CARING STAGE KIDS WILL SING TO HELP GIVE OTHERS SUPPER.Byline: Angela Randazzo Staff Writer SIMI VALLEY Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. - Wearing a pink dress and a tiara, 6-year-old Kylie Cunningham is right at home in ``Fantasy Land,'' this year's talent show at the Boys & Girls Club of Simi Valley. The youngster will be impersonating Madonna, lip-syncing the Material Girl's version of ``American Pie.'' ``I like Madonna, and I'm dressed up like a princess,'' said Kylie, among more than 50 boys and girls boys and girls mercurialisannua. - most of them members of the club's drama and dance groups - who will sing, dance, cheerlead cheer·lead intr.v. cheer·led , cheer·lead·ing, cheer·leads 1. To lead organized cheering, as at sports events. 2. and perform skits and monologues. The annual show will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the club, 2850 Lemon Drive. Admission is a donation of canned goods or clothing, which will be given to local charities. Refreshments will be served, and club members' art will be on display. Natasha Velasco, 9, will be one of the cheerleaders Notable cheerleaders
``It's a good opportunity to show myself,'' said Natasha. ``I'm learning to be an actor, so it's good experience.'' The performers have been rehearsing all summer for the show, and they took turns on stage polishing their acts earlier this week. The emphasis was more on fun than perfection as youngsters strutted their stuff. ``We've been doing this over for 10 years, and we've had a really good response from parents. They're excited to come and see their kids. They bring aunts, uncles, grandparents grandparents npl → abuelos mpl grandparents grand npl → grands-parents mpl grandparents grand npl , friends and neighbors with them,'' said Paula Mackelburg, the assistant director of the club. ``It's a good opportunity for the kids to show off. They're been working all summer long to put these acts together, and it's just a real good time for the kids.'' The show is being coordinated by Takiyah Tate, 19, of Simi Valley, who is working at the club during the summer break from her studies at Emory University in Atlanta. ``I love to sing and dance and act, so I thought it would be fun to help out with the show,'' said Tate, who will join three other staff members to perform a swing number. Ryan Schultze, a 10th-grader at Santa Susana High School Santa Susana High School is the third high school located in Simi Valley. The school campus is a middle school that was converted. The school colors are: silver, black, white, and teal. The school mascot is the Troubador. They are a school of the arts. , is a junior leader at the club. He choreographed the cheerleading The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. routine and two dance numbers, including a group dance to Britney Spears' ``Oops! I Did it Again.'' ``It was hard at the beginning, but everyone is working hard and doing their best,'' said Schultze. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Shandi Muirhead rehearses for the Boys & Girls Club show set for Thursday in Simi SIMI Sea Ice Mechanics Initiative SIMI Search for Intelligent Monkeys on the Internet SIMI Students Islamic Movement in India SIMI Society of Irish Motor Industry SIMI Smallholder Irrigation Markets Initiative . (2 -- color) Natasha Velasco and Josh Alvarez practice a cheerleading routine for the show, ``Fantasy Land,'' while they also cheer on other entertainers at rehearsal. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News |
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