this was orginally a you tube competition but i decided to extend it. please if you want to enter the competiton. share your video to me or post the link to your video into the comment or send it to me
the end date for this competiton may be later depending on how many responses i get THANKS
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Preparing for a Talent Show
Are you feeling the need to strut your stuff? Singing, dancing, and magic tricks are just a few of the talents often seen in talent shows. Many people find performing in local talent shows to be an excellent way to highlight their ability, get exposure for a budding career, or just have fun showing off their favorite hobby. Especially in recent years talent shows are getting national exposure with programs like American Idol, So You Think You Can Dance, and Rockstar SuperNova. These glorified talent shows are launching some pretty lucrative careers for their contestants and winners. Let’s take a look at what you can do to get ready to take center stage.
It may be fairly obvious, but the first step is to decide which of your many talents you want to show in this particular show. Singing and dancing are always popular choices or you could perform using both talents. Magic tricks that are well performed are usually crowd pleasers with audiences and judges alike. It could be that your talents lie in a less obvious way. Poetry readings and story telling are both unique takes on what is perceived as a talent. Whichever talent you choose to showcase make sure you are comfortable performing it in front of an audience full of people.
The next step in your preparation is practice. That’s it; just practice. In all seriousness, work up a routine you do well and are sure you can do without any major mishaps. This would also be the time to choose an outfit or ensemble that will compliment your talent. As critics of Janet Jackson would say, an outfit for dance should stay in its proper place. Odds are good that a wardrobe malfunction is the last thing you want while on stage. During this practice time, use friends and family as judges and for positive critiques. Hopefully they will care enough to be both truthful and kind. As members of your audience they know what they would like to see or hear. Be careful not to practice your routine to the point that you hate it and are tired of it. Boredom will show to the judges and audience when it comes time for the curtain to rise.
On show night it is a good idea to be present at the venue early. That way last minute scheduling changes won’t take you by surprise. You will also have time to get acquainted with the stage and environment. If there was a dress rehearsal, this may not be as important. However being ready and prepared is vitally important to your debut success. This is also an excellent opportunity to get to know the other contestants and scope out the competition. After you have double-checked any equipment you may using and made sure your costume is ready, you can relax and wait for your moment to shine.
This is it. The moment of truth is at hand. Take a deep breath, relax, and get ready to make talent show history.
David Marc Fishman
http://www.articlesbase.com/art-and-entertainment-articles/preparing-for-a-talent-show-59898.html
SynopsisGet ready to take the floor for the dance of your life. As the music starts, you grasp your partner’s hand and swing into the choreographed moves you’ve rehearsed so intently. The rhythm seizes you and the dance heats up. You and your partner move as one, turning, spinning and dipping with practiced flair. The song draws to a close, and you end your performance with a final flourish that makes the audience erupt into applause. But will it be enough to wow the judges and keep the viewers from eliminating you from the competition? All the terpsichorean thrills of Dancing with the Stars return in We Dance!, complete with new stars, new dances and new music. Play as any of a variety of favorite couples from past seasons, including celebrities Joey Fatone, Jennie Garth, Mel “Scary Spice” B and Drew Lachey. Fling yourself into the heady excitement of the dance with engaging dance mechanics, including top-down scrolling dance moves and all-new special “flair moves.” Let yourself be carried away by the rhythm of such hits as Mony Mony, Lady Marmalade and She Bangs as you demonstrate that you have the talent and the star power to dominate the dance floor.
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A video of me doing the Charlston at a dance competition. It was in 2001, so I was 10 or 11.
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Please only answer honestly.
I recently started college and want to focus on opening my own dance studio but also be able to have it know as a business where various dance students may compete at such as
Dance USA,
SHARP International ect.
I dont know where to exactly start, what to do, who to go to, and what specific classes and/or certificates and/or degrees i might need?
Learn how to dance.
I would like to speak to someone who has experience organizing such events…..please let me know if you are willing to share. Thank you!
I have expeience organizing collegiate ballroom competitions. I'm willing to share, depending on what you want to know. Professional is not all that much different, only you need to have certain clearances with other ballroom organizations.
Alex Boye is a spiritual soul crooner but it hasn’t always been that way. Until seven years ago he was climbing the pop charts of Europe on the fast track to stardom. Then something changed.
“I seemed to have everything, but I wasn’t satisfied,” Alex said. “Deep down I felt a loss.”
Alex grew up mimicking the sounds of mo-town, but never considered a career in music. It wasn’t until he returned home to London, England, from a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that he realized singing was what he wanted to do.
In 1995 Alex formed the pop group, Awesome. They performed locally at dances and other small venues, but in 1996 their dreams of making it big turned into a reality when they won a vocal competition on London’s largest radio station, Capitol Radio. Universal Records of Europe signed Awesome for a five-album deal.
Awesome released three singles off their first album, Rumors, which made Top-10 charts all across Europe. The group was working with high-profile celebrities and touring with artists like N’Sync, Backstreet Boys, Missy Elliott, and MC Lyte.
“It really was a great experience,” Alex said. “It got to the point where I had all the things I ever thought would make me happy. I had fun and money but then it really went pear-shaped.”
People’s priorities began to change and the lifestyle didn’t fit him. When Alex left the band in 1999 to pursue a solo career he lost everything. The record company took the apartment, the clothes, the phone and the money.
Despite the loss, Alex persevered with the driving energy inherent in his soul, and in 2000 he released his first solo album, No Limits, which included pop and R&B for the new age. The album, full of uplifting lyrics straight from the heart, reached No. 12 in the European charts but again he found himself in the same dilemma.
“On my mission, the spirit was there when I sang,” Alex said. “In the band it wasn’t ever like that, and even though I was now on my own, it still didn’t feel like I was where the Lord wanted me to be. One day I was reading the scriptures and it said to forsake this world and seek for something better and how the song of the righteous is a prayer to Him. I realized I wanted to do music that was more uplifting that could do something for someone.”
Alex moved to Utah to begin a new career in faith-centered music. In 2001 he released his first gospel album, The Love Goes On, and gained a rapidly increasing fan base. In 2003 he released his second contemporary Christian album, Testimony, which features a moving compilation of soulful ballads aimed at touching the soul and lifting the heart. With his latest project, Build the World, Alex has found his niche. The album, to be released in 2005, is an R&B collection of life changing lyrics with a gospel neo-soul flare.
“I see the youth and I see their music. They desperately need an alternative,” Alex said. “This album is just that. It’s faith-centered music for the dance world. I hope the youth will see that there is good music out there and that you can have fun and dance while still living a clean life.”
Alex’s heart and soul voice and engaging personality can move any listener, but it’s his deeply rooted belief in who he really sings for that makes him more than just another entertainer. His inspiration comes from the Lord and his only purpose is to have the Spirit there when he sings.
Official Website: www.alexboye.com
“When the spirit is there it inspires you to change and to think about the things the Lord wants you to think about,” Alex said. “To be involved in that process is amazing. I’m not making the kind of money I used to make and I don’t have the fame and notoriety I used to, but I’m doing what the Lord wants me to do.”
Bart Gibby
http://www.articlesbase.com/music-articles/alex-boye-european-lds-musician-the-biography-of-66692.html
A bevy of models dance and strip to the nude in outfits ranging from nurses to cheerleaders to sexy librarians. Includes appearances by Hot Body regulars Joey Lee, Ashley Roberts, Alexis Amore, and more.
