Showstopper Scores

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 […]

Showstopper Results

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. […]

Sean’s Ski Report

Sean had a fantastic time during his ski trip at Mt. Lemmon Ski Valley yesterday. Mt. Lemmon is in the Catalina Mountains above Tucson. One of his friends from school was going up there on Sunday to ski and asked if Sean wanted to go along. This was Sean’s second time skiing. So, he again […]

Showstoppers Results

The whole family had a great time at the Showstopper National Finals dance competition in Anaheim last week. Results are as follows: Sean and Savannah: Last Night Remix Teen Hip-Hop large group, Silver Award El Jarabe Tapatio, Junior Folkloric Duet, Gold First Place El Gavilancillo, Junior Folkloric (Mexican) Small Group, Gold First Place Savannah: Mati, […]

Showstopper Web Cast Schedule

Next week is Showstopper National Dance Competition for Suzanne and the kids. The whole family will be making the trek this year. Once again, Showstopper is doing live webcast of the dance competition this year. So, get your PC ready and tune in to watch us! Dance times are approximate. We could be moved ahead […]

Vancouver Arrangements All Set for Alaskan Cruise

Well, last night we finally made an executive decision on the plane tickets to Vancouver. We ended up using frequent flier miles for 2 tickets and purchasing outright 2 tickets. We will have to go out of the way through Dallas to get there, but the total expense for the 4 of us to get […]

Updates and Corrections to Showstoppers Phoenix

The Klasen family brought home 2 silver trophies, 7 gold trophies, and two first place overall age group trophies at the Showstoppers Regional Dance Competition. Sean, 10 and Savannah, 9, of Sonoita, brought down the house with the traditional Mexican dance “La Negra”. As part of the large recreational 9-12 year old folkloric group, they […]

Balcony Cabin Confirmed on the Mercury Cruise to Alaska

We got a call from our travel agent today regarding our Family Ocean View room on the Celebrity Mercury for our upcoming� cruise to Alaska in June. Lori Cunningham of Sky Scraper Tours called this afternoon to let us know that our room would be upgraded in the upcoming Mercury dry dock refurbishment to a […]

Details on the Dance Recital

Hi, Suzanne here and this is a quick details post on the recital. The first night, we were very busy. Savannah started us out for the evening with her Jazz/Ballet dance to “Rock’in to the Rythm of the Rain”. The girls wore Cowboy hats and blue fringe costumes. Then Sean and Savannah both took to […]