By Naomi Tsuang
Staff Writer
The Mira Costa Dance Team hosted the annual Lip Sync competition on Jan. 20 in the auditorium where groups and clubs performed and lip synced the words to their songs of choice.
Lip Sync is an event where groups perform choreographed routines in front of a panel of judges for cash prizes ranging from $150 for first place, $100 for second place and $50 for third place. The event is one of the dance team’s annual fundraisers to raise money for the cost of their competition season which covers costumes, registration fees and transportation.
“We loved watching each group perform, especially groups that added creativity to routines and commanded the stage,” Dance Team Coach Victoria Brown said. “Groups brought their A game and amazed the audience with engaging performances. It is always an entertaining night.”
This year, Drama II came in first, Softball came in second, and a group consisting of Kamilah Sonko, Shavon Aaron-Wright, Benjamin White, Quenton Jackson and John Mims came in third. Judges’ awards were also handed out for best costume and for most creative. Associated Student Body fourth period won best costume and Associated Student Body fifth period won most creative.
“Winning Lip Sync felt amazing,” Drama II member sophomore Charlie Lusky said. “It was really great to have all of our hard work and preparation pay off. I wouldn’t have wanted to share the victory with anybody else than my amazing drama family.”
Other participants included Girls Choir, teachers and groups of friends. The Dance Team also performed in Lip Sync, but not for prizes. The team performed their dances entitled, “Shut It Down” and “Mickey Mouse Trap House”.
“I love how Lip Sync can be a great bonding experience for teams and groups [since it gets] them to work together efficiently,” senior dance team co-captain Samantha Lonergan said. “Also, everyone involved was supportive of all the other groups and it was a really positive experience.”
The judges this year were vice principal Kristin Wolberg, vice principal Jon Shaw, yearbook adviser Valerie Park and academic support counselor Keshia Fields. According to Brown, the judges ranked each performance based on their knowledge of their chosen song, how well their lip syncing matched the words, the choreography and the overall performance quality and preparedness.
“[There was an] array of performances [and] students showed their creativity, talent, humor and just let loose,” Wolberg said. “The participants and audience enjoyed a night of friendly competition, teamwork and fun.”
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