Dance Biz Battles

Dylan's Hip Hop Instructor, Terry, put together the "Dance Biz Battles", where different dancers from around the valley came for a competition. This was a first for us, we weren't sure what to expect. We haven't seen much more than out of the recitals. Terry is so encouraging to Dylan & ensures how promising he can be if he keeps it up. He says his flexibility alone can get him a long way, reasons why his name is "Flex" now (or now, "Flextastic" :}) He was nervous, especially being the youngest kid there. But, as Terry said, it's all about the experience, learning from other dancers & doing your own personal best.

(and forgive me again for the fuzzy pics, still figuring out my new camera...and hard to get a good one while they're moving fast! :})

Here's Dylan calling out his first competitor (it's a thing they do to see who starts)

Go Flex!

Some of the other competitors...they were so impressive, they've really got some moves!

Shout out to the one girl against all these guys...and she certainly held her own!

One of our favorites to watch, "Kool Aid" Terry doing his thing during the break
Dylan won his first round & then got to go against his friend from the studio last year, Calvin (and to consider that Calvin is 15, compared to Dylan being 11...he certainly had his challenge ahead of him)

Little head slide...

Oops...there goes his shoe!
Calvin's turn...

It was a very close call on that round. And though Calvin won...we couldn't have been prouder of our Dyl-Pickle for doing his best out there! It's been a good outlet for him (we all know Dylan, especially, needs a good outlet for his energy!) & it's great to see him shine! :}