#anywhere

The judges write down numbers and scores

"Okay....I gotta admit, he's got style." Sylvi applauds.

Piper grins and claps along.

"It's the 2020 COVID anthem, anyways."

And he bows as he finishes with a spin, then holds out his V sign "Power and Love to my teacher, my friend, my mane man... Vince. I love you bro." He looks to the heavens, wipes his eyes "I know, I know you gone to Charity's embrace.. but if you could see me now..you'd know you made me believe!"

Waiting her turn to dance, Siv's eyes bug out

others find this homage to a lost friend touching

Piper whispers to Siv, "Are you okay?" Sympathetic. "So sorry about your friend."

A snerk "Tell you later."

Gwen said "Old people music is odd"

"Doo doo doo doo, can't bite this." Briar has an earworm.

"Next, from Unicorn's Eye, Shayla" The Salsa dancing Eshu moves pretty well. And someone approaches Sylvi

"Are you ready to go on next?"

a whisper

A blink, and she looks around to see the source of the whisper.

A sluagh with ear muffs and a scheduling pad

A grin and a quick nod. "I am, thanks. Am I next?"

"You are"

"Thanks," she repeats, and then turns to Colton. "I'm next," she reports.

Colton nods "No pressure"

"Yeah? You do it next year, then." A shaky grin.

She quietly plays the first few bars of 'Under Pressure' with a wink. "You've got this!"

Sylvi bites her lip, and nods back to Piper.

Colton nods with a smile

and the Salsa dancer has a stumble on stage. recovering, but the cost to her points is obvious

Sylvi's breath catches as the other dancer stumbles, but she applauds encouragingly at the end of the performance.

A wince, Piper remembering her own fumble from earlier, but she claps when the dance is over.

Everyone is poliite but the lady blushes and moves off

"Next, Emissary of Rivervale, Sylvi Davidson!"

A deep breath, a glance to Colton, another to Piper, and she marches out onto the performing space, spear upright at her side, her water-tribe style costume looking almost more military now with her posture.

Olgar wants to clap NOW... but behaves

Sylvi takes a deep breath to center, standing straight with her head slightly bowed, spear at her side. Then as Piper begins to strum the odd 7/8 allegro rhythm of Solsbury Hill, she begins a routine that's half-dance, half-martial-arts-kata. She goes from tall reaches to deep lunges. She spins and stops, then spins again. There are leaps and kicks and a few tumbles, perhaps more surprising because of her trollish height, and all accentuated with spear thrusts.

Piper plays along to the song on her guitar, singing - softly, but with feeling, canted to not overshadow the dance. Though she does break out a couple hoof stomps for the BOOM BOOM BOOM!

The dance is well chosen, different from the typical, yet primal enough to call to the dreams in them, dreams of battle, dreams of grace. Music.

Briar has her mouth full but jabs at Gwen's side with an elbow. "Speahs! You could do dat!"

As the song draws to its conclusion, she stabs the ground with the spear and actually uses it as a pole to do a brief aerial spin before pulling it free and winding up with a tumble sequence that ends in a low floor pose, spear extended across both palms, an offer to the audience to accept her gift of her dance.

"Not on the best day of my life" Gwen says "I'd fall through the floor" whispering "She's so graceful" Suddenly feeling.. oafish

OH yes, She had them mesmerized! Transfixed! In awe!

And when it is done, cheers and applause.

"You could stab a few other dancers for effect." She offers.

She stands straight, smiles, bows, then strides off stage.

Piper has a hand up for high five! "Great job!"

Gwen smiles at Briar's suggestion, the dark humor making her feel less oafish

She goes to Colton with a hopeful smile. "That felt good."

"You feel good? You looked great " He says "Amazing .." He kisses her again. That lipstick ruined again

She's so relieved it went well, she's more than willing to sacrifice the lipstick.

Piper observes and grins to Siv, tapping her own lips. Waiting for the same treatment when Siv is done!

Siv grins "If I'm that good only or even if I flop?"

"In celebration or consolation, I am here!"

"C'mon, lets find a place to watch the rest," Sylvi says to Colton. Then she points to where her parents are making a fuss, cheering. She waves back and smiles and says to Colton through the smile, "Not near them."