MILWAUKEE, WI :: member, midwest color guard circuit and wgi
Friday, July 23 2010
Milwaukee-based Velocity Winter Guard will be featured July 23-24 at an upcoming gallery show near downtown Milwaukee’s artsy Third Ward. The theme of the gallery showing is WIND. Select Velocity members and staff were chosen to be showcased among some of Milwaukee’s top artists. Velocity will perform multiple short, choreographed flag, rifle [...]
I grew up in a small town in North Carolina called Mt. Airy (aka Mayberry). I have been involved in the color guard activity – marching and teaching – for 23 years. I started my marching career with my Middle School Marching Band, progressed onto my High School Marching Band and was also fortunate enough to march [...]
DAY 1 :: Wednesday, April 7, 2010 :: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Meeting at 6:00 am is not fun for anyone, but we were getting on the road for WGI! The trip down went surprisingly quick stopping minimal times for breakfast, lunch and the occasional potty break. We arrived at our rehearsal site just in time for our [...]
Velocity’s 2009 production, entitled ‘The Red Warrior’, thrilled and inspired audiences at local Midwest Color Guard Circuit competitions, the Dayton Power Regional, Indianapolis Power Regional and the Winter Guard International World Championships.
This season, we had four returning vets and nine new Velocity members for a total of thirteen very talented cast members. 2009 also marked [...]
Though this past weekend may have been a bit stressful with Darlene’s van rendering inoperable, Lizz’s gimpy thumb, Faiths and Ashley’s rolled ankles and Kari’s endless hobbling around on crutches – it was a great weekend. Two strong performances from the members will hopefully be a nice spring-board for the Indy Regional coming up in [...]
