Jordan's Team Wins 2nd Place in Grand National Finals

The Petite Team from the Shely Pack Dancers pulled out a surprise 2nd place win in the 12 and under category for groups in the Grand National Finals!!!  Jordan was beyond excited. 

All the girls competing were up on stage for the awards. 

Girls with Ms. Shely afterwards. The team won a $300 scholarship!  

My proud little sweet pea!  

After midnight. Time for bed. We get to sleep in tomorrow for the first time in 9 days!!!!  Woo hoo!!!  No alarm clock. 

Night, night Zoe.  She seems so grown up.  But nonetheless, Audie is close by under the chin. 

Good night Jordan Pie!  I am so proud of you.  Sleep well my sweet pea with your sweet little owl from Memere.  

And good night all.  Day 9 is a wrap! 

Day 9- Grand National Finals

This morning was the High Score awards from the week of competition as well as the announcement of which numbers have made it into the Grand Nationals finals later in the day.  

Grand Nationals is where the top numbers in 6 different categories (solo; duo/trio; group; small line; large line and production/extended) compete for one winner in each category for 12 & under and then 13 & over. 

Here's Zoe and Jordan heading out to the awards. 

At the High Score awards, Zoe and Callan's duet got 1st Place in Division 3 duo/trios (11 and 12 year olds)!!!

Jordan's group lyrical number got 2nd Place in Division 2 group numbers (9 and 10 year olds). 

Both Zoe's duet and Jordan's lyrical number made it into the Grand National finals for 12 and under and Zoe's group number, Silky Thoughts, made it in for extended 13 and over!!!

Jordan could not have been more excited to make it in to Grand Nationals. Quite amazing at such a huge competition!!  

Sydney F, Jordan and Ashley

After awards we had just an hour to get Jordan ready and for her to stretch before she competed. 

Quick team stretch in the Green room

 

Then out behind the stage to do a quick run through of their routine. 

Good job Jordan Pie!  

Then a team huddle for good luck

And Jordan is ready to compete!

They did great!  Everyone said it was the best they have ever done that number!  

Then they all were anxious to head out to the pool "to celebrate" as Jordan put it. 

Sydney L and Jordan 

Right on girls!!  You killed it!!

Jordan heading out to the pool. 

Next up was Zoe and Callan for their duet.  This is called duet stretching. 

They nailed their routine as well. It looked absolutely beautiful.  

Here they are talking with Ms. Shely after competing. 

She told them they danced it perfectly and she was so proud of them. 

Not sure what's so interesting on the iPhone??

And last up for the day was Silky Thoughts. Another great performance!  

Debriefing with Miss Grace afterwards. 

Now it's time for mom to get a little downtime while the girls play in the pool. Man am I wiped out and thoroughly exhausted. Can't wait to get home and go back to work so I can relax. 

Oh wait....got another go-live on Monday. Doh!    

JP Wins 2nd Runner Up for Mr Dance of America

Exciting competition!  There were so many amazing Mr. Dance contestants. It was so fun to watch. JP did fabulous!  We thought he was gonna win. But a big congratulations to him!!!  

Tomorrow morning are the high score awards for the group competing and we will find out which numbers make it into the Grand National Finals tomorrow night. There were 1400 numbers in the competition so it's anyone's game. All of Zoe's team group numbers got Platinum scores and two of Jordan's got Platinum and one scored a Gold. So we'll see what happens tomorrow.........

Jordan Competes

Getting ready for Jordan to compete her final group number for the week. Dance hair tip # 302- French twists go better with wet hair! 

Day 8 and I got this twist down!! BOOM!

He said what?!

Jordan is looking good and ready to go. 

Come on guys let's go!  I gotta dance!

I can't wait to show the judges what I got

Back to the convention center once again. 

Last stretching for the day. 

Notice Zoe taking a selfie in the background.  Gotcha!

Done competing. They looked fabulous. One more Platinum and a special award for Great Technique. Picture time!

What pose are we gonna do?

Looking good girls!  Too sweet. 

Tonight is the final title pageant competition.  JP is competing for Mr. Dance of America. It's gonna be a great competition.  So exciting. Go JP!!  We're rooting for you!! 

Day 8 and Still Competing!

Got up this morning and guess what we did?  That's right, more hair and make-up!  Doing our part to keep the cosmetic industry in business. 

No one can do Charlie's hair but Miss Grace! 

Zoe had a dancers breakfast- yogurt and granola while stretching. 

After Zoe competed The Ruler and the Killer, a contemporary number that was awarded a Platinum score, Jordan went to do a musical theater dance workshop with her buddy Sydney. 

Off to class to get their groove on and show off their jazz hands. 

Sizing up the participants. 

Time to do a little shopping for, you guessed it, dance gear!

Here's some pics of the girls modeling their new swag. Dance bags compliments of Granddad and Grandma B. 

Nice abs girl! 

Jordan's got the pose down! 

Even some new hair accessories. Fits in very nice in our tropical surroundings. 

Who's hungry?  I am!  Let's go eat.......

Cheers!

Yummy steamed mussels!  Always a favorite. 

Jordan fueling up before her afternoon competition. 

And gotta get some veggies! 

 

And a lovely tuna tartar. Excellent! 

Ok- back to the room to get Jordan ready for her group lyrical number this afternoon. I'm am starting to go thru primping withdrawals. Need to do more hair and make-up STAT!