Showstopper Scores
February 25, 2008
The scores and results are now posted on the Showstopper Website. Here are the scores and some past scores for comparative purpose.
Savannah’s Solo’s both got 79.5. Last year she got 79.0 at Regionals and 80.3 at Nationals.
Sean’s solo got a 79.6. The closest thing with which to compare that result would be his duet from last year with an 80.3 at Regionals and 81.0 at Nationals. A 79.6 for a first ever solo was very respectable as it was the highest solo score from our dance studio in the 9-11 age group.
Suzanne’s solo got an 83.9. We are not sure what she scored last year at Regionals, but she got an 84.6 at Nationals. She plans to perhaps add a bit more dance to the routine for Nationals in hopes of bringing her score up to a Platinum.
The age group winning Norteno scored a 107.8, and last year their folklorico dances got 108 at Regionals and 108.9. However the group from last year was much older, to the 107.8 with 1/2 of the group being under age 9 was a very respectable score.
Savannah’s lyrical class dance received an 107.2, and last year that group got 106.6 at Regionals and 107.3 at Nationals. I suspect that this group will do even better at Nationals as they continue to improve their dance technique.
This year the same class did a Jazz dance with a score of 107.0. They also joined the older girls tap class for a large group tap number. That dance went into the competitive category. Since their were so many more dancers in the competitive category and the online results only show the top ten places and ties, we don’t have the scores for this years tap routine. Last year’s tap recieved 107.2 at Regionals and 107.6 at Nationals.
Suzanne’s Folklorico class received 111.2 for their Tololoche dance. Last year at Nationals the Folklorico class earned a score of 111.4.
Finally Savannah’s Polynesian class received an 108.2. Last year at regionals the group received 107.2 and 108.3 at Nationals.
All of these scores were good enough to earn Gold Awards for the kids in all of their groups and solos. They will have to continue to improve if they want to continue to earn Golds or strive for Platinum. As the age groups increase, so does the required score to earn a the award levels.
Showstopper Results
February 24, 2008
What a busy, but fabulous day we had yesterday at the Regional Phoenix Showstopper Dance competition. The highlight of the day for us was winning over-all awards in our age groups. Sean and Savannah won the overall award for recreational 8 & under (Average age) with their Mexican Polka “Norteno” performed with their Folklorico class. Suzanne won the overall trophy for 20 and over competitive with her song and dance routine to “New York, New York”.
We were busy all day long. We arrived at the theater a little after 7:30 am for Savannah’s first performance with her Polynesian class at 8:15. Next up was Sean and Savannah’s clogging routine with their class at 9:15. They were thrilled to receive Gold Awards for both of these routines. The judges seemed to be scoring more strictly this year, and consequently we saw more silver awards given out to other competitors than ever before.
My Aunt Maureen and Uncle John arrived with his sister a little before noon, in time for Savannah’s “Power Hour”. Between 12:00 and 1:00 she performed the above mentioned, overall winning “Norteno” routine, her lyrical class dance to “I Call Your Name”, and that same classes jazz dance to “I Want Money”. She then had a bit of break until her large “Happy Feet” tap routine to “Hit Me Up” from that movie’s soundtrack. They performed that number with the older girl’s tap class. Aunt Marueen and Uncle John said they really enjoyed seeing the kids dance. I enjoyed chatting with my Aunt and Uncle about the competition, the kids activities, and how they are growing up so quickly.
They had awards for that session at 2:45. Again, the kids were thrilled to receive Gold Awards for all their performances, because they saw quite a few silvers being given out. After those awards they had to rush over to room two to see me perform my Song and Dance. I enjoyed watching the other ladies from my studio perform in the same session. Alma Dolores International Dance Center is one of the few studios that not only offers adult classes, but encourages them to compete at the Showstopper competitions. Some of us are moms that just enjoy doing the whole competition experience with our kids. Others are young adults that have chosen dance as a hobby.
Following my awards session at 4:50, the kids performed their Solos. First up was Savannah with her song and dance. I was actually impressed with her improvement in her singing over the last year. There were still a few rough spots in her performance, but I really liked her overall energy and expression. Sean was up next with his first ever Clogging Solo. He did an outstanding job with both his technique and expression. Steve thought he needed more levels in his expression, and not just a solid smile. Sean got a lot of hoots from girls in the audience. Most of the competitors are girls and they really like to see guys compete.
Savannah made a quick change between her two dances and came back to the stage right after Sean to perform her Hip Hop routine. Again, she showed a lot of expression and personality, and really made a connection with the audience and the judges. Before they could find out their scores for this session, Mama Suzanne still had one more performance with her Folklorico class. The teen/adult class, like the children’s folklorico class, did a routine to a song from the Norteno region of Mexico. The routine, “Tololoche”, featured lots of stomping and hopping to this rousing Mexican Polka. After this performance, we went out for a fun family dinner, and then headed back to the group awards, during which the Teen/Adult folkloric routine received a Gold Award.
At 11:00 they started the awards session for the kids solos. Savannah and Sean received all Gold Awards for their routines, with Sean’s clogging routine scoring highest with a third place over all award. We got back to the hotel around Midnight.
What an exhausting but rewarding day!!! Looks like we’ll be doing all of this again in July at the National Competition in Anaheim. When complete results are available from the competition, I will post them along with some photos from the weekend.
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