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Go on Shine Show, 2007

It was 6pm – an hour before the show - and the green room was filled with more than 70 Jammers looking gorgeous and all buzzing, waiting for their time to shine on stage. The atmosphere was charged with excitement, joy and laughter.

 

The StarJam Go On Shine Show began with the sound of single drum beats and the theme for the night: BELONG, BE STRONG, BELIEVE, ACHIEVE! With each beat the Jammers came on stage, raising their arms and shouting the chant. The mixture of colours, sounds and lighting created an amazing scene for the audience and a feast for the senses.

The Dynamic Drumming group were the first up; the sounds of the drums reverberated through the theatre and created an buzz throughout the audience.

Simon Dallow, our host for the evening, came on stage warning those in the audience who were at a StarJam show for the first time to get ready to be JAMMED! The South Auckland Singers took to the stage and shone with their medley of songs including Hiki playing recorder and the group singing “When the Saints go marching in”.

Before the Whangarei Dazzling Dance group took to the stage, Simon interviewed Loren Corbett, making an adjustment for difference in height.

Whangarei Dazzling Dance then set the theatre alight with both their dance and the special effects from their costumes.

 

The Central Sensational Singers with special guest Ben Lummis followed, with their rendition of R Kelly’s “The World’s Greatest”. Everyone sounded fantastic, especially the solos sung by Karla, Gavin and Bonnie. Congratulations guys!!!

The North Shore Dancers were up next, each introducing themselves through their favourite song. Daniel Gourlay showed us what it meant to be a Seventies ‘cool guy’ and Kristina Cullen danced beautifully to “The Tide Is High”. They followed with their group dance to “Here Comes the Sun”, which was fantastic!

The North Shore Singers followed, performing with Megan Alatini. The group performed their version of “Put Your Records On”, with tutor Sayulee leading on the guitar. The solos from each of the singers were beautiful and inspiring.

Moving from the North Shore, South Auckland Hip Hop pumped up the audience, firstly with Dean Young’s amazing rap and then with their funky moves on stage.

The final act of the first half was the West Auckland Sensational Singers and what a sensation they were! With Ben Lummis and Megan Alatini joining them they showed such energy, especially both singing and dancing at the same time, not to mention the pom poms!

The Central Auckland Hip Hopper’s kicked off the second half with some awesome moves, with each Jammer shining on stage.

Simon interviewed Nathan Child, who shared with the audience his love of cars, especially Chevys. Nathan’s obsession was highlighted when he explained to Simon that instead of imagining the audience naked, he was imagining them in Chevys, in order to cope with slight nervousness!

 

 

The Groovy Guitarists performed “I’m a Believer”. Ben Matthews was awesome on vocals and all guitarists played wonderfully. A special mention to Hasini De Silva who had to make a quick costume change and did it with flair.

West Auckland Dance completed the acts from the CoolJam workshops, each introducing themselves to the audience through music, Adam Jones showed us some awesome disco moves, with Sarah Hall bringing on a bit of “Grease Lighting”. West Auckland’s group dance took us back to the 1920’s & 1930’s, with grace and poise.

The Queen of Hearts group, featuring Jono Heaps and Renee Maurice, serenaded the audience, bringing more than a few people to tears. It was a great performance by this talented and inspiring group of young recording artists.

 

Isaac Toafa, Renee Maurice and Jono Heaps were joined on stage by the Nubian Anglez and together they sang a heartfelt version of  “The Greatest Love of All” which brought the house down.

The surprise of the evening, (well at least it was a surprise to Julie and Roy!), was the presentation by Jono and Renee of a special book. The book celebrated StarJam’s recent fifth birthday and contained many messages from Jammers, families and supporters from around the world. Jono made a beautiful speech and Daniel was reduced to tears as he presented the book to Julie and Roy.  Jono and Renee performed an adapted version of “Wind Beneath My Wings” to Julie and Roy and there was not a dry eye in the house.

  

Then it was time for the big finale.  Joanie Bartels joined the cast of the show to sing her aptly named song,  “Anything is Possible”. It was a fitting end to an awe-inspiring show that showed the audience that anything is in fact possible.

Thank you to all the Jammers, volunteers, sponsors and those in the audience for an amazing experience.
 

Looking forward to next year!

Then it was time for some ‘Dancing with the Stars’ glamour. Megan Alatini and Johnny Williams took to the stage and did a cheeky cha cha, and were soon joined by Rebecca Everard and Michael Bridgeman. Rebecca looked absolutely gorgeous in her red dress, while Michael looking dashing in his suit.