Kidsgrove Scouts prepare for DCA tour
The Kidsgrove Scouts are leaving for the United States on Monday, where they will take part in a DCA contest and in the DCA Championships.
Twice before, the Kidsgrove Scouts participated in the Drum Corps Associates competition. The tour will start on Monday 24th August, when the corps is flying to New York. They will then have a free day, and the rest of the week will be full of rehearsals in the run up to the DCA contest in Bridgeport on Saturday. A week later, on the 5th of September, the Kidsgrove Scouts will take part in the DCA Semi Finals in the Sehlan stadium in Rochester, followed by the DCA Finals the next day.
For the 2015 DCA tour, Kidsgrove will be using the equipment trailers and contents from the Boston Crusaders Drum & Bugle Corps. The Boston Crusaders compete on the Drum Corps International circuit which came to a conclusion at the World Championships in Indianapolis in August.
Corps director Rob Swindells of the Kidsgrove Scouts commented "Taking the corps to the world stage requires world class equipment which is exactly what the Boston Crusaders can provide for us. On behalf of our organisation I can't thank them enough for their support throughout to make this happen. I also wish to thanks Greg Small who has played a key role in helping us with this deal, Greg will be joining us on the tour and taking on the role of equipment manager for the whole duration. Exciting times ahead."
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