A showcase of talent
Family, friends cheer as more than 85 acts
By Brian Hamlin
Article Launched: 04/20/2008 07:21:40 AM PDT
There should be no lack of talent for Vacaville's upcoming Fiesta Days celebration in May.
More than 85 individual and group performers took to the stage at the Vacaville Performing Arts Theatre on Saturday to showcase their entertainment skills for the 40th annual Vacaville Talent Competition themed: Viva Fiesta Salutes Our Youth.
The day-long exhibition of song, dance and instrumental skills drew performers from throughout the Bay Area ranging from tots to teens. It wasn't a packed house, but it was a loud one as family and friends cheered on their favorite performers during the morning and afternoon.
Wearing black and white with a matching guitar and a hairstyle that would have wowed any 1950s rock 'n' roll audience, junior
Robert Lucky, 13, of Suisun, competes Saturday in the junior-soloist division of the 40th Annual Vacaville Fiesta Days Talent Competition held at the Vacaville Performing Arts Theater. The event featured song, dance and instrumental skills. (Ryan Chalk/RChalk@TheReporter.com) competitor Robert Lucky, 13, took the stage with a rousing rendition of "Come On, Let's Go."
Clad in shimmering turquoise sequins, junior soloist Marissa Forbes delivered an acrobatic jazz dance that sent her sailing back and forth across the stage in a wild performance set to the tune "Paralyzer."
Senior division vocalist Jennifer Mizell kept the stage rocking with a cleverly choreographed rendition of "Miss Ottis Regrets," a lively tale of love, betrayal and homicide.
Performers were
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Marissa Forbes competes in the junior soloist division of the 40th Annual Vacaville Fiesta Days Talent Competition at the Vacaville Performing Arts Theater Saturday, April 19, 2008.
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Judged in four categories: Tiny tot soloists, three to six years of age; pre-junior soloists, seven to nine years old; and senior soloists, 14 years and older. There also were categories for duets and trios, small groups and large groups.
Here are Saturday's top performers.
Pre-Junior - Small Groups
First Place (Talent Winner): Jamie's Studio "Little Bitty"
Second Place: Dixon Dance Studio "Me & My Gang"
Third Place: Jamie's Studio "La Freak"
Junior Small Groups
First Place (Talent Winner): Dixon Dance Studio "Love Song"
Second Place: Patty's
Studio "Ruby Blue"
Third Place: Jamie's Studio "Candy Man"
Senior Small Groups
First Place (Talent Winner): Dixon Dance Studio "Seasons of Love"
Second Place: Hula Halau O Ku'ulei
Third Place: The Acapella 4
Junior Large Groups
First Place (Talent Winner): Bliss Dance Troupe
Senior Large Groups
First Place (Talent Winner): Bliss Dance Troupe
Second Place: Bliss Dance Company
Article on Sunday April 27, 2008 In the Dixon Tribune.......