Hey all,

I have a young lady (she JUST turned 7) that is doing her FIRST SOLO this year! How exciting! She is super spunky and beautiful!! (I'll be entering her into photogenic as well!)

She is not a fabulous turned yet, but has amazing extension and flexibility.

any ideas for songs? I'm open to ANY genre (my brain is fried already from all the choreography i've been doing!!)
I want to give her the amazing piece she deserves!

You think lyrical to show off her lines? with a cool prop? Maybe something with a rocking chair and teddy bear?? or an upbeat jazz?

helllppp

If she is as spunky as you say and has a good personality with good stage presence try A Wink and a Smile. it's from Sleepless in Seattle i'ts adorable

Jazz>>>Jump For My Love-Girls Aloud
Jazz>>>Crush On You-Aaron Carter
MT/Open>>>Ma He's Makin Eyes At Me-Teresa Brewer
Lyrical>>>Never Never Land (There is a really cute version sang by a kid that is sooo cute it could work with the teddy theme maybe?)
Lyrical>>>A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes

Mickey--Toni Basil
My New Philosophy--Charlie Brown Musical?
Orange Colored Sky--Natalie Cole
One Girl Revolution (fast, but would work at 1/2 tempo)Super Chick

I would do something that would really get at the judges like Amazing Grace or maybe Haleuah by Kate Vogel.

If she's spunk and has a lot of energy you need to go jazz! You can still show off lines and extension in a jazz and you don't have to do a trillion pirouettes.

If you think she does better slow then go lyrical. Make the decison by what she does daily. Do you watch her in ballet/lyrical and in jazz? Make your decision of what style by what you think she would do the best in and what would help her grow. After all a solo should be a growing tool not just a dance!!! =)

Here are some suggestions:

Jazz
So Fierce So Fabulous - Jocelyn Enriquez
Work Me Down
Great Balls of Fire
Let's Bounce - Princess Diaries
Big Noise - Bette Middler

Musical theatre
Showoff - Sweet Charity
Kansas City - Smokey Joe's Cafe(good cd)
I want to be evil
I Want to Go to Hollywood - or just Hollywood not sure
Stuff like that there - Bette Middler
Flaunt It - The producers
Bla Bla Cha Cha - Petty Booka
Spanish Rose - Chita Rivera

Lyrical
Cinderella - Steven Curtis Chapman (he has lots of good songs)
Angels Watching over me - minipop kids
My Precious one
Over the Rainbow
The Prayer - Yolanda Adams

Hope this helps!!!

When I think of spunky, I automatically think of Real Wild Child. There is a cute version (I think its by the Cheetah Girls). Its age appropriate and fun and spunky.

If she has great extension and flexibility and great energetic stage presence, jazz is your best bet