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Our oldest daughter, Lindsay, has been in the show choir since she was a freshman. When she tried out for it, I hardly knew what she was doing. The girls had always played soccer and run track. Not a dance or singing lesson or class EVER. So when she told me she had made the show choir, we really didn't know what we had gotten ourselves into. What we had gotten ourselves into was a whole new way of life and something really wonderful. The first time we saw her perform, we were completely blown away. We had no idea where this child had come from. She absolutely blossomed up there on stage. It was like magic. We became part of a big family and a booster group like no other. All of a sudden we were traveling to places like Piqua, Ohio and driving hours and hours and watching up to 12 show choirs a weekend and were just as crazy a group of fans as any football crowd. That first year, Red Hot (the name of the show choir) were Grand Champion at their first competition. They didn't win that honor again until the State Competition, when they were named State Champions. It was amazing. However, over the next two years, they didn't win one competition. It was very frustrating for everyone. They had gone through a director and choreographer change and morale suffered greatly. During Lindsay's junior year, Natalie and Emily decided to try out and that really surprised me! My shy little twins, who barely spoke in public until they were 9 were going to perform in the show choir? Well, they showed me and made it, and they too have absolutely come out of their shells and have become amazing performers. They literally have transformed.
Well, this year things have changed. The director Lindsay had her freshman year has come on board as an assistant and her son, who was in the choir as a senior when Lindsay was a freshman is the choreographer, and the show choir is phenomenal this year. They have progressively gotten stronger each competition, finishing as 2nd runner-up, 1st runner-up and finally this past weekend as Grand Champion. It was awesome to see all their hard work finally pay off. I'm especially excited for Lindsay who has come full circle. I know they now have their eye on the State Championship, but they still have 2 competitions before States. This win just meant so much to everyone. I had to write at length about it. Thanks for "listening".
Our oldest daughter, Lindsay, has been in the show choir since she was a freshman. When she tried out for it, I hardly knew what she was doing. The girls had always played soccer and run track. Not a dance or singing lesson or class EVER. So when she told me she had made the show choir, we really didn't know what we had gotten ourselves into. What we had gotten ourselves into was a whole new way of life and something really wonderful. The first time we saw her perform, we were completely blown away. We had no idea where this child had come from. She absolutely blossomed up there on stage. It was like magic. We became part of a big family and a booster group like no other. All of a sudden we were traveling to places like Piqua, Ohio and driving hours and hours and watching up to 12 show choirs a weekend and were just as crazy a group of fans as any football crowd. That first year, Red Hot (the name of the show choir) were Grand Champion at their first competition. They didn't win that honor again until the State Competition, when they were named State Champions. It was amazing. However, over the next two years, they didn't win one competition. It was very frustrating for everyone. They had gone through a director and choreographer change and morale suffered greatly. During Lindsay's junior year, Natalie and Emily decided to try out and that really surprised me! My shy little twins, who barely spoke in public until they were 9 were going to perform in the show choir? Well, they showed me and made it, and they too have absolutely come out of their shells and have become amazing performers. They literally have transformed.
Well, this year things have changed. The director Lindsay had her freshman year has come on board as an assistant and her son, who was in the choir as a senior when Lindsay was a freshman is the choreographer, and the show choir is phenomenal this year. They have progressively gotten stronger each competition, finishing as 2nd runner-up, 1st runner-up and finally this past weekend as Grand Champion. It was awesome to see all their hard work finally pay off. I'm especially excited for Lindsay who has come full circle. I know they now have their eye on the State Championship, but they still have 2 competitions before States. This win just meant so much to everyone. I had to write at length about it. Thanks for "listening".
