# WGI 2026 Color Guard Talk: Paramount, Fusion, Fantasia, Vox, Avon & The Woodlands

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Podcast: [On A Water Break](https://stenobird.com/podcast/on-a-water-break-5801293)
Published: 2026-04-04T03:11:37+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jeremy-williams10/episodes/WGI-2026-Color-Guard-Talk-Paramount--Fusion--Fantasia--Vox--Avon--The-Woodlands-e3hdir4
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Duration seconds: 3827

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Your All-Access Pass to the Marching Arts. This week on On A Water Break , Trish O’Shea is joined by Whitney Stone, Justin, and first-time guest Sha’Tara Robinson for a live WGI 2026 conversation packed with late-season energy, controversy, and real talk. The panel digs into the biggest story still hanging over the activity — the Paramount situation and Independent Open waitlist fallout — before shifting into who has real momentum right now in Independent World and Scholastic World. Fusion gets major love, Vox Artium gets praised for a bold design turn, and the crew talks through Fantasia, AMP, Juxtaposition, Arcadia, Avon, The Woodlands, Center Grove, and more. Later in the episode, Justin delivers a timely 60 Second Tech Block on the mental side of preparing for WGI week, and Water We Doing?! turns into one of the strongest segments of the episode with rants on petal tosses at the tarp edge, low volume at contests, costume shipping chaos, rewriting shows at the last minute, and valuing flash over technique. In this episode: Paramount fallout and waitlist frustration Fusion, Fantasia, Vox Artium, AMP, and Independent World buzz Arcadia, Avon, The Woodlands, and the Scholastic World race Scores vs momentum heading into Dayton 60 Second Tech Block: preparing mentally for WGI week Water We Doing?! late-season chaos, design choices, and logistics Gush and Go wins from teams and staff heading into championships Panel Trish O’Shea — @trishdish1102 Whitney Stone — @dancerwhit Justin — @justin.vs.guard Sha’Tara Robinson — TikTok @yourfavoriteplantauntie Referenced links WGI Color Guard World Championships: https://www.wgi.org/color-guard/world-championships-cg/ WGI Championships Schedule: https://www.wgi.org/color-guard/world-championships-cg/world-championships-schedules-cg/…

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