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And the finalists are…

April 18th, 2008, 10:53 am by Nona

Ok, it’s been a good week since we started the online voting for the Dance Yuma Dance semi-finalists. As you’ll remember only 13 dancers made it to the voting stage from our live event on the 9th. But this time we let you, the public, decide who was going to advance on to the final round.

Only 10 can make it, which means 3 of our semi-finalists will be left out.

Check the Dance Yuma Dance page to view who will be competing at the finals on April 23rd and don’t forget to purchase tickets to the event to root for our dancers.

It can’t be easy getting up on stage like that. So give them all of your support!

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And so the 13 semi-finalists are…

April 10th, 2008, 4:51 am by Nona

13 semi-finalists are…

That’s right. You can either listen to the podcast or wait till Friday when the online voting is made live to the public.

Either way, our 13 semi-finalists await your votes in the coming week as only 10 of them will advance to the final round on April 23rd.

So remember, go to our Dance Yuma Dance page Friday and make your vote known.

I’ll see you guys back at the Historic Yuma Theatre on the 23rd as we cheer on the final 10.

See you soon!

 
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During the tallying of the scores…

April 10th, 2008, 4:38 am by Nona

I had a good 5 to 10 minutes to walk around the see if I can chat with a few contestants from the second half of the show.

 The first ones I went to were Rodasii, the bellydancing duo.
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Chatting with Rodasii

Next I felt I just had to see what Jessica Guerrerro, our very first DYD winner and current judge, was up to. Let me tell you, it looks like she got taller since last time.
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Hello Jessica!

After that I made a trip to Jessica Dover with a burning question on my mind…
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so what was it…

After Jessica’s interview I had to rush to my seat.

The 13 semi-finalists were being announced!

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For intermission I did some hunting…

April 9th, 2008, 11:14 pm by Nona

What does that mean?

It means I have 15 minutes to hunt down some well deserved  photo opps and audio interviews. :)

During the intermission I decided to start off my probing by interviewing another one of our judges. Dr. Vicki Anvari.

Small talk with Dr. Anvari

After I left the judges table, I decided that it was time for me to grab some recordings with our contestants from the first half of the show.

The White Castle Boyz were first!
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Small chat with the WCB

After that I found Kasey Turner walking around…
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Chatting with Kasey

And lastly I spoke with Raushni on her performance…
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Speaking with Raushni

The last person I had to squeeze a few comments out of, before the second half, had to be one of our own, Lori Stofft.

Me and Lori on DYD

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Second Half!

April 9th, 2008, 9:25 pm by Nona

Starting off our second half of  the evening is Nicole Candler!

Nicole Candler:

She’s doing a lyrical performance where she master control of ever step she takes on stage. She’s displayed amazing control and gave a very graceful air of gentleness as well. She has every talent in her to become a great lyrical dancer. It’s pretty obvious she’s taken care of all the years and hours of practice by the strength in her legs and arms.

J & T Etc.:

This duo has a well choreographed lyrical performance. The planning and practice definitely paid off for this event. They went on stage and danced hard for the audience.

These girls have nothing to worry about.

Good Cookie:

These two boys took the audience with their Hip-Hop routine. With cries of an Encore, they displayed classic hip-hop styles in their performance. You can tell they put their heart and confidence in the practice time they’ve had. Their synching is just as sharp as their performance.

This was truly enjoyable.

Ashley Atherton:

What can I say, this kid (at the age of 10) dances like a pro!

The smile, the moves, the stage presence…she’s been doing this since she was still in diapers.

And it shows!

This girl was born to dance the night away.

J-Bros:

In this hip-hop duo, Johnathan Solorzano has returned and this time he picked a partner to keep up with his upbeat style.

I definitely feel  like dancing after this performance. After all, isn’t that the point?

Janyna Evaro:

Janyna choreographed this herself and, ever so smoothly, made it completely match the mood  of the song that she was dancing to.

This performance had a veryto relaxed feel to it.

Jessica Dover:

 Jessica is another one of ourl return contestants from last year’s event.

She has managed the impossible. She’s attained the ever elusive FLAT BELLY!

………………………..well for me anyway.

Her  performance was based on a story of a guy who was cheating on his girlfriend. As this was explained by John Courtis, the night’s MC, some of the guys in the audience threw in some heart-felt banter by groaning.  Jessica laughed in with the joke.

Rodasii:

We have  finally seen some great dancers here tonight, and our last is a pair of bellydancers. This duo was enchanting!

They are giving Yuma a tasteof what it’s like to bellydance.  Swirling skirts, shaking hips, and jangling jewelry,  the music was definitely setting the mood. 

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First half of the night!

April 9th, 2008, 8:27 pm by Nona

Starting off the first half of our event is Patsy Pendergraft.

Patsy is a return contestant to Dance Yuma Dance and this year she’s up  on stage doing an Irish Jig.

 You know, the music is pretty catchy. Lots of people are clapping for her and also to the beat of the music. At the end of her performance the audience roared in  the midst of the atmosphere she created.

 She may be 71, but let’s face it, she’s still young!

Next up  is Imagination’s Gone Madd.

They are are a trio of B-Boying, Poppin’ and Lockin’, and Hip-Hop fusion dancers who specialize in treating the audience to their stealth, finesse, and agility. 

Kasey Turner (yes she’s next) is performing a Lyrical number.

I gotta say, I started clapping early in  this number. This girl’s got talent. She expresses balance, poise, and true control of her limbs.

Downside to this is  that her performance was way too short! Just as I was enjoying this, her number ended.

Amanda and Elizabeth:

This duo  decided to do a Hip-Hop number. The music they chose to dance to had their audience clapping with them. The choreography they worked on is nice. I have to give it to them, it takes a lot to go up on stage and perform in front of an audience like this.

Girls just keep practicing. It can only get better.

Raushni Chopra:

Go Raushni! Go Raushni!

Raushni has decided to do an Indian Folkdance number.  I’m sure a lot of you guys would try to call this Bollywood dancing…but it’s not. Bollywood came later.

Raushni is, in fact, dancing to a Bollywood number, but she’s  dancing  solo in traditional Indian garb.

Raushni, you have suceeded in captivating the audience in your outfit, dance,  expression, and music.

Seriously I’m enjoying this way too much.

Heather Kennedy:

Heather is doing a ballet/jazz number to the popular song Apologize, by One Republic.

She looks a little nervous. But it takes real guts to go up there and finish out the performance. And that’s exactly what she did.

Danny Meza:

Danny is a return contestant from last year’s event. He decided to dedicate this number to his grandmother who past away recently. He’s doing a Reggaeton/Hip-Hop number. At the start of this performance he was coupled with another person who assisted in   his performance by doing flips on stage.

Ok Danny, dance your heart out boy! He treated the audience to a number of varying music styles and even acted a little making his stage presence widely known.

Les Dancers:

This multicultural dance duo are quite confident on stage. Out of the duos that performed so far, these two show signs of hard practice hours paying off. They’re not scared one bit. They make eye contact with everyone in the audience practically telling you “hey, you’re going  to like this! *insert confident smirk here*”

People, these ladies were a pure class act. High entertainment quality.

The White Castle Boyz:

We continue our wonderful journey in the various styles of music and culture by having this fusion act work the stage and the audience with their multi-faceted performance.  The music only accented what these guys bring  to the stage in  terms of style. They also threw in  a little acting as well.

With hip-hop, old skool, and some dance music thrown in, you could easily tell that these guys have definitely planned out and practiced their execution of their number.

But now for intermission and some audio interviews!

See you in  15! 

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