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Date Posted: 15:30:01 12/18/19 Wed
>>>Top of the evening everyone!
>>>
>>>I think that Mu talent was a big drop-off from the
>>>first night. It's not that there weren't average or
>>>subpar talents on night 1, but it kind of seemed like
>>>in Mu, nobody really had any standout performances.
>>>Alpha had some really enjoyable performances. There
>>>was a lot of debate in the threads beneath about what
>>>constitutes talent and entertainment. I think a lot
>>>of the talents did not engage the audience as did in
>>>Alpha. I do think based on some of the people in the
>>>audience that Indiana resonated as she did with me.
>>>And apparently did Virginia. But there were not any
>>>real "wow" moments. Just a lot more average
>>>performances. Here is my rundown of talent:
>>>
>>>AK-danced to It’s All Coming Back to Me Now by
>>>Celine Dion. (I wanted to dance to this song,
>>>actually.) Unfortunately, I think Maile had some
>>>trouble with it. I don’t know if it was slippery
>>>for her, it kind of looked like she might have
>>>slipped. 4-5
>>>RI-did an Irish Step Dance. Bridget set the bar SO
>>>HIGH last year it’s hard to ever look at Irish Step
>>>Dance again without thinking of that standard. Molly
>>>didn’t do bad with it at all, however. I would
>call
>>>it average good, maybe 6.5
>>>MS-I think it was the Midnight Aria. I recognized
>it,
>>>I’ve heard it many times before. She did well with
>>>it, one of the better in this group. I would give it
>>>a solid 7.
>>>MT-Sang the Smash song. It was a big song, I don’t
>>>think she hit some of the notes she needed too well,
>>>but it was a nice attempt. 5.5
>>>DE-She sang the Amy Winehouse song Valerie. It was
>>>kind of interesting-unique, something you don’t
>hear
>>>a lot. It sounded more modern, I give her props for
>>>taking on something original. I would say it was
>>>energetic, her voice kind of had a modern edge to
>it.
>>>6
>>>TX-She played “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”
>on
>>>the flute. It was more entertaining, but straight
>out
>>>of the 70s. The accompany music was very 70s, it
>>>almost reminded me of what you would see in a pageant
>>>circa 1971. It was definitely more entertaining than
>>>technical. I would give it a 5 as far as
>performance,
>>>6 on the cheese factor.
>>>IL-Sang Son of a Preacher Man. I don’t know, I am
>>>not a big fan of this song in competition. It just
>>>never goes well. It’s like Proud Mary-you don’t
>>>want to try and imitate the original. Ariel has a
>>>nice voice, I just don’t think she got a chance to
>>>showcase it very well. 5.5
>>>FL-Didn’t recognize the music, but she did a
>lyrical
>>>dance. I thought it was pretty, actually, and she
>had
>>>a nice costume. One of the better talents of last
>>>night. 6.5 to 7
>>>VA-Of course, the science demonstration/experiment.
>I
>>>am looking at how she presented herself-she was
>>>energetic and engaged the crowd. I would say that
>her
>>>presentation probably won her the win. She had
>>>enthusiasm, and there wasn’t a lot of other
>>>enthusiasm last night. I think just the energy of it
>>>was what drew the judges in. 8
>>>KY-Sang Maybe This Time. Also a song we’ve seen
>>>many times over, but a decent performance. I would
>>>put it in the average category.6
>>>IN-Sang You Will Be Found. It was a lovely, lovely
>>>performance. Tiara has a huge voice and she really
>>>connected with the emotions of the song. I *hope* we
>>>get to see it.
>>>WV-did a baton twirling routine. Unfortunately, she
>>>did drop her baton once. It wasn’t too bad, but it
>>>was noticeable. It was probably hard because MO had
>>>such a good presentation the night before. It did
>>>have some good energy though. 6
>>>WY-Tap dance to 9 to 5. Again like with TX, a little
>>>old fashioned, but it was cute nonetheless.
>>>NV-Did a comedic monologue. She did impressions of
>>>other people and had some funny moments. It wasn’t
>>>outstanding, but it was a nice change of pace. 6.5
>>>NE-Sang Vanessa Williams 😊 It was a good choice
>>>for her. I think this is actually a good song for
>>>someone who isn’t a soprano. It has a nice
>melody.
>>>I have a good memory-Shawntel Smith sang this in the
>>>Macy’s Parade in 1995. I would say Allie’s
>>>performance was maybe a 5.5 to 6. It wasn’t bad in
>>>any way, just a little laid back.
>>>MD-Played The Swan on the cello. She had a nice
>>>performance, wasn’t anything outstanding, but
>>>pleasant to hear. 6
>>>ME-I want to say this was a Lindsay Sterling song,
>she
>>>played violin. It had some energy, I put it in the
>>>good average range. 6 to 6.5
>>>MI-Sang Feeling Good. If I never, ever, ever, never,
>>>ever never ever ever hear this song again at a
>pageant
>>>I will be none the happier. But I doubt I will get
>my
>>>wish. That being said, it’s usually a song for
>>>someone with a limited vocal ability. When Mallory
>>>started to get into some of the higher notes and more
>>>dynamics of the performance, she went off key. I
>>>really think it was only a 4.
>>>WA-did a tap dance. It was an energetic dance, I
>>>enjoyed the energy of it. I would say that it was
>>>probably the best dancer of the evening. 7
>>>LA-sang I Will Always Love You. Again like some of
>>>the talents, it’s a huge song to take on. She has
>a
>>>decent voice, but it was just too big to take on for
>>>the high notes, I thought. I would give it a 6.
>>>WI-Did a tap dance. It was a little less energetic
>>>than WA, it was an average performance. 5.5
>>>NM-Did a hip hop dance. I thought it was good to try
>>>something different, and I give her props for it.
>The
>>>only thing is, I am far from an expert on all things
>>>hip hop, but it didn’t seem that remarkable. I
>>>would say 6 for the overall attempt, but a 5 for the
>>>dancing.
>>>MN-Sang Nature Boy. It was kind of a musical theater
>>>presentation. I thought she did well with it. She
>>>kind of looked like Mrs. Maisel. 6.5 to 7
>>>AZ-played the pageant standard Habanera. It was an
>>>average kind of good performance 6.
>>>ID-I am someone who really wish that we would see
>>>actual talents instead of contestants just taking on
>>>something pageant acceptable. Grace chose to
>>>demonstrate her ceramics talent, but the problem was
>>>is that you had a short time to get in what you
>needed
>>>to do. Years ago, we saw sewing demonstrations, some
>>>contestants would come out with something they had
>>>already drawn, etc. I am not sure how you would have
>>>scored this, but I do give her a lot of credit for
>>>actually demonstrating something she was good and
>>>talented at. I am not talented in any way with
>>>ceramics, and I enjoyed it. I couldn’t have given
>>>it anything more than an average score, but I thought
>>>with maybe some more time it would have been more
>>>effective. It was in no way weak, just different.
>>>NJ-operatic vocal. She had a solid performance,
>maybe
>>>not as strong as some of the Alpha group, but she was
>>>good. I would say 7 to 7.5.
>>>
>>>My next post will be the big post about each
>>>contestant. Just because the weather sucks pretty
>>>badly, we may wait until later to travel or change
>>>plans. Everyone's concerns about the weather in New
>>>England in December were quite valid. The only good
>>>thing is that they are used to this and much more
>>>prepared. Today SUCKED.
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