1st Competition for 2012: CDM

This year, we started competition season off with a bang! The girls were wonderful! This first one was CDM which is historically the hardest! Madi won a gold on her solo on Friday night. The first time she went out the music didn't begin, they left her standing there for what seemed like forever!! Finally, they asked her to leave the stage and she returned one song later. I was scared, but she did an amazing job and recovered spectacularly! These girls put some much into just getting out in front of the judges, when there is a distraction, sometimes it can be dissasterous. NOT this time though! Way to go girl!!

On Saturday, we went on to perform the group dances. I can not even begin to tell you how truely amazing they were!! I was so entertained and amazed by the level of skill and dedication these girls put forth this year. The dances rocked. We won a Platinum for our Jazz: That's not My Name!

We won a Gold for our Tap: The Clapping Song, and they also won the Choreography award for this dance. It was really wonderful!! These still photos don't do the girls justice.

The Acro dance that was combined with the mini's this year: Giddy Up Ding Dong, was off the charts as far as entertaining was concerned! Nana and Papa were really impressed with the kids and how they handled themselves! They won a Gold and were presented with the Bill Fletcher Entertainment Award for this dance. It was really an honor!

The girls also received a gold for their Hip Hop routine, a gold for lyrical, and last, but certainly not least a Platinum for their Production: Circle of Life. This dance was amazing!! The costumes were out of this world, and the entire auditorium came to their feet at the end of the dance! It was really that amazing. Cliff was also in the Circle of Life production with Madi as were several other Dads. They were trees in the background. As soon as I get the DVD I will post it for everyones viewing pleasure!!