Xpression
Performance Ensemble The Color Guards of Unik Star
Xpression
is the color guard section of Unik Star.
Gathering about 10 members, this section
performs choregraphic shows every year
mixing flag, rifle, sabre and dance.
Xpression comes to life in 2005 while
competing for the first time in the
winterguard circuit.
Indeed, our members have been partipating
in french and european competitions
for serveral years in this discipline
with improving scores. The 2006 season
was important to Xpression because of
the promotion in the above class (going
from the «
Prep Class » to the « A Class » of the
CGN circuit in the Netherlands) with
an excellent score of 89,1 pts. Another
step for Xpression for the 2008 season.
Indeed, the staff calls on external
contributors to grow and give a new
impulsion. This task is given to
Ilona Hamstra from the Netherlands ;
and for the technical part, Xpression
welcomes Norman F King, an american
who teaches in high schools in the east
of the United States. That's how the
color guards get a promotion at their
first CGN contest in 2008 in Waalwijk
(NL) with a score of 58,7 points and
go from the AA-Class to the A-Class;
moreover, Xpression finishes the circuit
with a score of 65.1 points. The members
of this section celebrated their
5th year in winterguard in 2009 with
the program "The difference" ;
the final contest
was the best score since 5 year
in the A-Class : 70,7 points
! A Top score for this fabulous
program with only 7 color guards
!!!
2010 : the staff
called on a expert english unit
for a
new program. Alliance
Winterguard based
in Colchester in
England
has build "The
Forbidden Colour"
with all equipements,
flags, uniforms
and a fabulous music
for a new advance
program and a exclusive
conception. 4 foreign instructors
will come for this new Challenge : Jason
and Denni Hawke,
Helen Tomlin
and Cheryl Gray. The Coordinator,
Jason Hawke,
has marched, taught
and judged at all
levels within DCUK,
DCE
and BYBA since 1988.
For this 6th winterguard season, Xpression
Performance Ensemble participates
in England at the WGUK Circuit ; Our members took the second place in
Crawley and Colchester. They participated
at the WGI European Regional in Drachten
(NL) and they received a score of 69.0
points
and a 5th place in the final
selection
(19 groups competitors in A Class) and
finished the WGUK Circuit with 78,1 points.
A
new conception by Alliance
with a new winterguard production. The music
is Requiem For A Dream for 2011
and the title :
"Requiem - Claude Monet". This
new program, inspired on the beautifull
painting of Claude Monet dating
of 1916 : "Water Lilies",
in a success at CGN.
Our color guards start the competition with
a second place in Waalwijk in January and
a other 2nd Place in March in Goes. For
the CGN Championships 2011 (the final
competition of this season in Holland),
Our Guards in the A-CLASS competed with
14 strong units (CMH Menaldum, Intension,
The
Pride, Dynamix, Passie,
2Xtreme, Future
Blaze, Euphonia, Mozaic,
Concordia Sexbierum, Pure, The sound of
Frankfurt, Impact). Xpression with a record
high score of 76.95 pts, win the 6th place
during the final performance.
NEW
SHOW 2012 : "DE ANGELIS"

Here is the list of the programs performed by
Xpression since the setting up of his special winterguard unit :
Season
10/11
: Requiem
- Claude Monet
(music : "Requiem for
a Dream") Show
designers : Jason & Denni
Hawke
Season 09/10
: The forbidden
Colour
(music: "The village") Show
designers : Jason & Denni
Hawke
Season 08/09
: The Difference
(music : "Beautiful") Show
designers : Michael van der Tweel & Suryono
Wiersma
Season 07/08
: Behind the Magic
Door
(music : "Harry Potter") Show
designers : Ilona Hamstra & Norman
F King
Season
06/07 : Groovin'
Sisters
(music : "Medley sister
act") / Show
designer : Sandy Sueur
Season 05/06
: Grease Generation
(music : "Grease Megamix") / Show
designer : Sandy Sueur
Season
04/05 : Mon
rêve Bleu (music : "Ce
rêve bleu") / Show
designer : Sandy Sueur
Xpression joins in
clinics conducted by professionals of
this discipline in order to develop
and improve in the best conditions. The
rehearsals take place every Thesday
and Thursday from 6:30pm to 8pm and
sometimes during the week)end at the
centre Gustave Engrand
in Hellemmes and are managed by the
Sébà Flohart. Our
color guard section is looking for new
members (girl or boy) to prepare the
next seasons. For the younger, Xpression has a
junior section. For more information,
you may contact the staff by mail
at xpression@unikstar.com
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