The All Stars Talent Show Network held its City Wide Finale
Show on Saturday, December 5 at Thomas
Jefferson High
School in Brooklyn. Over 100 young performers, all 1st
place winners in earlier shows of the year returned to compete for the Grand
Prize trophy and $1000. Performers from
all over New York City as well as Binghamton and Syracuse,
NY gave creative and energetic performances.
The themes crossed generations and styles. Transforming the stage were flashes
of a Frankie Lymon 50's sock hop, a Michael Jackson video montage, and even a
bit of African dance all with a hip-hop flair. All of the performers walked
away with trophies, but it was Da New Breed, a 16-person dance group, whose
Bollywood themed hip-hop dance led them to win the Grand Prize. Their manager,
Arturo Lyons, is a 15-year All Stars alumni performer who also helped create
the music CDs for many of the other acts.
In true All Stars fashion, all the performers
enthusiastically supported one another leading the way for the 500 audience members in the auditorium to
follow.
A group of volunteers, including young people and adults
from the Brownsville community, alumni and current students of the Development
School for Youth and Youth Onstage!, and volunteers from the All Stars Talented
Volunteer department all helped make the event a success.
Many of the performers can be seen next in the annual Martin
Luther King Jr. Day Celebration at All Stars Project on Monday, January 18th!