The Girls Win Big At Showstopper
March 1, 2009
Once again Suzanne and Savannah traveled to Phoenix to attend the Showstopper Dance competition. This year was a little different as they were the only two soloist from the dance studio to attend the competition. The only group that went was the St. Andrew’s/Alma Dolores Folklorico group.
Suzanne kicked off the entire competition with her 40-49 year old song and dance routine to “Cabaret.” With her time slot at 8:00 in the morning, that meant leaving the house at 4 am to get to Phoenix on time. She was overall pleased with her performance but felt that a few of the details could have been better. She won a Gold First Place in her category, and not only her age group, but also the 20 and older division too.
After her awards, the girls enjoyed some shopping, swimming and dinner in Phoenix, and got a good night’s sleep at the Comfort Inn.
Savannah was nearly the first to perform on Saturday with an 8:20 time slot for her Folkloric Middle Eastern Dance. Most people refer to her style as Belly Dance, but her costume was a little more modest than a “Belly Dance” costume. She did an outstanding job with her expression and technique. About 2 hours later she performed her Hip/Hop solo. She once again had great expression but was lacking a bit in her technique. At 12:30, Julian, the Showstoppers MC, presented her awards. She scored a Gold First Place for both dances, but was thrilled to also win the over-all award in the 9-11 Age group for her folk dance. That dance was also her highest scoring solo in her four years performing solos at the Showstopper competition. She was thrilled with her improvement.
Be sure to check out the Showstopper Photo Gallery.
Showstoppers Weekend Again
February 20, 2009
Well, sort of… It is time for the regional Showstopper dance competition weekend in Phoenix once again. However, Suzanne’s and Savannah’s dance studio has decided to not do Showstopper this year. I am not really sure why, but the studio is passing this year.
That doesn’t mean the girls are passing this year – at least for Regionals. Tomorrow morning, bright and early at 4:00 AM, Suzanne and Savannah will head out the door to drive up to Phoenix for the competition. They both are only doing their solos. Technically, they still represent the dance studio, but I think they are the only ones going. Suzanne will be doing a single song and dance while Savannah will be doing two dance solos.
Suzanne’s song and dance routine is at 8 AM on Saturday, so she will need to try to get fresh after the 2 or 2 1/2 hour drive in the morning. Both of Savannah’s song and dance routines are on Sunday. So, they will spend the night in Phoenix.
Sean and I will not be going this year since its just a couple of dances. We will stay home and have a guys weekend at home. That means plenty of video games this weekend!
Good luck to the Girls!
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