Update…

March 17, 2009

I should really make a habit out of writing here, shouldn’t I? Well, here’s the news, Imaginary Reader…

PraiseTEAM competed at IDC Seattle 2 weekends ago and did very very well! Here’s the breakdown of the placements and awards:

Cookies N Cream (trio hiphop): platinum champion, best precision award, 2nd runner up duo-trio challenge champion
Holiday (large group hiphop): high gold champion, 2nd runner up large group challenge champion
Team Gorgeous (15-16 trio hiphop): high gold champion
Karaoke Night (15-16 trio hiphop): platinum champion, 1st runner up duo-trio ultimate challenge champion
Metallic (15-16 line hiphop): gold champion
Scavenger (15-16 line hiphop): high gold champion
Carbon Copy (17-19 large group modern): gold champion
Heartbreak (17-19 large group hiphop): platinum champion, large group ultimate challenge champion, 2nd runner up overall highest score
Anonymous (17-19 line hiphop): high gold champion
Ridiculously Good-Looking (17-19 line open): platinum champion, 1st runner up line ultimate challenge champion
Lovin’ The 80′s (17-19 line musical theatre / character): platinum champion, line ultimate challenge champion, entertainment challenge champion, best presentation award
Slipped Away (17-19 solo lyrical): gold champion, qualifier for Ms IDC semi-finals
Tectonic (13-14 large group hiphop): sterling silver champion
And both “Center Stage” awards (junior and senior) went to PraiseTEAM! Congratulations to Dayle de Guzman and Mickee Reyes!

Needless to say I am extremely proud of all the dancers that went to compete… some of the awards totally surprised us, too. Like, Heartbreak… the last rehearsal before the competition was a hot mess but it somehow beat Lovin’ The 80′s, which has more rehearsal and performance experience haha! You never really know what happens. But nonetheless, it was an amazing start to our competition season. I look forward to the rest of our competitions in the next couple of months.

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I also just got back from judging at IDC Chicago last weekend. It was a lot of fun and I met some amazing people and witnessed some amazing talent on stage. I still can’t believe I get to do this! I’m really looking forward to meeting more people in San Mateo. After that, I flew into Seattle and spent a couple hours with Tanya (my friend from the Philippines whom I haven’t seen in 5 years) and her husband, Nick (great guy, totally got along with him). We spent some time in the Seattle center during the Irish festival then went around Pike Place and the general downtown area of Seattle… during a windstorm… haha! It came outta nowhere so it made for an interesting time walking around outside. Oh, and I was also able to see the world’s very first Starbucks… haha! Yes… the origin of my vice. Good times indeed. Here are some pictures…