Summer Hummer 2010 Update #1
Summah Hummah up they-ya in Baaston. It has now come and gone. WHAT a fun supah dupah fun weekend! Okay, so results first:
Novice/Intermediate Strictly (they were combined) had 43 couples in Prelims – danced all in one heat (or maybe two, can’t remember) in that circle format thing. So kinda hard for the judges, I’m guessing, Judges were Donna Roesel, Jen, Jessica, Rutz, and Stephanie Batista. (Maira Pineda was Chief Judge for the weekend).
16 Finalists:
- Roberto Corporan and Sarah Richard
- Jerome Fernandez and Emeline Rochefeuille (France!)
- Jerome Louis and Quenna Wong
- Mathew Smith and Shoshi Kushnir
- Stanley Seguy and Laeticia Blanchet
- Cory Wingt and Nathalie Fisher
- Hrafnkell Palsson and Gudron Maria Jonsdotter (Iceland!)
- Akil and Nicole Clonch (Juniors!)
- Stephane Schneider and Linda Fratsa (France!)
- Nicolas Besnier and Marine Fabre (France)
- Phouvanh Meckhasinh (I have NO idea where this person is from but want to meet the man with a name that sounds like a hiccup followed by a sneeze) and Sheryl Williams
- Brian Linacre and Mary Beth Lane
- Neil Crosbie and Kim Brolet (Scotland!)
- Mitch Marcello and Natalie Kuczma (France, I think)
- Cameron Crook and Vivian Glucksmann-Weiss (a Junior and a not-Junior)
- Steve Wilder and Emma Katzberg
and the winners were:
- Jerome and Emmeline
- Roberto and Sarah
- Hrafnkell and Maria
- Mathew and Shoshi
- Akil and Nicole
Advanced/Allstar Strictly (also combined) had 35 couples in Prelims, also danced in the circle thing. Same judges (who by the way were all wearing 8″ spike heel strappy shoes or boots with skinny mini-skirts or leggings – making it hard for half of the audience – the ADD half – to pay attention to the dancers – Robert Royston, MC for the weekend, called them (at this point – he later caled them something else) the “Pussycat Dolls”): Jess, Rutz, Jen, Stephanie, Donna Roesel, and Maira.
Prelim couples:
- Chris Lo and Heather
- Alfred and Dana
- Anne Fletcher and Dave Damon
- Sascha and Alex Kosi-osi-in-come-free
- Richard Smith and oops didn’t get who
- Greg Scott and Erica Smith
- Beverly Brunerie (14 years old and SO so good! Allez la France!) and Rome
- Peter Fradley and oops
- Willow and Ryan Crutcher
- Julien (France!) (he wears pink underpants to match his pink shirt. Also striped underpants to match his striped shirt. “Underrrpents always mutch zeee shirt hahaha” he says. Allez la France!) and Merina (Russia!!)
- Trey and Kelly Faust
- Jody Moscaritolioliolio and Anna Lumsden
- Rob Jackson and Sammie Fernandez
- Either Stacy or Yenni – hard to tell – and Brian Faust
- Either Stacy or Yenni and Doug Rousar
- Genieboy and Laurie Shafer
- Steven Hunt and Lisa Vivo
- Billy and Chevy
- Warren and Kelly Hull
- Rob Glover and Jill Demarco
- Joe Mahoney and Kay
- Sean and Tori Ellington
- Rebecca Ludwick and Kyle Patel
- Heidi Batdorf and oops didn’t get it
- Randy Payne and oops
- Shelly Saxena and oops
- Kim Filipo and Erik Novoa
- Brandon Rasmussen and oops
- Ed Francell and Tammy Greene
- Julie Epplet and Dave Ranes
- Marcus Schwartz and Jamie Beaver
- JB and Abi Wood
- Anne Fleming and Cuddy
- Tiara and Chris
Finalists were:
- Alfred and Dana
- JB and Abi
- Julien and Marina
- Trey and Kelly
- Brian and The Tall One
- Rob and Sammie
- Jody and Anna
- Doug and The Short One
- Ryan and Willow
- Rome and Beverly
- Jake and Yuna
- Sean and Tori
- 1st Alt Steve and Lisa
- 2nd Alt Greg and Erica
And the winners were:
- Doug and Yenni
- Sean and Tori
- Rob and Sammie
- Jake and Yuna
- Brian and The Tall One
So this is maybe 11pm-ish on Friday night – Summah Hummah shifting into high gear, the prior week is fading fading fading away in the rear-view mirror, it’s getting hot and exciting (and hot) in the ballroom, social dances in between comps are explosive crazy energy, floor and ballroom totally packed, everyone’s giddy, Royston’s on a roll, and now when the Pussycat Dolls come struttin’ onto the floor to judge Showcase and Champions Strictly he gives them new names: Bitchy, Sleazy, Catty, Seriously?, and Costly. Oh yeah and he mumbles that his name is Stupid for saying all that on the microphone and live TV.
More in a coupla minutes.
Love Liza