KY!

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[may-amber-2002]

Don’t practice until you get it right. Practice until you can’t get it wrong.

Unknown (via may-amber-2002)

[may-amber-2002]

Inside every performer is a beginner that fell in love.

Unknown (via may-amber-2002)

[waitwhatsmyset]

Where the heck have I been???

Hello to all of my lovely followers! Thank you for all of the questions, I apologize if they were a little late to be answered. Just a quick update on my life, I just recently graduated college and moved so it has been a little hectic. I’m hoping to be more available if any questions or requests arise! Hope you all had a wonderful end of the season and have a happy summer!

[waitwhatsmyset]

Ok so I am a sophomore and I am trying out to be guard captain my junior year. I have done color guard for the past two years and it is literally my life. I am the one that is excited and trying to motivate people at our 5 a.m. practices and I am also in dance so I have a little more dancing experience than most of the girls on the team. The only problem is that my best friend is also running and she doesn't know that I am running yet. She has done guard 1 extra year than I have and sometimes I

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