I mentioned before that I did some interviews before the show started. I also promised that the podcasts would be up soon.

Well here they are. I had to make sure they were good enough for you guys. Amazingly I didn’t have to edit any of these. *gives herself a scratch-n-sniff sticker*

So here is a picture of all the finalists before the show!

Let’s start off with the first interview…Good Cookie!

Good Cookie

Next up was Ashley Atherton our 1st place winner!

Ashley Atherton

J-Bros kindly obliging my request.
Johnathan & Jason

Small talk with Nicole Candler:
Nicole Candler

And finally me and Imaginations Gone Madd reminiscing 80’s style.
Imaginations and Me

Yet at the end of the night there could be only one…and you know who that was. So here are some extra photos of the second and third place winners.

The White Castle Boyz who came in second place!

And Kasey Turner who came in third place!

I’m sure you are!

They will be up shortly.

But first Dawn’s Dance Studio did another number to a song about wanting money….I know I sound so ignorant. It’s just that I don’t know the name nor the play it came from. Forgive me.

So the results are…..

In third place: Kacey Turner (lyrical)

Second place: The White Castle Boyz (Hip-Hop)

First place: Ashley Atherton (Tap) with $500!!!

Wow…I never got $500 when I was 10. You lucky duck, you deserve it.

You’ve all done a wonderful job, everyone! Whether you placed in the top three or not, you’ve all managed to make our day!

Remember that the votes were based on a 50/50 vote from both the audience and judges.

Good night everyone and thank you for reading.

White Castle Boyz:

Pulling out a skit from Rush Hour, White Castle Boyz smoothly transforms from a comical atmosphere  to a slow jam number and then again into a comedic number.  Rarely do you see a performance that was all out better than their first and these guys have not only accomplished that…but now they’ve made a fan out of me! They’ve incorporated slow jam songs, cuts from different movies,  to well-planned sharp moves. The audience loves these guys.

Kacey Turner:

Kacey may have  seemed shy during our interview last time, but she doesn’t display a lick of that during her performance. It may look  the same, but it’s not. Kacey has taken liberties of contorting her body to match the context of the song she’s dancing to.

Ashley Atherton:

This 10 year-old performs like she was born  for  it. As noted in my interview with her, Ashley has competed in many contests in the past. So doing a number on this stage feels completely natural to her. You can  tell by the look and confidence exuded on stage. Ashley performed a lively tap number to “Can’t Buy Me Love.”

Imaginations Gone Madd:

This trio is highly dedicated to the form of true hip-hop. So much so that,  in  fact, during our interview I had to stop myself from reminiscing about those 80’s hip-hop movies like Breakin’, Beat Street, and Crush Groove. Their performance this time was more structured than  their first and looked like it  was based on a group of friends meeting up for some friendly competition. Not like last time where they did their best to perform by getting up there and breakin for the wow’d audience.

Raushi Chopra:

Raushni is performing an Indian folkdance. She was done up in beautiful traditional Indian wear. Her performance was cute, energetic, and fun. She’s has so much support from her fans as she danced and an amused audience.

Next….THE RESULTS OF THE TABULATIONS!

Nicole Candler:

Nicole is starting off this final round as the first act. If you remember from last time Nicole is a Lyrical dancer who performed a really gentle number. This time around she’s dancing to a lovely ballad. Looking at her perform on stage, I can see that she’s made use experimenting  with her legs and toes. Doing  this just adds to the majesty from  the song. It’s like she’s creating, or enacting a story on stage.

J-Bros:

Jason and Johnathan are back doing their Jazz/Hip-Hop number. If you remember they gave a really energetic performance in our last live event. This time around they giving off the same energy as  before. Jason is capturing everyone’s heart in the audience as he makes the stage his home away from home, and Johnathan is there complementing all  the hard work these two worked weeks for. Truly entertaining! You should hear the audience, they love them!

Rodasii:

Rodasii is back and decked out in even more exotic bellydancing costumes than before. Seriously…that stuff looks cool. Heavy! But cool. I’ll take a picture of what  they’re wearing this time so you can see what I’m talking about. To match their costumes, their dance was just as exotic. They’re showing the audience even more of their skills. Amazingly, they’ve successfully incorporated some hip-hop dance music in their performance. Now that I look at it, it’s a perfect fusion! I mentioned wanting to take Bellydancing after this and made Dr. Anvari very happy!

Jessica Dover:

Dover is back in  the final round doing her hip-hop contemporary number. Ok, I won’t comment on her flat belly, but she has made the audience take notice of all the  moves she’s putting out there for everyone to see. She’s taken more risks with handstands, forward flips. If Jessica wanted, she could be a great choreographer. So I’m hoping she receives a scholarship to make her dreams come true.

Good Cookie:

These two may be  young, but they knew about Crush Groove!

They start off with a loud and very supportive crowd here in the audience. Their a hip-hop duo whose outfit is inspired by America’s Best Dance Groups’ Winners Jabawokee. Right now these guys placed some Crumping,  old skool hip-hop moves, and a wonderful stage presence as they’re interacting with the song playing. So they’re not just dancing, they’re truly performing for us, Yuma. These continually had screams in the audience throughout their number.

And now it’s time for intermission! 5 performances left!

Yes it’s the final round for the Dance Yuma Dance competition for 2008!

This time I got here with time  to spare!

Yippie for me!

So with that  I was able to interview contestants that escaped my grasp last time! 

This time I was able to interview…

Nicole Candler

Good Cookie

J-Bros

Imaginations Gone Madd

and  a few of our esteemed judges!

As a pre-show performance, Dawn’s Dance Studio is putting on a performance  themed after Moulin Rouge. This performance has all ages involved where all were dressed like Can-Can dancers doing chorus lines, running through the audience, and flipping on  stage!

Nice show ladies!