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Date Posted: 15:18:45 01/12/24 Fri
OH-piano, Moonlight Sonata She wasn't as strong as the other classical pianists, but it was decent. It seemed a bit less dynamic than WI, for example, but solid enough. 7 to 7.5.
OR-violin, The Storm (Vivaldi) I thought it was spirited and entertaining. It was mentioned that this was the same talent selection as Grace last year, and part of the beauty of this piece is that you do get to show energy with it. I thought was a solid performance and she was engaged with her playing. 7
DC-operatic vocal O Mio Babbino Caro This was the first talent of the night that I felt was really strong besides UT. Jade has a very nice voice. It sounded as if she might have had a bit of hoarseness or that she had a problem with the microphone, but it didn't matter. I forgot to mention her last night but she was one of the better talents of the night. 8
LA-jazz dance, Hit Me With a Hot Note. She was probably one of the best dancers up to that time. She was entertaining and kept up the energy throughout the song. I am certainly not a well-trained dancer (I danced when I was a child, took lessons for 6 years) so I cannot tell the technical aspects but she seemed to have good movement. 7.5
SD-vocal, Blank Space. She had a good Broadway type voice and performance. There were a few sour notes at the end and some were a little high for her to take on, but you can tell she's got a good voice. 6 to 6.5
KS-tap dance, Shake Your Groove Thing Lots of energy from Courtney. As far as entertainment value and energy, this had a lot of it. I liked her costume, it was a pretty sky blue that matched her coloring. It wasn't to the level of a Nicole Messina but it was certainly good enough. 7.5
NC-operatic vocal, with the confusion I did not get the title We rarely see 10 talents at Miss America; I can't think of the last one. This was a 10 talent. She has an amazing voice, I would put her up with Marisol Montalvo and Helen Goldsby. I am just about certain we see her Sunday night and you will be blown away. I cannot also stress enough how well she handled the confusion and being asked what she was performing for talent.
OK-vocal, My Man It was probably hard to follow that but she held her own. Her vocal skills and presentation improved since the OK state pageant. I would have given in a solid 6.5 but if the judges had to give a 7 it wasn't that strong, so I would say 6.
IA, vocal, I'm a Star It was a mediocre performance. She seemed a bit off key and there were some sour notes at the end. 5
NE-contemporary dance, What Was I Made For. Nebraska has been sending some beautiful dancers of late, including 2021 who I thought was a strong possibility for the top 10. This was another beautiful contemporary dance-she just flowed effortlessly, she seemed very light yet her movement was very good. It was a performance which really worked on so many levels. 8
MN-Latin dance, Don't Stop the Party. It was entertaining, she chose her costume well, and it had a lot of energy. She seemed to have good movement and overall, it was a fun performance. 7.5
FL-operatic vocal, Sempre Libera She also had a good voice like Jade. Strong performance, it was hard to hear opera after NC killed it but she was definitely very solid and done very well. 8
AZ-vocal, Because You Loved Me I think when a contestant tackles Celine Dion they've got to do it well. This was not her belting out in a Celine way, this was an originally styled performance of the song. While it didn't blow me out of the park like some others, it was nonetheless very pretty and original. 7.5
MD-ballroom dance, Conga I know that a lot of people were going to paying a lot of attention to her because she is a double preliminary winner. It was definitely entertaining, she kept good pace with the music, It isn't the stuff that dreams are made of but Cara won with less of a talent. Overall I would give it a 7 to 7.5 for entertainment value and costume. I couldn't give it an 8 so they probably scored it around a 7 if they were thinking like me.
IN-vocal, I'll Be There Once again, she is doing well in each competition. She has a nice voice, she sang with a lot of emotion. I felt pulled into her performance. She didn't oversing some of the notes she could have ala Mariah Carey, she just sang a very nice performance. I forgot to mention her last night but she was a very solid talent for me. 8
WI-piano, Revolutionary Etude She did very well with this. It was a spirited performance, very well played, she was very energetic and drew you into the excitement of it. A solid 9 for me. It was an example of the good piano playing you expected from years past.
CO-HERstory, flying an airplane. This is exactly what a HERstory should be. It had a strong message about her learning to fly. She was costumed well including having earphones, there was related music playing in the background. This is the kind of performance that you should aspire to if you are giving a HERstory talent. You really have to make it about the overall presentation, and she did. I also found it to be inspiring. Solid 8 for me.
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