It’s been two weeks since the South Brunswick Regional and WGI guard is back on FloMarching back.

This weekend, we’re bringing you all the action from not one, not two, but three WGI Guard Power Regional competitions: the East Power Regional in Pittsburgh, PA, the Mid-Atlantic Power Regional in Rock Hill, SC, and the Southwest Power Regional in Denton, TX.

We’re bringing you coverage of 202 guards in one weekend, featuring some of the most exciting programs in the activity.

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The Mid-Atlantic Power Regional from Rock Hill, SC will feature 57 units in prelims, including 35 SA, 7 IA, 6 SO, 6 IO, and 3 IW guards. Of these, 15 SA, 4 IA, 6 SO, 5 IO, and 3 IW guards will advance to Finals competition on Sunday.

This weekend, we’re seeing some fantastic programs coming off of WGI World Championship Finalist finishes in 2018, including:

• A Class
  • Northwest Cabarrus HS (18^th Place in SA)
  • Fort Mill HS (23^rd in SA)
  • Reverie A (14^th Place IA)
  • Green Hope HS (4^th Place SA, promoted to SO for 2019)
• Open Class
  • Marvin Ridge HS (6^th Place in SO)
  • Cleveland HS (17^th in SO)
  • JMU Nuance Open (3^rd Place in IA, promoted to IO for 2019)
  • Charles Towne Independent (4^th Place in IA, promoted to IO for 2019)
  • Georgia State University Winterguard (5^th Place in IA, promoted to IO for 2019)
  • Paramount Open (7^th Place in IO)
  • Legacy presented by Carolina Gold (10^th Place in IO)
  • The District Independent Presented by Etude (12^th Place in IO)
• World Class
  • Paramount (1^st Place in IW)
  • Etude (10^th Place in IW)

The biggest draw to this Power Regional is 2018 Independent World Champion unit, Paramount, from Atlanta, GA. Their 2018 program, “To Describe You,” was one of the lushest performances I’ve seen in years.

There were so many unique design elements. The uniforms with the flowing streams of fabric connected between their wrists and ankles created fantastic visual effects as the performers incorporated the fabric into both their movement and equipment books shaping and reshaping their uniform design and performing “costume changes” beneath equipment tosses. 

The introduction of a flag line with a developing motif, from flags that were whole, to gradually slimmer flags that were 6”-wide streamers, all spinning the same work, was just a mastering of design. Their use of beige spandex sheets to create whirling visual effects and create backdrops allowed the performers to sell a fantastically crafted movement program. 

The equipment writing was also gloriously intricate, capturing every nuance of the music, while simultaneously allowing the performers to shine from underneath their equipment.

Their 2019 program, “The Elusive Horizon,” promises to continue Paramount’s legacy as a real power player in Independent World.