I believe the Cadets have loosened up a little bit since 2006. This is pretty rigid and they are really "kicking the ball" with the legs to extend the signature Cadet toe height. It looks Badass. But it looks like the cadets have kind of relaxed that these past couple years.
I think my marching band is one of the few lest NOT to use the straight leg marching style. We use bicycle, which is extremely challenging to achieve consistently. You have to have your prep step at a 90* angle and at at least two inches of toe height. Every pass thjrough on the and count has to be perpendicular to the ground and the ball of your foot has to be about next to your other ankle. the backwards style is essentially the same, except the toes NEVER come off the ground.
Straight leg marching is challenging. There are so many things to think about from centering your weight to your posture and most importantly, keeping your legs straight. It really helps if you engage your abdominal muscles and really use your quads and calves to keep your knees straight and your heels off the ground when going backwards. Above all, it's tiring, haha.
ok first of all, all you people dissing the straight leg marching technique, i think it looks amazing. in my opinion thats the way all band should march, thats the way my band does it. it'd be so weird to get used to that right foot step off though....
That's the day I tore a bursa over my knee cap while I knelt down to stack my uniform...had to sit out for a show. It got better for the next day's show in MA, but it freaking sucked not being able to march our home show.
You say knees were meant to be bent ('bend' would be the better word)...the body wasn't meant to do drum corps, so if you're going to attack any particular corps, you might as well just curse the entire activity. The Cadets have been doing just fine since 1934.
I'm the first marching trumpet on the right...the tall guy. As I was standing up from setting my uniform down, I felt a pop in my knee. I thought I could shake it off thinking it was nothing, but my knee started filling up with fluid, so I couldn't flex it or straiten it out all the way. I was going to try to march the show, but in the couple of minutes before we went through the gate, I could barely hobble around.
are they really stepping- off with their right foot?!?!?!?!? Im so confused :/
euphonium2011 4 months ago
@euphonium2011 they step off with left ALWAYS LEFT!!
xCydezx 4 months ago
@xCydezx Actually they step off with their right feet.
XEverReadyX 1 month ago
@euphonium2011 Cadets use the right as their lead foot
ImEverythingYouCrave 3 months ago
I just realized they start off marching on their right foot instead of their left
kayabug13 9 months ago
I tried getting the ripple up with my contra section but how are you'll getting them up so evenly
darrellsummers21 10 months ago
What are those giant Baritone-looking horns from 1:15 to the end?
moonodude17 1 year ago
@moonodude17 Tubas- Contra-bass tubas or more commonly known as "Contras"
RBVTBONE 1 year ago
why are they doing odd number of steps???? and on the up beats. thats so confusing!!!!
kkandchris 2 years ago
I believe the Cadets have loosened up a little bit since 2006. This is pretty rigid and they are really "kicking the ball" with the legs to extend the signature Cadet toe height. It looks Badass. But it looks like the cadets have kind of relaxed that these past couple years.
Eidanclay 2 years ago
don't most schools do straight leg?
Thunderflower367 2 years ago
my band is the only 1 in our curcit that does straight leg
tp3katie 2 years ago
I think my marching band is one of the few lest NOT to use the straight leg marching style. We use bicycle, which is extremely challenging to achieve consistently. You have to have your prep step at a 90* angle and at at least two inches of toe height. Every pass thjrough on the and count has to be perpendicular to the ground and the ball of your foot has to be about next to your other ankle. the backwards style is essentially the same, except the toes NEVER come off the ground.
muziknurd384 2 years ago
lol whoever's playing woodblock or whatever is keeping time. can't keep a very steady beat.
moviesmyway 2 years ago
Straight leg marching is challenging. There are so many things to think about from centering your weight to your posture and most importantly, keeping your legs straight. It really helps if you engage your abdominal muscles and really use your quads and calves to keep your knees straight and your heels off the ground when going backwards. Above all, it's tiring, haha.
dvd77612 2 years ago 6
they're only straight on the downbeat. :)
lljessr 2 years ago
@lljessr bounce bounce bounce.... miss ya jess!
a53mp 11 months ago
other than the bluknights marching strait leg is difficult and it does make your band/corpslook better. its just that most band/corps cant do it
herod747 2 years ago
I think I heard BD in the background. Idk, I may be high or something...
svolypet 3 years ago
ahhh good ol stop and go
tacos931s 3 years ago
ok first of all, all you people dissing the straight leg marching technique, i think it looks amazing. in my opinion thats the way all band should march, thats the way my band does it. it'd be so weird to get used to that right foot step off though....
TRFpudge13 3 years ago
I agree on the right foot thing you mentioned, Im used to starting on my left, atleast thats how I was taught
Kagedb 2 years ago
Yeah, I'm left foot lead, and it'd be hard to do anything else.
I love straight-leg marching, it's so much better than what we've done in the past.
StickKingProductions 2 years ago
pretty good warm up maybe we cood get our band 2 do that
nick1322222 3 years ago
lol look at that technique and the straight line...i see the bottom on ur shoes lol...teach our band to do that lol
FuIlMoon 4 years ago
i love the hyper closeup of my stop-and-go. thanks jess.
alexcart7 4 years ago
wow, they step off with the right (as in left and right) foot? i dont think ive ever saw (or noticed, at least) that!
PyroDude1987 5 years ago
Thats because they are one of the only marching corps or bands in the world that do that. Its kinda their thing.
TWBaltz 4 years ago
That's the day I tore a bursa over my knee cap while I knelt down to stack my uniform...had to sit out for a show. It got better for the next day's show in MA, but it freaking sucked not being able to march our home show.
You say knees were meant to be bent ('bend' would be the better word)...the body wasn't meant to do drum corps, so if you're going to attack any particular corps, you might as well just curse the entire activity. The Cadets have been doing just fine since 1934.
betaomega04 5 years ago
but the thing is, we DO bend our knees! we're just straight on the downbeat... =]
lljessr 4 years ago
Where you the missing Contra on the first Contra-line or a seprate instrument?
TWBaltz 4 years ago
I'm the first marching trumpet on the right...the tall guy. As I was standing up from setting my uniform down, I felt a pop in my knee. I thought I could shake it off thinking it was nothing, but my knee started filling up with fluid, so I couldn't flex it or straiten it out all the way. I was going to try to march the show, but in the couple of minutes before we went through the gate, I could barely hobble around.
betaomega04 4 years ago
Oh, so whats it like to march DCI? I'm a trumpet myself, 5 years now.
TWBaltz 4 years ago
knees were ment to be bent...
mikanch 5 years ago
It's OK to bend the knees. Really.
rugcutter284 5 years ago
but straight leg looks so much cleaner!
mtizzlefoshizzle 4 years ago
I can't see the guy in the red shirt, the horns keep moving in the way.
TufffCop 5 years ago
hahaha it took me 8 months to get this joke and i love it!
lljessr 4 years ago
yikes... phasing!!!
abda53 5 years ago
yikes! YOUR FACE!!!!
lljessr 5 years ago
yikes... phasing! :P
abda53 4 years ago