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2005 Wing Ding Festival

 

October 1, 2005 1:00 Performance -

Fantastic Day -

Beautiful Weather -

Perfect Crowd -

Great Performances

Jacksonville Gymnastics

and Jacksonville Dance

 

 

Huff 'n Puff Younger Gymnasts, assisted by Ms. Lois and Mr. Bobby, show off their skills and then bow for the large and encouraging audience.

 

Younger gymnasts bowing at end of their performance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      Above

Madi Spears lands her roundoff as she prepares to perform three back handsprings in a row.  Madi turned seven just ten days before this performance.

Below -

Jacksonville performing team members prepare to bow after showing off their gymnastics skills which included front and back walkovers, round-offs, back hand springs, back handspring-back tucks, backhandsprings-layouts and front handsprings.  These are just a few of the over 90-member Jacksonville Gymnastics  USAG Junior Olympic Competitive Team.

Jacksonville has one of the largest competitive teams in the state of Arkansas.

 

 

 

 

Mandy, Emiley, Brittany and Kelsie represent the 2004-2005 Junior Varsity Tap Group, which competed in several competitions last year and won several first and top first awards.

 

Hannah, Madi, Micah and Kaitlynn impressed the audience as they performed their jazz dance -- "My Boy Friend's Back" -- a dance which they performed in  several competitions last year. 

 

 

Introducing Irish Step Dancing to Jacksonville audiences were Sarah,Victoria, Jessica, Whitney, Kristen and Taylor.  The dancers began Irish Step Dancing only a month ago with new instructor Ms. Kalie.   Ms. Kalie and her family have 127 years of traditional Irish Step Dancing.

 

Maurie, Kira and Chelsea performed their almost flawless   recital dance to "Sugar, Sugar" in their shiny pink and white eye-catching costumes.  

 

 

Senior Company Tap Dancers perform their ever-popular "Ain't Goin' Down 'Til the Sun Comes Up" much to the delight of the audience. 

 

 

 

Representing the 10 - 12 Year-old Company Tap Dancers, performing to "Goodie Two Shoes" were Jessica, Jessica and Tori.

 

 

 

Hannah, Kaitlynn, Lauren, Micah and Madalyn perform the cheer of their hiphop-cheer routine that they performed in recital.  Huff 'n Puff originated the popular hiphop-cheer classes originated at Huff 'n Puff several years ago and encompasses the dance and cheer aspects of cheerleading.  Tumbling is taught in the many gymnastics classes offered by Huff 'n Puff.  

 

 

Senior Company Hiphop Dancers - perform to Destiny's Rhythm.

Senior Company Hiphop dancers perform "Destiny's Rhythm" the number that earned them a "Top Elite" at the Talent on Parade National Championship Competition.  The performance was picked as one of the top eight to perform for the National Championship, Large Group, 13 and above.   The dancers won in their division and won fourth in the National overall division.

 

Thus ended the performance of the Huff 'n Puff Dance and Gymnastics groups - showing Jacksonville once again why they are "award-winning" dancers and gymnasts!!!!   

 

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