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Subject: TALENT GROUP 1

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Date Posted: 23:41:25 01/11/24 Thu

Here are the first 17 contestants.

ID-Fantasie Impromptu with a second half basketball routine. I appreciated its uniqueness. I felt like probably she wanted to showcase skills that weren't generally appreciated. She would have certainly done well with playing piano, she did a good job with it. I suppose I would give it a 7 overall.

DE-tap dance, Devil Went Down to Georgia. She had some energy at the beginning of the song but it slowed down for the second half. It wasn't anything that would have set her apart from the crowd. 6

MO-tap dance, Baby I'm a Star. She maintained her energy throughout the dance, she had a dazzling costume, good entertaiment overall. 6.5

UT-piano, La Campanella. Probably not as strong as WI but she definitely gave a good performance. You can tell she has good skills. 8

KY-vocal, I Who Have Nothing. The singing was good but the performance was really weird. She overacted a bit, some over-the-top gestures that took away from the effectiveness of the song. You don't have to overperform the song, the lyrics and emotion are enough. I would give it a 6 for overall attempt.

WA-jazz dance Salute. The performance itself was a bit weaker. Her costume was cute, it was a pink version of Janet Jackson in Rhythm Nation. 5

CA-HERstory, equine involvement. It was a good story about her life, but she sounded rehearsed and robotic. I had a hard time connecting with her emotionally because she was so rehearsed.I would give it a 6 overall.

PA-clarinet, Festive Overture. I6t was an okay performance, decent but not a standout. 6

NY-contemporary dance, Beyonce medley. I have seen Amelia dance many times now but this is a performance which did not blow me away of hers. I can't explain, it just wasn't a blow you away type of performance when I have seen her do one before. It certainly wasn't bad but I think had she been on she could have contended for a preliminary win. 7.75

ME-aerial routine. Tchaikovsky was playing in the background. It's hard to explain an aerial act-we have all seen one. I would say that it really was entertaining, unique,and she displayed a lot of talent. 8.5 for me

WY-HERstory motivational. It was very generic, I couldn't get the gist of why she was never giving up. It was a weaker performance. 5

MS-jazz dance, I Wanna Dance with Somebody. It was okay, it wasn't anything that would have set her apart from the competition tonight. 6

RI-vocal, Imagine. It was understated but very nice. She has a nice voice and it came through nicely. 7

WV-HERstory teaching. I really liked her relatability, she spoke from her heart about being a teacher. I felt like I could emotionally connect with her. 7

ND-vocal, As If We Never Said Goodbye. It was decent, she had some nice moments, a few sour notes and a nice ending. 6.5

MA-piano, Beat It. Chelsea is a fantastic classical piano player who when I first heard her thought she could win a talent preliminary at Miss America. I have no idea who told her or suggested to her that it was a good idea to change her talent. Maybe she was concerned that she would blend in with the pianists. You all know what a big fan I am of hers, but I am afraid she just killed her chances for the top 10. She also used an accompanying track which was way off. It wasn't good. It was perhaps the weakest of the night, I will just leave it at that. I hate to post something like this about someone so talented, but it was probably the biggest faux pas I have seen at Miss America.

SC-HERstory, women/feminism. To the poster who said it was like Barbie, it was. I am not sure she was allowed to copy it verbatim, but it was similar. It was a lot of contrasting in examples. She used a passionate tone of voice and it did seem to resonate with some of the audience members. I would give it a solid 7.

And there is group 1! Iill post the second and third groups tomorrow.

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[> Subject: Delaware is beautiful, smart with an interesting background and poised. Was hoping she'd dazzle a bit more in talent. Decent dancer but her "attitude" was so flat.

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Lee
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Date Posted: 09:01:25 01/12/24 Fri

>Here are the first 17 contestants.
>
>ID-Fantasie Impromptu with a second half basketball
>routine. I appreciated its uniqueness. I felt like
>probably she wanted to showcase skills that weren't
>generally appreciated. She would have certainly done
>well with playing piano, she did a good job with it.
>I suppose I would give it a 7 overall.
>
>DE-tap dance, Devil Went Down to Georgia. She had
>some energy at the beginning of the song but it slowed
>down for the second half. It wasn't anything that
>would have set her apart from the crowd. 6
>
>MO-tap dance, Baby I'm a Star. She maintained her
>energy throughout the dance, she had a dazzling
>costume, good entertaiment overall. 6.5
>
>UT-piano, La Campanella. Probably not as strong as WI
>but she definitely gave a good performance. You can
>tell she has good skills. 8
>
>KY-vocal, I Who Have Nothing. The singing was good
>but the performance was really weird. She overacted a
>bit, some over-the-top gestures that took away from
>the effectiveness of the song. You don't have to
>overperform the song, the lyrics and emotion are
>enough. I would give it a 6 for overall attempt.
>
>WA-jazz dance Salute. The performance itself was a bit
>weaker. Her costume was cute, it was a pink version of
>Janet Jackson in Rhythm Nation. 5
>
>CA-HERstory, equine involvement. It was a good story
>about her life, but she sounded rehearsed and robotic.
> I had a hard time connecting with her emotionally
>because she was so rehearsed.I would give it a 6
>overall.
>
>PA-clarinet, Festive Overture. I6t was an okay
>performance, decent but not a standout. 6
>
>NY-contemporary dance, Beyonce medley. I have seen
>Amelia dance many times now but this is a performance
>which did not blow me away of hers. I can't explain,
>it just wasn't a blow you away type of performance
>when I have seen her do one before. It certainly
>wasn't bad but I think had she been on she could have
>contended for a preliminary win. 7.75
>
>ME-aerial routine. Tchaikovsky was playing in the
>background. It's hard to explain an aerial act-we
>have all seen one. I would say that it really was
>entertaining, unique,and she displayed a lot of
>talent. 8.5 for me
>
>WY-HERstory motivational. It was very generic, I
>couldn't get the gist of why she was never giving up.
>It was a weaker performance. 5
>
>MS-jazz dance, I Wanna Dance with Somebody. It was
>okay, it wasn't anything that would have set her apart
>from the competition tonight. 6
>
>RI-vocal, Imagine. It was understated but very nice.
>She has a nice voice and it came through nicely. 7
>
>WV-HERstory teaching. I really liked her
>relatability, she spoke from her heart about being a
>teacher. I felt like I could emotionally connect with
>her. 7
>
>ND-vocal, As If We Never Said Goodbye. It was decent,
>she had some nice moments, a few sour notes and a nice
>ending. 6.5
>
>MA-piano, Beat It. Chelsea is a fantastic classical
>piano player who when I first heard her thought she
>could win a talent preliminary at Miss America. I
>have no idea who told her or suggested to her that it
>was a good idea to change her talent. Maybe she was
>concerned that she would blend in with the pianists.
>You all know what a big fan I am of hers, but I am
>afraid she just killed her chances for the top 10.
>She also used an accompanying track which was way off.
> It wasn't good. It was perhaps the weakest of the
>night, I will just leave it at that. I hate to post
>something like this about someone so talented, but it
>was probably the biggest faux pas I have seen at Miss
>America.
>
>SC-HERstory, women/feminism. To the poster who said
>it was like Barbie, it was. I am not sure she was
>allowed to copy it verbatim, but it was similar. It
>was a lot of contrasting in examples. She used a
>passionate tone of voice and it did seem to resonate
>with some of the audience members. I would give it a
>solid 7.
>
>And there is group 1! Iill post the second and third
>groups tomorrow.

[> [> Subject: Hi Lee! I agree. I was very impressed with her ambition when she spoke the other night. I have a feeling she's going places in this life, and admire her ambition. If she shows that in interview we might see her, but unfortunately her talent was one of the weaker of the night.

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Date Posted: 14:56:28 01/12/24 Fri

>>Here are the first 17 contestants.
>>
>>ID-Fantasie Impromptu with a second half basketball
>>routine. I appreciated its uniqueness. I felt like
>>probably she wanted to showcase skills that weren't
>>generally appreciated. She would have certainly done
>>well with playing piano, she did a good job with it.
>>I suppose I would give it a 7 overall.
>>
>>DE-tap dance, Devil Went Down to Georgia. She had
>>some energy at the beginning of the song but it slowed
>>down for the second half. It wasn't anything that
>>would have set her apart from the crowd. 6
>>
>>MO-tap dance, Baby I'm a Star. She maintained her
>>energy throughout the dance, she had a dazzling
>>costume, good entertaiment overall. 6.5
>>
>>UT-piano, La Campanella. Probably not as strong as WI
>>but she definitely gave a good performance. You can
>>tell she has good skills. 8
>>
>>KY-vocal, I Who Have Nothing. The singing was good
>>but the performance was really weird. She overacted a
>>bit, some over-the-top gestures that took away from
>>the effectiveness of the song. You don't have to
>>overperform the song, the lyrics and emotion are
>>enough. I would give it a 6 for overall attempt.
>>
>>WA-jazz dance Salute. The performance itself was a bit
>>weaker. Her costume was cute, it was a pink version of
>>Janet Jackson in Rhythm Nation. 5
>>
>>CA-HERstory, equine involvement. It was a good story
>>about her life, but she sounded rehearsed and robotic.
>> I had a hard time connecting with her emotionally
>>because she was so rehearsed.I would give it a 6
>>overall.
>>
>>PA-clarinet, Festive Overture. I6t was an okay
>>performance, decent but not a standout. 6
>>
>>NY-contemporary dance, Beyonce medley. I have seen
>>Amelia dance many times now but this is a performance
>>which did not blow me away of hers. I can't explain,
>>it just wasn't a blow you away type of performance
>>when I have seen her do one before. It certainly
>>wasn't bad but I think had she been on she could have
>>contended for a preliminary win. 7.75
>>
>>ME-aerial routine. Tchaikovsky was playing in the
>>background. It's hard to explain an aerial act-we
>>have all seen one. I would say that it really was
>>entertaining, unique,and she displayed a lot of
>>talent. 8.5 for me
>>
>>WY-HERstory motivational. It was very generic, I
>>couldn't get the gist of why she was never giving up.
>>It was a weaker performance. 5
>>
>>MS-jazz dance, I Wanna Dance with Somebody. It was
>>okay, it wasn't anything that would have set her apart
>>from the competition tonight. 6
>>
>>RI-vocal, Imagine. It was understated but very nice.
>>She has a nice voice and it came through nicely. 7
>>
>>WV-HERstory teaching. I really liked her
>>relatability, she spoke from her heart about being a
>>teacher. I felt like I could emotionally connect with
>>her. 7
>>
>>ND-vocal, As If We Never Said Goodbye. It was decent,
>>she had some nice moments, a few sour notes and a nice
>>ending. 6.5
>>
>>MA-piano, Beat It. Chelsea is a fantastic classical
>>piano player who when I first heard her thought she
>>could win a talent preliminary at Miss America. I
>>have no idea who told her or suggested to her that it
>>was a good idea to change her talent. Maybe she was
>>concerned that she would blend in with the pianists.
>>You all know what a big fan I am of hers, but I am
>>afraid she just killed her chances for the top 10.
>>She also used an accompanying track which was way off.
>> It wasn't good. It was perhaps the weakest of the
>>night, I will just leave it at that. I hate to post
>>something like this about someone so talented, but it
>>was probably the biggest faux pas I have seen at Miss
>>America.
>>
>>SC-HERstory, women/feminism. To the poster who said
>>it was like Barbie, it was. I am not sure she was
>>allowed to copy it verbatim, but it was similar. It
>>was a lot of contrasting in examples. She used a
>>passionate tone of voice and it did seem to resonate
>>with some of the audience members. I would give it a
>>solid 7.
>>
>>And there is group 1! Iill post the second and third
>>groups tomorrow.