Source: Overseas Network
Sponsored by J.I.A. International Culture Media Group and the American Dancers Association, and co-organized by Kung Fu Kitchen Inc, the "2021 4th American Starlight Youth Talent Contest" and the "American Youth Celebration of the Beijing Winter Olympics Large-scale Theatrical Performance" were successfully concluded on December 4th.
Group photo of the organizers and judges and contestants of the contest
Since November 21, the competition has held six special competitions, including painting, chess, piano, comprehensive talents, and two dance sessions, a total of more than 600 young players of all ethnic groups have registered to participate, and the number of people and the level are higher than in previous years. The Los Angeles Division on the West Bank closed on November 28 and held a grand awards ceremony for the outstanding programs that won from more than 120 contestants.
David Cui, chief planner and director of the competition, said: "On the day of the piano competition on December 3, coinciding with the first day of the "state of emergency" announced by New York State due to the epidemic of the Omicron variant virus, in order to ensure the health and safety of the participants of the event, the organizing committee and the Flushing City Hall, the venue of the event, cooperated to require the personnel over the age of 12 who entered the theater to show a vaccination certificate or nucleic acid test certificate. The 76 contestants and guests cooperated closely to enter the stadium and wore masks throughout the process. The little pianists not only play cheerful music on the black and white keys with their flexible hands, but also reflect a high level of civilization.
On December 4th, the Flushing City Hall Theater was filled with the atmosphere of youth and the atmosphere of tension and joy. Three special competitions were held in turn on the day, namely the comprehensive talent, (including: vocal, instrumental, language, performance and fashion models) and the first half of the dance and the second half of the dance. 117 programs and 407 young players from all ethnic groups participated in the competition, and successfully completed the competition under challenging circumstances.
Competitions in instrumental, linguistic, performance, vocal, modeling and dance are conducted in an orderly manner. In order to control the number of people at the event, the organizing committee cleared the theater three times. At the end of various special competitions, all the contestants and judges quickly took a group photo on stage, and then quickly withdrew from the theater.
Dance selected by the Elf Art Center: My family lives in Peach Blossom Mountain
The dance performance is graceful and emotional; the vocalists' singing voices are clear and sweet; and the instrumental performance has a good grasp of pitch, rhythm and rhythm.
Ballet of Russian origin: Small steps
In the dance competition, 8 Russian girls aged 13-17 performed small steps of dance music, with light and elegant movements, which won warm applause on the field.
The 4-year-old and 6-year-old brothers Ryan Wang and Jadan Wang's cross-talk "Big and Small" is childish and humorous; the 5-year-old player Jin Ruiqiao's recitation of "East of Sound Rhythm Enlightenment" is full of emotion and emotion; the costume models Rachel Liu and Spencer Jiang The young contestants faded the childishness offstage and bravely stepped onto the stage, they raised their hands and feet, made an appearance, one by one, like a little gentleman and a little lady, showing their confidence.
Discovering and cultivating talents is the original intention of the organizing committee to hold the American Starlight Youth Talent Contest. Jin Lei, a newly admitted graduate student at Columbia University this year, is a rising star on the stage of the CCTV Avenue of Stars; Du Jingyi, Zhou Zhihui, Lin Wenxiang and other three small hosts are the winners of the previous Starlight Youth Competition, which have set an example for the contestants.
On the stage of the competition, the wonderful performances of the young players left a deep impression on the audience and the judges, and were well received. Parents praised the competition, "The talent contest is very meaningful, thank you to the organizing committee for providing a stage for children to show themselves, and the next time there is such an activity, they will take their children to participate." Elsa, the parent of vocal group player Zhuang Yujing, said excitedly: The Youth Talent Contest has given the versatile young players a stage to show themselves, allowing them to play their strengths and gain courage, self-confidence and continuous enterprising spirit on the stage.
The organizers said that after the competition, they will further train the excellent programs to help make the award ceremony held in January 2022 more perfect. At the same time, I hope that through everyone's efforts, we will continue to enliven community cultural activities, jointly shape the cultural business card of the American Starlight Youth Talent Competition, and promote the level, achievement and talent of young people in the United States. (Textu/Wang Lijun)