Hawaii's Got Talent!

Wow! what an evening of excellent performances by some of Hawaii's young talents at the Diamond Head Theater. Former dance students Ravi and Synthia invited Lani and me to take in the Broadway performance by the Shooting Stars 2009 this past Tuesday evening. Shooting Stars are comprised of young boys and girls (with the whole hearted support from their parents) who perform yearly but last night was the only one such performance.




The program opened with a Hula and Chant, followed by surmountable vocals and dancing...Tap, Jive, Contemporary, Hip Hop, and Chorus Line. There were some cartoon scripts that kept the show humorous and moving. A big treat was having a couple of ShowKidz alumni belt out some tunes with their dynamic golden throat. Most of the dances were choreographed by professional dance teachers but a few were choreographed by the performers themselves. The show lasted a full two hours with a 15 minutes intermission between Act I and Act II.



Lani and I met and talked to some grandparents, parents and friends of the performers and they had high praises of the talents of the singers and dancers of the Shooting Stars program. Little people with dynamic singing range and dancers dancing in complete unison.....it's no wonder the Diamond Head Theater was filled to capacity and the show was SRO.