This weekend was a wonderful weekend for Spintronix Indoor Guard; We had our first contest of the season! On Friday night, we had our rehearsal, which was shorter than usual (We went to bed earlier so we could be contest- ready). We made sure to work through choreography that we struggled with to make sure we had it. We then blocked the show and had a timed run-through. Rehearsal was finished around 10:45 and lights out was at 11:00, so I decided to do some journaling and meditation before going to bed.
The next morning, we left at 8:00 AM for Republic. We were running a tiny bit behind so as soon as we got there, we ran to find the guard we had agreed to help with floor. We found them just in time. Things were kind of a blur between time to get ready and performance time. I remember my heart beating really heavy and quick; I was so nervous for the performance, even though I have been doing this for two years. You never quite get over the pre- performance butterflies and the adrenaline rush during the performance. I dropped once, but overall had one of the best runs I’ve had this season, so far. After our performance was captain’s retreat, and we won first place! We were so excited! Although we won, we have quite a bit to improve on and we know we will only go up from here!
We celebrated by having dinner at iHop. The waitress we had was really nice and funny. It was my first time eating there and the food was really good. I loved how amazing our waitress was. The night was filled with good friends, good food, and lots of laughs. I’m glad to be a part of this group and I’m very excited to see what else we do this season!
- Cas
