Why I Spin

Excited. That's how I'm feeling right now. Happy, nervous, and excited. My flag is in my hands, silk blowing in the wind as I stand set in the middle of the field. There are band members around me along with other guard members. It's the start of our show.

This is the moment we have been waiting for, the moment I've been waiting for. We've got this. Remembering our pep talk I smile with me face pointing to the press box. The moment we 'sassafrassed' I thought back on all of our hard work up to this point. Color guard camp, band camp, practices, parades, countless hours put into this activity. Countless bruises and injuries. Now, it's our time to win.

I scan the crowd as they cheer. The music starts and we're on our way.

Counting in my head, I spin my flag, jazz run, dance, and be sassy. Careful to look good, yearbook photographers take pictures of us on the field performing. To have a little more fun, I make faces at fellow guard members to get them to smile, too. 

When it comes to one of the harder drill charts or tosses, I make sure to perform everything that much more. When I nail it, I get so happy. This is a great performance. This is why I spin. It makes all the pain worth while. 

As the last song comes to a close, I am proud of my guard. No matter how many mistakes there were we did our best and performed every last second. So proud.

We jazz walk off the field  to a drum cadence with our heads held high, smiling. We salute to the judges making sure they know we are serious about our performance and what we brought to the field. Now, we wait. Although relieved to be done, we have to wait and see our scores. Will we get best guard, drums, marching? Hopefully.

As the scores are announced, we are silent. The whole band. When the judges announce us as best we erupt in cheers and clapping. One word: overjoyed. It all payed off. Next, doughnuts.

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