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Radix Dance Convention Nationals, Las Vegas 2021 Results

Core Performer:

(Top 3/4 in Bold)

Mini Female

Top 20:

Emily Jungmann

Isabella Kouznetsova

Skylar Wong

Madelyn Murphy

Carrigan Paylor

Kate Baldwin

Madison Carmody

Karyna Majeroni

Elizabeth Bilecki

Sasha Milstein

Diana Kouznetsova

Ellary Day Szyndlar

Tiara Sherman

Fiona Wu

Savannah Manzel

Camila Giraldo

Victoria Martinez

Georgia Beth Peters

Addison Price

Regan Gerena

Winner: Carrigan Paylor

Mini Male

Top 7:

Elias Elkind

Karson Koller

Santiago Sosa

Julian Aranda

Michael Cash Savio

Nico Dahl

Josh Lundy

Winner: Michael Cash Savio

Junior Female

Top 20:

Kendyl Fay

Daniela SanGiacomo

Kinley Andrews

Laci Stoico

Haileigh Brennan

Crystal Huang

Giselle Gandarilla

Kira Chan

Rylee Young

Kaili Kester

Taytum Ruckle

Maddie Ortega

Angelina Elliott

Anya Inger

Gracyn French

Aaliyah Dixon

Brinkley Pittman

Breanna Bieler

Alexis Mayer

Madison Ronquillo

Winner: Crystal Huang

Junior Male

Top 6:

Johnny Gray

Zachary Gibson

Haiden Neuville

Wyatt Brisson

Ayden Nguyen

Coltrane Vodicka

Winner: Coltrane Vodicka

Teen Female

Top 25:

Destanye Diaz

Izzy Howard

Kaitlyn Ortega

Jada Specht

Emily Madden

Harlow Ganz

Sabine Nehls

Dyllan Blackburn

Antonia Gonzalez

Brooklyn Law

Isabella Lynch

Avery Cashen

Charlie Kautzer

Valadie Cammack

Kiarra Waidelich

Isabel Joves

Olivia Magni

Rachel Loiselle

Mia Ibach

Cydney Heard

Madison Marshall

Kaylinn Rees

Hayden Frazier

Addison Middleton

Carly Thinfen

Winner: Kiarra Waidelich

Teen Male

Top 21:

Trent Grappe

Jack Brokaw

Luke Barrett

Nathan Scott

Antony Curley

Sam Fine

Louis Sloot

Rosendo Archiga

Harrison Robinson

Christian De Jesus

Xander Perone

Noah Ayden Grady

Jonah Daquigan

Samuel Sharp Jr

Jackson Koressel

Gavin Warfield

AJ Storey

Nicholas Bustos

Tucker Gokey

Ronnie Lewis

Sam Suro

Winner: Antony Curley

Senior Female

Top 22:

Camille Fehr

Rina Kanamaki

Elisabeth Pabich

Kayla Pereira

Sara Eberhardt

Ava La France

Selena Hamilton

Anna Miller

Skye Notary

Priscilla Tom

Mackenzie Jarrett

Libby Wiley

Makayla D’Ambrosio

Camryn Bridges

Maddie Thanos

Lola Coghill

Zoe Lemelman

Makenna Okamoto

Vanessa Valenzuela

Peyton Martineau

Erin Wienke

Izzy Burton

Winner: Erin Wienke

Senior Male

Top 13:

Wysdem Caesar

Garren Garcia

John Mays

Seth Gibson

Raiden King

Alec Brown

Bronson Dahmer

Jackson Roloff-Hafenbreadl

Sam McWilliams

Levi Sherman

Konnor Kelly

Zach Buri

Thiago Pacheco

Winner: Sam McWilliams

Finals:

High Scores by Age:

Cash Prizes:

1st: $200

2nd: $100

3rd: $50

Rookie Solo

1st: Mila Renae-’Soldier’

2nd: Lucia Piedrahita-’Fields of Gold’

2nd: Aliya Yen-’Loyal, Brave and True’

3rd: Melina Biltz-’Welcome Home’

4th: Zoey Brooks-’My Boyfriend’s Back’

5th: Lexi Menjivar-’I Will Survive’

6th: Moriah Peralta-’Up, Up & Away’

7th: Kaiya Carrillo-’Love Shack’

8th: Kinsey Fitts-’Can You Imagine That’

8th: Shale Herrera-’Dream’

9th: Madison Skapyak-’Songbird’

10th: Eden Hernandez-’Chocolate Box’

Mini Solo

1st: Camila Giraldo-’Welcome to Miami’

2nd: Skylar Wong-’Lovefooll’

3rd: Carrigan Paylor-’Orange Colored Sky’

4th: Regan Gerena-’My Boyfriend’s Back’

4th: Michael Cash Savio-’Rhythm’

5th: Tiara Sherman-’Cielo’

6th: Isabella Kouznetsova-’Trouble’

6th: Emily Jungmann-’You Sleep On’

7th: Winter Eberts-’Hit The Road Jack’

7th: Esme Chou-’Unravel’

8th: Addison Price-’Je Te Laisserai Des Mots’

9th: Avery Maycunich-’Wild is the Wind’

10th: Abigail Pucylowski-’Menace’

Junior Solo

1st: Crystal Huang-’Moonlight Sonata’

2nd: Gracyn French-’A Character of Quiet’

3rd: Angelina Elliot-’Out’

4th: Aaliyah Dixon-’That’s Life’

4th: Alexis Mayer-’Vanished’

5th: Laci Stoico-’Mein Herr’

6th: Daniela SanGiacomo-’Restless’

7th: Lexi Godwin-’Debut’

7th: Brenna Bieler-’Moonlight Sonata’

8th: Naia Parker-’Lit’

9th: Vivienne Robillard-’Immigration’

9th: Zoe Zielinski-’Z’

10th: Maddie Ortega-’A Winged Victory’

10th: Zachary Gibson-’Unknown’

Teen Solo

1st: Sophia Cobo-’Do You Feel Real’

1st: Izzy Howard-’Mer de Velours’

1st: Cydney Heard-’Je T'aime’

1st: Kiarra Waidelich-’The Resemblance is Uncanny’

2nd: Angelika Edejer-’One Giant Leap’

3rd: Kaitlyn Ortega-’Ain’t No Sunshine’

3rd: Harlow Ganz-’Breaking the Surface’

3rd: Antonia Gonzalez-’Like The Wind’

4th: Xander Perone-’Elijah’

4th: Dyllan Blackburn-’Silver Screen’

5th: Charli Ortiz-Ringenbach-’Is This Love’

6th: Ava Greendwaldt-’Countdown’

6th: Sammi Chung-’Eight’

6th: Isabella Warfield-’Nicest Thing’

6th: Jadyn Saigusa-’Wonderlust’

7th: June Hurley-’Don’t Think Of Me Like That’

7th: Kenzie Jones-’Flightless Bird’

8th: Finley Williams-’We’ll See’

9th: Sarah Laskowski-’For You’

10th: Addison Middleton-’ERROR’

10th: Rosendo Arechiga-’Thanks for Asking’

Senior Solo

1st: Thiago Pacheco-’The Poet’

2nd: Selena Hamilton-’Black Car’

3rd: Jackson Roloff-Hafenbreadl-’Darkness’

4th: Maddie Nemeth-’Sycamore Tree’

5th: Olivya Sessing-’House on the Hill’

6th: Sheridan Naugle-’Irreplaceable’

6th: Mia Tassani-’Mam’

6th: Seth Gibson-’Mind Bugs’

7th: Makayla D’Ambrosio-’Consider’

8th: Leigha Agins-’Prerogative’

9th: Milan Furtado-’As We Appear’

9th: Georgi Carmack-’Creature’

9th: Minda Li-’On Her Shoulders’

9th: Britton Moore-’Radiator’

9th: Libby Wiley-’Running Up That Hill’

9th: Sara Eberhardt-’Sticks and stone’

10th: Yasmine Quintana-’Hate’

Rookie Duo/Trio

1st: Danceplex-’Stand By Me’

2nd: AVANTI Dance Company-’It Must Be Love’

3rd: AVANTI Dance Company-’Never Enough’

4th: Notion Dance Concepts-’MILK $’

5th: The Industry Dance Academy-’Don’t Go Without Me’

Mini Duo/Trio

1st: Woodbury Dance Center-’Yesterday’

2nd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Something’s Gotta Change’

3rd: AVANTI Dance Company-’Gracious’

4th: Studio X-’Vogue’

5th: Studio 19 Dance Complex-’Gonna Get Ya’

Junior Duo/Trio

1st: AVANTI Dance Company-’Go Girl’

2nd: Evoke Dance Movement-’Everything Is In Line’

3rd: Elements Dance Space-’Separate’

4th: Danceplex-’This Is Me Trying’

5th: AVANTI Dance Company-’Wild Life’

Teen Duo/Trio

1st: The Rock Center for Dance-’Make Me High’

2nd: The Rock Center for Dance-’Last Light’

3rd: Woodbury Dance Center-’Hey’

4th: Evolution Dance Complex-’Before You Go’

5th: AVANTI Dance Company-’Crystalized’

Senior Duo/Trio

1st: Mather Dance Company-’Trust Me Again’

2nd: The Difference Dance Company-’3′

3rd: MVP Dance Elite-’Bitter

3rd: CanDance Studios-’Revolution’

4th: The Difference Dance Company-’June 7th’

5th: Studio 413-’Black Flies’

Rookie Group

1st: Danceplex-’Little Wonders’

2nd: Danceplex-’Lets Hear It For the Boy’

3rd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Lullaby’

4th: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Girls Night Out’

5th: Notion Dance Concepts-’Firework’

Mini Group

1st: Project 21-’Fan Tan Fannie’

2nd: Evoke Dance Movement-’Searching For...’

3rd: Woodbury Dance Center-’Don’t Give Up On Me’

4th: Evoke Dance Movement-’I Think I Love You’

5th: Nor Cal Dance Arts-’Queen Bees’

Junior Group

1st: Project 21-’No Fear But Anticipation’

2nd: Project 21-’Stuff Like That There’

2nd: Orange County Performing Arts Academy-’Wind It Up’

3rd: Prodigy Training Center-’School of Prodigy’

3rd: Orange County Performing Arts Academy-’Sing, Sing, Sing’

3rd: Nor Cal Dance Arts-’Un Momento Finale’

4th: Cypress Dance Project-’What Is Love?’

4th: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Wolves’

5th: The Difference Dance Company-’1977′

5th: Woodbury Dance Center-’Alright’

Teen Group

1st: Project 21-’Bring On the Men’

2nd: Project 21-’Girls, Girls, Girls’

3rd: The Difference Dance Company-’Cellophane’

3rd: The Rock Center for Dance-’Heavenly Bodies’

3rd: Mather Dance Company-’Overdose’

3rd: The Difference Dance Company-’Unchained’

4th: AVANTI Dance Company-’The Cuckoo’s Nest’

5th: Orange County Performing Arts Academy-’Boom POW’

Senior Group

1st: Nor Cal Dance Arts-’Prague’

2nd: Nor Cal Dance Arts-’I Love America’

2nd: Mather Dance Company-’We The Soldiers’

3rd: Nor Cal Dance Arts-’Hard Voices’

4th: Impact Dance Studio-’Fame’

4th: The Industry Dance Academy-’When Dirt Meets Water’

4th: The Difference Dance Company-’Wolves’

5th: Mather Dance Company-’For All We Know’

Rookie Line

1st: The Rock Center for Dance-’Innana’

2nd: AVANTI Dance Company-’Ooh La La’

3rd: AVANTI Dance Company-’Wash & Set’

4th: Cypress Dance Project-’Bat Dance’

Mini Line

1st: The Rock Center for Dance-’6 Out of Six’

1st: Project 21-’Dive In the Pool’

2nd: Impact Dance Studio-’Go Your Own Way’

2nd: Impact Dance Studio-’You Can’t Stop the Beat’

3rd: Woodbury Dance Center-’Always’

4th: Woodbury Dance Center-’Booty Swing’

5th: Nor Cal Dance Arts-’Distance’

Junior Line

1st: Impact Dance Studio-’Derniere Danse’

2nd: Impact Dance Studio-’Mein Herr’

2nd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Whole Lotta Woman’

3rd: Project 21-’Proud Mary’

4th: Impact Dance Studio-’Hallelujah’

5th: The Rock Center for Dance-’All Good People’

5th: Summit Dance Shoppe-’It Wasn’t Always Like This’

5th: Woodbury Dance Center-’Mahala’

Teen Line

1st: Impact Dance Studio-’New York New York’

2nd: Studio 413-’Hold On Tight’

3rd: Project 21-’Post That’

4th: Nor Cal Dance Arts-’Dream Girls’

5th: The Rock Center for Dance-’Hey!’

Senior Line

1st: Impact Dance Studio-’Here Comes the Rain’

2nd: Nor Cal Dance Arts-’No Colors Anymore’

3rd: Mather Dance Company-’Voice of God’

4th: Project 21-’The Dictator’s Dream’

5th: The Difference Dance Company-’Cody Banks’

Rookie Extended Line

1st: AVANTI Dance Company-’Brave’

2nd: The Industry Dance Academy-’Hard Knock Life’

Mini Extended Line

1st: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Trouble’

2nd: The Rock Center for Dance-’Settle Down’

3rd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Choo Choo’

4th: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Boy Meets Girl’

5th: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Dream In Color’

Junior Extended Line

1st: Evoke Dance Movement-’Purse First’

2nd: Evoke Dance Movement-’Hold Your Own’

3rd: Evoke Dance Movement-’Better Than Ever’

4th: Studio 413-’Girl Boss’

5th: Studio 413-’Goodbye’

5th: Evoke Dance Movement-’Lose Control’

Teen Extended Line

1st: Nor Cal Dance Arts-’Euphoric’

2nd: Nor Cal Dance Arts-’Hush Up’

3rd: Project 21-’Desoleil’

4th: CanDance Studios-’Throw It Back’

5th: Evoke Dance Movement-’Adios’

5th: CanDance Studios-’The Colony’

Senior Extended Line

1st: Nor Cal Dance Arts-’My House, My Rules’

2nd: Nor Cal Dance Arts-’So What Now?’

2nd: The Difference Dance Company-’The Ravens’

3rd: Evoke Dance Movement-’Terrified’

Junior Production

1st: Impact Dance Studio-’One More Time’

2nd: Nor Cal Dance Arts-’Eminence’

3rd: Studio 413-’Electricity’

Teen Production

1st: Woodbury Dance Center-’Fly Away’

1st: AVANTI Dance Company-’Gone Too Soon’

High Scores by Performance Division:

Rookie Jazz

1st: Danceplex-’Lets Hear It For the Boy’

2nd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Girls Night Out’

3rd: AVANTI Dance Company-’Ooh La La’

4th: AVANTI Dance Company-’Wash & Set’

4th: AVANTI Dance Company-’Spice Up Your Life’

5th: The Industry Dance Academy-’Material Girl’

Rookie Contemporary

1st: The Rock Center for Dance-’Innana’

Rookie Lyrical

1st: Danceplex-’Little Wonders’

2nd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Lullaby’

3rd: Notion Dance Concepts-’Firework’

4th: AVANTI Dance Company-’Brave’

Rookie Musical Theatre

1st: The Industry Dance Academy-’Hard Knock Life’

Rookie Specialty

1st: Cypress Dance Project-’Bat Dance’

Mini Jazz

1st: Project 21-’Dive In the Pool’

2nd: Impact Dance Studio-’You Can’t Stop the Beat’

3rd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Trouble’

4th: Summit Dance Shoppe-’What Have You Done For Me Lately’

5th: Evoke Dance Movement-’Money Heist’

Mini Ballet

1st: Summit Dance Shoppe-’This Way’

2nd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Whistle A Happy Tune’

3rd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Rosamunde’

4th: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Cats’

5th: Summit Dance Shoppe-’A Lovely Night’

Mini Hip-Hop

1st: Nor Cal Dance Arts-’Queen Bees’

2nd: Prodigy Training Center-’JR Prodigy’

3rd: Evoke Dance Movement-’Get Up’

4th: Prodigy Training Center-’Money’

5th: Heat Dance Studio-’Work It Out’

Mini Tap

1st: Studio 19 Dance Complex-’L.O.V.E’

2nd: Woodbury Dance Center-’Booty Swing’

2nd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Choo Choo’

3rd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Swing in the Mood’

4th: Studio 413-’Critical Level’

4th: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Charleston Charlie’

5th: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Aye Carumba’

Mini Contemporary

1st: The Rock Center for Dance-’6 Out of Six’

2nd: Evoke Dance Movement-’Searching For...’

3rd: Nor Cal Dance Arts-’Distance’

4th: The Difference Dance Company-’Lying’

5th: AVANTI Dance Company-’Glad It’s Raining’

Mini Lyrical

1st: Impact Dance Studio-’Go Your Own Way’

2nd: Woodbury Dance Center-’Don’t Give Up On Me’

3rd: Woodbury Dance Center-’Always’

4th: Nor Cal Dance Arts-’Lego House’

5th: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Soon You’ll Get Better’

5th: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Dream In Color’

5th: Artistic Motion Dance-’What A Wonderful World’

Mini Musical Theatre

1st: Project 21-’Fan Tan Fannie’

2nd: Woodbury Dance Center-’Wedding Bells’

3rd: The Industry Dance Academy-’Revolting Children’

4th: Summit Dance Shoppe-’I’ve Got Rhythm’

4th: Summit Dance Shoppe-’All That Jazz’

Mini Specialty

1st: Evoke Dance Movement-’I Think I Love You’

2nd: The Rock Center for Dance-’Settle Down’

3rd: Studio 19 Dance Complex-’Come Little Children’

4th: Nor Cal Dance Arts-’Youth Strong’

5th: Studio 19 Dance Complex-’Child of Light’

Junior Jazz

1st: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Whole Lotta Woman’

1st: Impact Dance Studio-’One More Time’

2nd: Project 21-’Proud Mary’

3rd: Evoke Dance Movement-’Purse First’

4th: Project 21-’Stuff Like That There’

4th: Orange County Performing Arts Academy-’Wind It Up’

4th: Woodbury Dance Center-’Mahala’

5th: AVANTI Dance Company-’Can You Dig It?’

Junior Ballet

1st: Woodbury Dance Center-’Combust’

2nd: The Industry Dance Academy-’Spring’

3rd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Bathers’

Junior Hip-Hop

1st: Prodigy Training Center-’School of Prodigy’

1st: Nor Cal Dance Arts-’Eminence’

2nd: Studio 413-’Girl Boss’

3rd: Evoke Dance Movement-’Lose Control’

4th: Cypress Dance Project-’Plain Jane’

5th: Heat Dance Studio-’Up’

Junior Tap

1st: Cypress Dance Project-’What Is Love?’

2nd: Woodbury Dance Center-’I Love It’

3rd: Studio 413-’Into The Night’

4th: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Valerie’

5th: Cypress Dance Project-’Halftime’

Junior Contemporary

1st: Project 21-’No Fear But Anticipation’

2nd: The Rock Center for Dance-’All Good People’

2nd: Evoke Dance Movement-’Hold Your Own’

2nd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’It Wasn’t Always Like This’

3rd: Nor Cal Dance Arts-’Un Momento Finale’

4th: Woodbury Dance Center-’Wasted Air’

4th: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Wolves’

5th: Studio 413-’Goodbye’

5th: Woodbury Dance Center-’Alright’

Junior Lyrical

1st: Impact Dance Studio-’Hallelujah’

2nd: Nor Cal Dance Arts-’You Are The Reason’

3rd: Stars Dance Studio-’Dawn of Love’

3rd: Impact Dance Studio-’Time After Time’

4th: To The Pointe Dance Centre-’It’s All Coming Back To Me’

5th: Studio 19 Dance Complex-’When I Look At You’

Junior Musical Theatre

1st: Impact Dance Studio-’Mein Herr’

2nd: Cypress Dance Project-’Elle’s Big Day’

3rd: The Industry Dance Academy-’West Side Story’

Junior Specialty

1st Impact Dance Studio-’Derniere Danse’

2nd: Orange County Performing Arts Academy-’Sing, Sing, Sing’

2nd: Evoke Dance Movement-’Better Than Ever’

3rd: Nor Cal Dance Arts-’You’re Mine’

4th: The Difference Dance Company-’1977′

5th: Stars Dance Studio-’Spa’

Teen Jazz

1st: Project 21-’Bring On the Men’

2nd: Project 21-’Post That’

3rd: CanDance Studios-’Throw It Back’

4th: Orange County Performing Arts Academy-’Boom POW’

5th: Studio 413-’Social Media Overload’

Teen Ballet

1st: The Industry Dance Academy-’To The Pointe’

2nd: Cypress Dance Project-’Hunted’

Teen Hip-Hop

1st: Nor Cal Dance Arts-’Hush Up’

2nd: CanDance Studios-’Panaramic’

3rd: AVANTI Dance Company-’Runnin’

4th: AVANTI Dance Company-’Clones’

5th: Studio 413-’Ready or Not’

5th: Studio 413-’Savage’

Teen Tap

1st: Studio 413-’No One’

2nd: Woodbury Dance Center-’I’

3rd: Woodbury Dance Center-’Go’

3rd: Summit Dance Shoppe-’25 Miles’

Teen Contemporary

1st: Studio 413-’Hold On Tight’

1st: Nor Cal Dance Arts-’Euphoric’

2nd: The Rock Center for Dance-’Hey!’

3rd: Project 21-’Desoleil’

4th: Project 21-’Girls, Girls, Girls’

5th: CanDance Studios-’Can I’

5th: The Difference Dance Company-’Unchained’

5th: The Difference Dance Company-’Cellophane’

5th: Stars Dance Studio-’Through our Strength’

5th: The Rock Center for Dance-’Heavenly Bodies’

Teen Lyrical

1st: Mather Dance Company-’Overdose’

2nd: Nor Cal Dance Arts-’Take Me’

3rd: Studio 19 Dance Complex-’Particles’

4th: Danceplex-’If I Say’

5th: Heat Dance Studio-’He Loves Me’

Teen Musical Theatre

1st: Impact Dance Studio-’New York New York’

2nd: Evoke Dance Movement-’Singular Sensation’

3rd: Woodbury Dance Center-’Almost Like Being In Love’

Teen Ballroom

1st: CanDance Studios-’I Got the Boom’

Teen Specialty

1st: Nor Cal Dance Arts-’Dream Girls’

2nd: Nor Cal Dance Arts-’The Future Is Female’

3rd: AVANTI Dance Company-’Gone Too Soon’

4th: Heat Dance Studio-’Freedom’

4th: The Difference Dance Company-’Pale’

5th: The Industry Dance Academy-’Flashing Lights’

Senior Jazz

1st: Nor Cal Dance Arts-’My House, My Rules’

2nd: Impact Dance Studio-’Fame’

3rd: Mather Dance Company-’Prisoner’

4th: AVANTI Dance Company-’Need U Tonight’

5th: Woodbury Dance Center-’Cleopatrs in New York’

Senior Ballet

1st: Woodbury Dance Center-’Illumination’

Senior Hip-Hop

1st: Woodbury Dance Center-’CrAzY’

Senior Tap

1st: Woodbury Dance Center-’Funkytown’

Senior Contemporary

1st: Nor Cal Dance Arts-’No Colors Anymore’

2nd: Nor Cal Dance Arts-’I Love America’

2nd: Mather Dance Company-’We The Soldiers’

3rd: Project 21-’The Dictator’s Dream’

3rd: The Difference Dance Company-’Wolves’

3rd: The Industry Dance Academy-’When Dirt Meets Water’

4th: The Difference Dance Company-’The Ravens’

5th: The Difference Dance Company-’The First Time’

Senior Lyrical

1st: Nor Cal Dance Arts-’Prague’

2nd: Impact Dance Studio-’Here Comes the Rain’

3rd: Mather Dance Company-’Voice of God’

4th: Mather Dance Company-’For All We Know’

5th: Nor Cal Dance Arts-’Wash’

Senior Specialty

1st: Nor Cal Dance Arts-’Hard Voices’

2nd: The Difference Dance Company-’Cody Banks’

3rd: Nor Cal Dance Arts-’So What Now?’

4th: CanDance Studios-’I Won’t Complain’

5th: Cypress Dance Project-’To This Day’

Best of Radix:

Rookie

Winners:

The Rock Center for Dance-’Innana’

Danceplex-’Little Wonders’

Mini

1st: The Rock Center for Dance-’6 Out of Six’

2nd: Evoke Dance Movement-’Searching For...’

3rd: Project 21-’Dive In the Pool’

4th: Impact Dance Studio-’You Can’t Stop the Beat’

5th: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Trouble’

6th: Woodbury Dance Center-’Don’t Give Up On Me’

Junior

1st: Impact Dance Studio-’Derniere Danse’

2nd: Project 21-’Proud Mary’

3rd: Woodbury Dance Center-’Mahala’

4th: Summit Dance Shoppe-’Whole Lotta Woman’

5th: Evoke Dance Movement-’Purse First’

6th: The Rock Center for Dance-’All Good People’

7th: Orange County Performing Arts Academy-’Wind It Up’

Teen

1st: Impact Dance Studio-’New York New York’

2nd: Nor Cal Dance Arts-’Euphoric’

3rd: Project 21-’Bring On the Men’

4th: Studio 413-’Hold On Tight’

5th: The Rock Center for Dance-’Hey!’

Senior

1st: Impact Dance Studio-’Here Comes the Rain’

1st: Nor Cal Dance Arts-’Prague’

2nd: Mather Dance Company-’Voice of God’

3rd: Project 21-’The Dictator’s Dream’

3rd: The Difference Dance Company-’Wolves’

4th: The Industry Dance Academy-’When Dirt Meets Water’

Best in Show ($10 000):

Winner: Impact Dance Studio-’New York New York’

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just-some-fiction · 3 years

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Just You and Me Part 15.1

Ok so this is probably one of my longest chapters. It’s Chapter 15 on AO3, a look into their teenage years, with some subplot and common themes. For those of you who are only reading on Tumblr, ya’ll gonna need this one x

“If your mom gets home and finds us,” she warned as he pulled her towards his bedroom.

“Come on mama,” he drawled, pulling her against his chest as they walked, “empty house, be a crime to waste it,” his hands gripped her hips.

“Babe,” she sighed as he kissed her neck, not stopping him as he pushed her onto his bed. Somehow he convinced their physics teacher to pair the two of them together on a project.

“The things you do to me babe,” he groaned, kissing down towards her cleavage, his hand slipping under her skirt.

They haven't had sex yet. Just some heavy petting. He never pushed her or anything, letting her take the lead. As soon as she was comfortable he'd take over. There have been plenty of drives to secluded areas in his car which ended up with his mouth wrapped around her clit and fingers buried inside of her. Alternatively she'd find him at a house party or after a meeting and proceed to suck him off in an empty bedroom. Most times they'd end up in his bedroom though.

She could feel his hardness against her thigh as his fingers traced her slit over her panties, “You don't have to be anywhere tonight right?” she asked as she pulled away.

Looking down at her through hooded eyes he shook his head, “Nah, sent my boys on patrol and boss doesn't need me,” she stiffened at the mention of his boss, who happened to be her uncle and legal guardian while her father was in prison and until her eighteenth birthday in a month's time.

Stroking her cheek he pulled his hand from her skirt and pulled her onto his chest as he rolled onto his back, “Hey,” he tilted her chin up to look at him, “we're almost done babe, aight, he won't hurt you, besides, no way will he take on my moms if he finds out where you are.”

That was true, Yolanda Ramirez was not a lady you picked a fight with. She was the old leader's widow who fought just as dirty as any of the current bangers. She made it known that Lucia's uncle was just a figurehead while Rio was finishing school. However, Lucia had a feeling it would be harder to get her uncle out of power than everyone thought.

Straddling his waist, she bent down to kiss him, before pulling away. Biting her lip she looked at him.

“Where's your ma?” she asked shyly, playing with the buttons of his jeans.

Smirking, he ran his hands along her thighs, “Work and then dinner with Chuck's mom,” confirming that they'd be alone for the rest of the night. Lucia pulled her top off, leaving her in a white bra.

“And your sisters?”

“Sleepover.”

“We locked the front door right?”

He nodded, “And pulled the car into the garage so no one knows we're here.”

She rubbed her center against his, reaching behind her to unclasp her bra. Before she could pull it down her arms, Rio sat up against the headboard, pulling her closer to him. He pushed the straps down her shoulders. Soon she was tugging his shirt off, peppering kisses along his shoulders and neck. His hands were roaming across her back and hips.

“Christopher,” she cupped his jaw, he looked at her as she nodded.

“You sure?” she nodded again, “Nah Lucia, I need you to say it, cos once you give me permission everything changes,” she knew that. In their world things worked differently. Especially when it came to someone who was being trained to be the king.

“Please baby,” she ground down lightly. He groaned, grabbing her hips to keep her still. It's been a while since he's fucked anyone and he didn't want to come from her dry humping him.

Soon they were both completely naked. He made her lay against the headboard, trailing kisses down her stomach and towards her pussy. One of her hands was tweaking a nipple, while the other was resting on her thigh. Rio kissed the junction where her pelvis and thigh met, suckling on the sensitive skin. One of his arms was resting on her abdomen, keeping her in place, the other gripping onto the underside of one of her thighs. Pressing a kiss right in the middle of her pussy, before running his tongue along the folds.

The room was filled with the sound of her heavy breathing as well as the sound of him eating her out. She felt his tongue circle her clit, locking onto the sensitive bundle of nerves. Pulling away for air, he pressed a kiss against her thigh, gently biting the sensitive skin. Catching his breath, he trailed a finger through her wetness, before plunging two into her and latching onto her clit again.

“Oh fuck,” she cried, feeling herself let go, “oh fuck baby,” she was coming against his mouth. He sucked onto her clit, pumping his fingers in and out of her as she came. Pulling her down so that she was laying with her head on a pillow, he kissed her.

“Do you have any idea what you do to me?” he all but growled, his voice low, his eyes trained on her, “After tonight everyone gonna know who you belong to mami,” he stroked her cheek, before leaning over towards his night stand and pulling a condom out of the draw.

“Papi please,” she moaned, rubbing her hands over his shoulders, as he rolled on the condom.

He kissed her, gently rubbing the head against her opening. Slowly he pushed forward, watching her face scrunch up slightly, eyes closed. Fully inside of her, rested his forehead against hers, he let out a shaky groan - she felt good around him.

“You ok mami?” he whispered, “Look at me baby,” lifting her leg over his hip, he slid deeper into her, “fuck Lucia,” he groaned.

Opening her eyes she looked up at him. It wasn't as painful as she thought it would be. A bit uncomfortable but slowly her body was adjusting to him. The urge to have him closer kicked in and she pulled him closer, his chest flush against hers, wrapping her legs tightly around his waist. Christopher was a dangerous guy, even at the age of eighteen he had a reputation of being ruthless, but she's never felt safer with anyone else. He started moving inside of her, his head buried into her neck groaning at the feeling of her clenching around him.

“So good mami,” he said into her neck, “been thinking of this since we were sixteen,” she laughed at the confession. It was no secret that he was into her for a long time, but she was always apprehensive, especially with his lifestyle. Soon his movements sped up, his hand finding its way to her clit, stroking her until she clenched around him and milked him dry.

“Rio,” she squealed, this orgasm much different than the ones she had in the past.

“Oh shit,” he groaned, feeling her gush over him, moving faster, he came, holding her tightly against him.

They laid like that for a few minutes, before he pulled out of her, removing his condom and getting up. He disappeared out of the room only to return with a washcloth and proceeded to clean her up. When he was done he pulled her to him, not bothering to get under the covers.

“How you feeling mama?” he rested his head on hers.

“Good,” she sighed, snuggling closer to him, one leg over his hip.

“Didn't think I would make you squirt on your first time,” he chuckled as she buried her head into his neck to hide her embarrassment, “made a mess baby.”

“Shut up,” she flicked his ear.

“Don't gotta be embarrassed baby,” he grabbed her hand, placing a kiss on it before lacing their fingers, “it made you feel good didn't it?” she nodded, he smirked and stared down the length of her body, “can't wait to hit it without a glove one day,” he felt her tense up, “when you're ready mama, I ain't gonna push you.”

She kissed his neck, sighing, enjoying the feeling of his body under her, she kissed along his jaw, her hands rubbing over his shoulders, her eyes trained on his hands. She loved his hands, loved watching him use them, especially when he boxed. Recently she's started going with him to the ring and he started teaching her some forms. Most girls go to watch and stake out any banger who was willing. She wasn't one of those girls. If she was going to be part of this life, she was going to do it right.

“How did you get Mr Anderson to agree to pair the two of us up for the next class project?” she asked out of the blue.

“Threatened him,” he stated, she swatted him, “kidding babe,” he laughed, “you know good ole Andy loves me.”

It was true, their physics teacher seemed to have a soft spot for him, letting him get away with murder most of the time. To the annoyance of everyone else in the class, especially her. It didn't help that he was a straight A student when it came to maths and science.

“Told him he'd be helping me get lucky this weekend,” he hissed as she pressed her knee into his stomach, “I'm kidding you psycho,” he laughed, “nah, I happened to see who you were gonna be paired with and I wasn't gonna have it.”

There was no way he'd let her get paired up with another banger or someone from a rival gang, “Who was it,” she traced the tattoo on his shoulder.

“Who you think?” his voice went low.

She laughed at the look on his face, “Alfred?”

“Dumbass,” it was an automatic response he had whenever that name came up. Ever since it got around sophomore year that he was interested in Lucia, Alfred has been trying to worm his way in.

She pulled his head towards her and kissed him, still laughing against his mouth, “You funny papi,” he rolled them over in retaliation, pinning her under him. Before he could do anything his phone started to ring. Rocking his jaw he looked over at the offending object. Mike's name flashed on the screen.

“Thought I told you I didn't want to be disturbed tonight,” were the first words out of his mouth. Lucia rubbed the back of his neck soothingly as he listened to Mike. It seemed like whatever his right hand was telling him was pissing him off.

“Give me 30 minutes,” he said, not waiting for a reply, he hung up, squeezing his eyes shut and clenching his jaw, “Cia.”

“It's ok baby,” she pulled him close, “I know,” she kept stroking his head.

“No it's not,” he growled, “dumbasses can't do anything right,” he lifted himself up, rolling off of her, “just wanted one night where I ain't have to do anything, ‘specially tonight.”

She could tell he was getting worked up as he pulled his boxers on, “Hey,” she sat on her knees behind him, placing her hands on his shoulders, “you can't go work if you worked up, throws you off,” she pressed his shoulders.

“I know,” he sighed, leaning against her, “fuck just wanted to spend the night with you, naked,” she laughed, kissing his head.

Bringing her arms to rest around his shoulders she leaned against him, “Just think Rio, all of this is gonna pay off, then we can spend entire weekends together naked,” only after the words left her mouth did she realise what she insinuated.

“You gonna be here for the long run mami?” he turned his head, nudging her cheek with his nose, she nodded, turning her head to kiss him.

“Go,” she unwound her arms, “I'll be here when you get back,” she watched him pull his shirt on, grab his gun and pull on his jacket.

Biting his lip as his eyes trailed down her body, “Don't put clothes on,” he leaned down and kissed her, letting his hand travel between her legs, “keep this nice and wet for me.”

“Be careful,” she whispered, holding his face in between her hands.

“Always mami.”

Later

He walked into his room, closing the door behind him. Lucia was sound asleep, wearing one of his hoodies, his pillow nestled in her arms. It was still early for a Friday night. After he was done dealing with his boys, Lucia's uncle called him as well. He had half a mind to ignore the call and go back home and bury himself in his boss's niece but fought the urge. He made it clear if anyone else disturbed him, there'd be problems.

Stripping down to his boxers, he stood at the side of the bed, letting his eyes roam down her bare legs. He wanted her now, wanted to sink into her and stay there. Kneeling down, he stroked her cheek, rousing her from her nap.

“Hey,” he moved closer.

“Everything sorted?”

“Mhm,” he bit his lip, letting his hand trail down her legs, “thought I said don't get dressed.”

She pushed his hands under the hoodie, “Who said I was dressed,” moving his hand between her legs, “besides, how many times have you thought about fucking me while I wear this?” he noticed what she was wearing and smirked, it was his school boxing hoodie, the one with his name on it.

“Fuck mami,” he groaned, “you're killing me.”

She smiled, “You said I could suck you off papi,” by now she was sitting up.

“Knees,” his eyes went dark as he watched her slide off the bed and sink to her knees, palming him through the boxers. Soon she was bobbing her head as she sucked him. His hands were in her hair, supporting her head as he started to thrust his hips. He watched her, eyes tearing, dribble running down her chin and still dressed in his hoodie.

“Lucia you look so good like this,” he groaned, “fuck mami, you my girl baby, don't need anyone else,” she sucked on the head, running her tongue over the slit at the top, “feel like I can do anything when you with me baby,” he hissed, “fuck don't stop,” he bit his lip as he felt his balls tighten and soon he was coming down her throat. She continued to suck him after he came, making sure she got every drop. When she was done, he picked her up, and hoisted her up around his hips. Kissing her as he laid them down, moving down to settle between her thighs and proceeded to eat her out, until she had to push his head away from over stimulation.

“I can't,” she breathed out as he tightened his grip on her thighs and continued to suck on her clit, “baby I can't.”

“Yes you can,” he growled into her pussy, “you coming so well for me mami,” he kissed her inner thigh, looking up at her, “you taste so good ma,” he pushed two fingers in her, “nah, don't close your eyes Lucia, you gotta watch this baby,” she opened her eyes and watched him finger her, “there's my girl, you like watching me finger you huh?” he chuckled as she gushed over him.

“Yeah mama, you love it,” he smirked at her before sucking on her clit. Tears were starting to roll down her cheeks. Her entire body was ringing with pleasure. It was too good, they were fucking like adults and she wanted more.

As if reading her mind, he pulled away, wiping his mouth against his hand, “Gonna fuck you one more time before we call it a night mama,” she nodded, tugging him closer by his arms, he wasnt expecting her to use so much force and he toppled forward onto her, “woah, careful baby,” he laughed, kissing her cheek, “I'm right here,” he whispered, reaching over and grabbing a condom.

“Fuck,” he hissed, “one day, imma fuck you raw baby,” his thrusts were sloppy, “gonna feel so good,” he growled, gripping her jaw, “gonna wreck you for anyone else.”

“Only want you,” she rasped, “only you.”

She held onto him as he fucked her. Her legs were wrapped around his waist and he was pounding into her at a brutal pace. The room was filled with the sound of her moans and his harsh breathing as well as the sound of their skin.

"Fuck mami," he growled, "take me so good," his thrust became sloppy as she gushed over him again, "wanna come on you ma," he groaned, pulling out of her and pulling the condom off. He knelt between her legs as he pumped himself to completion.

"Cum here baby," she whispered, pointing at her pelvis, holding the hoodie up. Soon he was shooting his load onto her lower abdomen, watching as it dripped down her body. Before it could run off her, she scooped it up and rubbed it over the outside of her pussy and pelvis, looking at him as she did it. It was something she enjoyed doing, especially when she'd blow him or give him a hand job.

He took the hoodie off of her and picked her up, carrying her to the bathroom, grabbing his hoodie and a pair of sweatpants as they left the room. She stroked his neck as he placed her on the bathroom counter.

"So good for me Lucia," he held her face between his hands and kissed her, deepening the kiss for a bit, "ain't nobody I want more than you mama."

Pulling away, he turned on the shower, while she put her hair into a messy bun at the top of her head. Hopping off the counter she pulled two towels out of the cupboard. Staring into the mirror, she saw him looking at her in the reflection, walking to stand behind her as they waited for the water to heat up.

"Love you," he whispered.

"Love you," she replied.

They got ready for bed, before grabbing his laptop and settling for a movie. If his mother came home and found them naked in bed, she'd shoot them both with his gun. Well she'd shoot him and just be disappointed in Lucia. His mother knew he wasn't a saint and knew she couldn't control him, but she expected him to respect her home and her rules, which he did. If his sisters were here with him he'd never have sex in his room and whenever Lucia stayed over he made sure the bedroom door was always open.

Before he could get his laptop, she straddled him, “Love me,” her tone was the tone she used when she wanted something, a tone he could never say no to, even when they were younger.

They just sat in that position for a while kissing. He gripped her hips, under his hoodie, as her nails raked down his bare chest. He kissed down her neck, sucking on the skin, pulling the zipper down, he kissed down towards her breasts. She started grinding down against him as he sucked a nipple into his mouth.

“Gotta stop mami,” he groaned, “before we make a mess again,” but he didn't stop, “fuck Lucia, you really gonna kill me,” he huffed humorously as she kept grinding.

“So good baby,” she mewled, watching him get another condom and slipping his dick out and pushing her panties to the side. She ripped the package open and slid the condom on, before sinking down onto him.

She rode him, clutching onto his shoulders. It felt so good. She didn't care if she came or not, she loved the feeling of being this close to him. This time it was her phone that rang. They both froze. He raised an eyebrow at her. Reaching over he picked up her phone and swore.

“It's your uncle babe,” he groaned, handing her the phone, “answer it,” she made to get off him, but he kept her in place, placing a kiss in the valley of her breasts.

“Hello, uncle,” she kept her voice neutral. If she didn't answer, her brother would call and then him and Alfred would go looking for her. The last thing she wanted was Rio shooting her brother and his friend in his mother's home, if they were to find them here.

Stroking his head as she listened to her uncle speak, “I need you to be home on Sunday,” he told her, not asking where she currently was thankfully, “we're having some people over, we need to make a good impression.”

Rolling her eyes as her uncle continued speaking, “Others including Christopher will be there too, he was here tonight to go over the details, I've decided I want you here as well,” she looked over at him and clenched her walls around him, “and Lucia, he needs to be on top form so no distractions,” her uncle didn't know the details of their relationship, believing them to just be childhood friend and seeing her as a distraction to Rio. She also knew he wanted to use her to reel potential partners from other crime families outside the area in, something both she and Ramirez family were against.

“Yes uncle,” she answered and the line went dead.

“Bout Sunday?” he asked. She nodded, biting her lip as she started riding him again.

“Your uncle seems to be having big plans mami, but we know who's really in charge, yeah?" he said softly, stroking her cheek. His father built up this empire and her uncle and father almost destroyed it after he died. Now her father was in jail and her psycho brother and power hungry uncle thought they could take over the Ramirez Empire.

Later

They were laying on their sides facing one another, eyes closed and foreheads touching, the blankets around them and the bedroom door open as per his mother's rules. Her hand was stroking his neck. `A few weeks after he turned eighteen he got his neck piece done. It took him a long time to decide what brand he wanted, but ultimately he went with the one like his father.

“How you feeling Lucia?”

“You asked me that already.”

“Asking you again.”

She moved her leg over his hip, to get closer to him, “I feel safe,” she kissed his nose, “and happy,” kissed his cheek, “and sore,” he made a smug noise at the last comment, opening his eyes to look at her, only to find her looking at him already.

“Safe huh,” he raised an eyebrow, “with a banger?”

“Yes I do,” she confessed, “only feel safe with you and when I'm here.”

“I got you mama,” he pulled her close. Slowly they started drifting off.

#rio nbc #rio good girls #good girls nbc #manny montana #lucia x rio #lucia x johnny

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auroralightsthesky · 3 years

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Just as simple as can be (John x Lena)

Summary: A simple life is all John and Lena could have ever asked for

Songfic: Inspired by my favorite Florida Georgia Line song “Simple” and Taylor Davis’s amazing cover version of “Colors of the Wind which can be found here

Pairings: John x Lena, mentioned OCs

“Thanks for coming out here man,” John said as he and Tatum drove along the dirt road that led towards his and Lena’s place.

“Not a problem,” Tatum replied. “I needed to get away for a while and didn’t want to stay at a hotel. I would’ve stayed with Steve but I guess Maryetta’s in no condition to have people staying over.”

“Well, Lena will be happy to see you,” John replied. “And the kids too, they can’t wait to meet their uncle.”

Tatum couldn’t wait to meet them either. All of John’s group had married during the postwar years and all had traveled to be with each other for the occasion. When John had asked him to come out, he hated the thought of having left his beloved Mary back home, but he had promised to be back soon. Yet Tatum was excited. He hoped that his nieces and nephews would be excited to see him.

They finally reached the house on a small plot of farmer’s land with plenty of space for critters and the kids to run around on. The barn was a bit dilapidated but Tatum figured that no one would have cared in the least. “Well, here it is,” John said. “Casa de Basilone.”

Tatum thought the place was absolutely perfect, no crowds of people, no congested streets or litter on the sidewalks.......if he and Mary ever found a place to go this would be it.

The front door swung open and the older Basilone children came barreling out of the house, the storm door clicking shut behind them as they charged across the lawn to greet their uncle.

“Uncle Tate!!! Uncle Tate you’re here!! You’re here!!”

Tatum yelped as they tackled him into the grass, throwing their arms around him and littering him with kisses. The three girls and three boys bombarded him with question after question, not having seen him since they were too small to remember.

“Uncle Chuck did you set your hair on fire?” Francesca asked.

“Is it true that you ate bugs when you were in the war?” Anthony questioned.

“Did you keep a knife in your boot?” Johnny asked him.

“I wanna learn how to shoot guns like you and Daddy, Uncle Tate!”“ Lucia blurted out.

“Ok, ok, kids c’mon get off Uncle Tate and let him get up,” John told them.

Anthony, Francesca, Lucia, Johnny, Michael and Aida moved aside so that Tatum could get up before he and John began herding the small children back into the house. They spotted Lena standing on the front porch with another child in her arms, a little one who was still too small to be picked up by his older brothers and sisters.

“See you guys have been busy since the war ended,” Tatum chuckled.

“You have no idea,” Lena laughed. “I’m grateful for all of them but they drive me crazy, they’ve even scared the drill instructor down at Pendleton.”

Tatum laughed as he gave Lena a hug. “Who’s this little guy?” he asked. “I don’t think you’ve formally introduced us.”

“This is the last of our bunch,” Lena said. “And your namesake.”

Tatum couldn’t believe it. “Wait what?”

“Yep,” Lena replied.

“Tatum Stephen Basilone, born on the anniversary of VJ Day,” John said proudly.

Tatum was still in disbelief as Lena handed the little one off to him. Pitch black hair and dark eyes like both his parents, Tatum thought his nephew was absolutely perfect. A few happy tears fell from his eyes as the little one lifted his head and placed a went kiss on his uncle’s cheek.

“Aw look at that,” Lena remarked. “He loves you already.”

“He did the same thing to me two weeks ago,” John said.

Tatum laughed as he kissed the crown of his nephew’s little head. The years had been good to them all.......and so would be for the rest of their days.

Hello @lewis-winters I promised ya’ll a sequel to “Wait for me” and here it be me friend!!!

#the pacific hbo #john basilone #lena riggi #john x lena #chuck tatum #steve evanson #original female characters #original child characters #hbo war #hbo war au #john and lena finally have a family!!#tatum is the kids' godfather

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jadynrosetta · 4 years

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Okay so I may have caught COVID (not sure I’m going to the doctor tomorrow) so to occupy my time I got a prime account and decided to FINALLY watch Promare.

This movie has been on my Watch List since I first heard of it, which was before 2020 started. I just never got around to it, till I realized I was going to be stuck in my room to avoid people :(

So I watched it... twice. I probably will watch it again cause it’s the only movie I bought and I am not buying anything else. So here’s a little review and my thoughts about the movie. (Spoilers ahead if you haven’t seen it)

So the plot I thought was very interesting. For those who don’t know, the story starts with introducing “The Burnish”, a group of people who can create and control flames. These people seemed to come out of nowhere and it started a whole movement for Burnish rights and it caused a lot of problems for society. It ended, but The Burnish were labled as terrorists and do not have the same rights as humans. (Harsh)

Our main character is a part of a group called the Burning Rescue. Which is a group of fire fighters that deal with emergancy flames caused by The Burnish.

The team includes: Lucia, Varys, Remi, Aina, Ignis the leader, and Galo Thymos.

Now as I said, this himbo (Galo) is the main protagonist. He’s a rookie in the Burning Rescue, and has a “Firey Spirit”. He always goes off on some random speech and enjoys his job being a fire fighter and takes pride in saving people. He keeps this mindset and energy throughout the whole movie.

He gets sent up a building to save people on the roof and meets a terrorist group called the Mad Burnish. There aren’t many of them out now, but the top generals and the leader are still at large.

(This was the first and only image I saw from this movie and I was so confused I had to see it... months later)

After a tense fight with the generals (Both noting that Galo is an idiot) he defeats them and takes on their leader. The leader isn’t so easy to defeat, not backing down easily and even pinning Galo, but ultimetly he was taken down by the whole Burning Rescue squad. Their leader is actually a very small young man who goes by the name of Lio Fotia.

(I specifically wanted this scene so I looked hard for it)

Lio, who was mistaken for a child, is shown to be one of the strongest Burnish alive and takes pride in it. Wanting nothing but rights for his people and will never stop fighting for that.

He’s actually a good foil to Galo for many reasons and why I like them being the protagonists for the story. Galo is loud, over the top, and loves to show off his skills. While Lio is more on the quiet side, and doesn’t really show off, more on the reserved side.

But the two are very alike. Both feel the need to protect their people (Galo with humans and Lio with Burnish), but they don’t hate the other. Galo wants Burnish rights while Lio vows to never kill humans. They also share a god damn brain cell and 90% of the time neither of them have it.

So yeah, Galo gets a medal from his hero, Governer Kray, impressive prison break and all that. We cut to Galo and Aina having a moment, which Galo realizes the Burnish had escaped prison. He finds them in a cave and thus we learn more about the Burnish from their very leader, Lio, who remembers Galo, but Galo forgot him.

(Fire go pew)

Lio explains to Galo that the Burnish are people too, even showing how disgusted he is by Galo thinking otherwise (some very racist viewpoints). There Galo witnesses the death of a Burnish, turning her to ash. Lio explains to Galo that the Burnish can hear the flames, they speak to them, wanting to burn more. He also learns that his hero, Kray, was using the Burnish for human experiments, and calls Galo an idiot and to believe what he wants. Then the Burnish run away and leave Galo tied up...

Galo’s whole view changes on the Burnish and see that Kray is conducting human experiments on the Burnish, even though they’re people like them. The reason being that the Earth is gonna become a dead planet and everything is going to shit. So Kray is going to take 10,000 humans to another planet and use the Burnish as fuel. (Fucked up).

Galo goes against this and gets arrested. Meanwhile Lio and the other Burnish are found and taken as fuel, but Lio’s loyal generals get him to safety (much to Lio’s disagreement).

Lio goes into a full on rage and uses his full power to attack the city and Kray. Telling him to free the Burnish, or watch the city burn.

He takes the form of a dragon and damn near destroys the whole city. He almost succeeds too, getting to Kray. But of course Galo cuts in and fights Lio in an effort to calm him down. Aina decides to drop them off by the frozen lake to “cool off” and discover a lab under all the ice.

They meet Professor Deus, the man responsible for all the cooling gear. He wanted to help the Burnish, but was killed by Kray for disagreeing with him and his viewpoints. Deus, who is now a living computer, tells Galo, Lio, and Aina about the “Promare”, A group of aliens from another dimension who connected with a human, Burnish. However the Promare feel what their human host feels, even extreme pain. If Kray’s plan succeeds, then the Earth is gonna blow up due to all the pain the Promare feel.

It’s up to Galo and Lio to stop Kray from his evil plans (cause they happened to be there) by piloting the Deus X Machina. Later on the suit gets a name change, Lio de Galon.

A suit powered by a firefighter and a Burnish. Both Galo and Lio work together to stop Kray. Along with their allies they succeed in stopping the ship, but Kray was not finished. He reveals himself to also be a Burnish, and kidnaps Lio, saying he was going to be the new core to the ship. He then attacks Galo and sends him flying in flames. But Galo was saved last minute by Lio’s flames, and now he plans to save Lio, with the help of his team, and goes into the core to save his new friend.

He makes it, stopping the ship a second time, and sees Lio is dying, turning to ash right before him. Kray was ready to fight, but could not harm Galo due to Lio’s flame. Galo punches Kray and says he’s gonna save Lio, stop the magma, and even save him. Then we get the scene. The scene.

The “Kiss of Life” some like to call it, or just CPR. Either way, it’s a pretty romantic scene. Galo brings Lio to life and the two have a new plan. Save the Earth. Lio says the Promare want to burn out, so with the help of Galo, and all the Burnish, they create Galo de Lion

This behemoth of a mech saves the Earth and everyone on it. As well as burning out the Promare, sending them home. The movie ends with everyone being okay and the end of the Burnish. Thus the next plan, to clean up the mess they all made. The End

Longer than I thought, sorry... So what’s my thoughts?

Well let’s start with the animation. It was done by Trigger (if it wasn’t obvious just by looking at it), and they go ALL out on it. Everything is stylized and looks gorgeous. The colors just pop out at you, nothing in this movie looks dull. Action scenes are very fast pace and intense, and their calmer moments are beautiful and let you relax with the gorgeous scenery, everything is gorgeous in the movie.

The characers are pretty good, one complaint is that we don’t get to know some of them well, like some of the Burning Rescue. We only get to know Aina out of the Burning Rescue team. Plus a few other side characters, like the two Generals, Meis and Gueira, don’t get enough screentime, but I guess they weren’t the focus.

Galo and Lio, again, were really good main characters, who play off each other well. They both open each other’s eyes and see things in a different light, especially Lio who showed Galo what the Burnish are really like. They do tend to argue and seem to disagree, but they are an amazing team. We see that when they pilot Lio de Galon and together create Galo de Lion. I do believe they fell for one another in the end, but I cannot say it’s canon since I don’t know for sure.

Voice acting was also great. I watched it dub, don’t kill me, and I actually think the dub was better than the sub, and this is coming from someone who watches subs more and is very biased. Billy Kametz played Galo well, just giving off so much energy and really selling his performance. I’ve heard people not liking Johnny Yong Bosch playing Lio, but he was perfect for the role. Enough sass and emotion for Lio, I don’t think anyone could have done it better. Everyone else did a great job as well, Alyson Leigh Rosenfeld as Aina, Crispin Freeman as Kray, and Steven Blum as Ignis. Just... everyone did amazing.

Do I need to say anything about the soundtrack? It’s beautiful and I love every song in this movie, I am listening to is as I type this review. From upbeat songs like Inferno, to the saddest like Ashes. Each song that plays puts the whole scene together, music makes the scene after all. Gallant Ones is the most memorable example (plays during the scene) and it really sets the mood on how the characters feel about one another. Ashes is really good in my opinion since it plays during the death of a Burnish. But they all are good, if you haven’t seen the movie and don’t plan on watching it, go listen to the soundtrack, it’s worth it.

Overall I adore this movie, it’s over the top and super entertaining, keeping my attention the whole time. It has helped me relax during this pretty scary time for me ^^; I highly recommend this movie. It’s got way too many good points that I dare say it’s one of my favorites. It sold me on the plot and I stayed for the great and entertaining characters. If you haven’t seen it (which I would be surprised) then go check it out. If you want to see the sub then it’s on Youtube, but if I sold you on the dub then it’s on Amazon Prime, (you’ll have to pay for both and I’m too lazy to find it for free).

That’s all, thanks for reading my overly long review of this movie.

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