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Jaryd & Cara
I was over a friend’s house tonight and channel surfing when I came across Dancing with the Stars. I’ve never watched the show before, so I was surprised and shocked to see the “Ballroom Kids” competition, where two sets of boy-girl “couples” danced. Dmitriy (age 10) & Michelle (age 10), danced the Jive.
Jaryd (10) & Cara (8) danced the Cha Cha Cha and were pretty amazing – and beat out Dmitriy & Michelle! I have to admit though, it was a bit weird seeing these kids dance – all dressed up and like adults, shaking their hips, etc… kind of reminded me of JonBenét Ramsey and her being in those beauty pageants… You can see them dancing here on the show on YouTube (embedding was turned off – posted by Cara’s aunt; another video clip was already taken down – so we’ll see how long this link lasts…)
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did u happen to see kristi yamaguchi dance?
i'm going to defend these kids here....these kids are definitely NOT like JonBenet (no caked-on makeup, no "sexy" costumes) the truth is, the dance technique (difficult footwork, intricate hip movements, especially) are really difficult to master and easier to learn when you're young. considering that pros are as young as 19 (julianne hough, a contestant on the show who danced with adam corolla), you need to start learning the dance technique when you're younger.
yay to more asian kids dancing...we need them to grow up into pros so we can see more asians representing on stage!
did u happen to see kristi yamaguchi dance?
i'm going to defend these kids here....these kids are definitely NOT like JonBenet (no caked-on makeup, no "sexy" costumes) the truth is, the dance technique (difficult footwork, intricate hip movements, especially) are really difficult to master and easier to learn when you're young. considering that pros are as young as 19 (julianne hough, a contestant on the show who danced with adam corolla), you need to start learning the dance technique when you're younger.
yay to more asian kids dancing...we need them to grow up into pros so we can see more asians representing on stage!
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