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Got off work early just go catch the tail end of the Freestyle divison. Got to Javits at around 5:30. There were plenty of people in the audience and the DDR machine was put on a platform for better visibility. There were also two flat-panel screens on both sides, although only one of them was working showing the footage of the stage shot by some unidentified by me camera. I pulled out my camcorder right away to make sure not to miss some action on the stage. Unfortunately the announcers did not have a microphone and they had to scream from the top of their lungs. I really wish they fix this for Saturday 'cause there will be many more people in the audience.
The first contestant did some nice moves to Share My Love. I guess it does not matter what mod it is, since you're not facing the screen anyway.
The next one danced to Get Up 'n Move. He actually missed quite a few steps, but was able to clear the song. I liked his moves. Some of them went very well with the music.
The next guy came all the way from California! His act was the most original. He opened it saying that they have a lot of beaches in California and his song was about them. Then he attached a sign to the machine which read "Drop the Thong". He put up a little amp with a microphone. As the music started, he rapped some modified lyrics of Drop The Bomb with the refrain which was printed on the sign. This was quite amuzing especially when at the end he actually dropped couple of thongs into the judges.
Then they conducted the raffle. The tickets cost $1. A girl won a DDR Bucket containing Japan-made soft DDR pads. I can't remember if anyone else one anything. If anyone knows, please leave a comment.
Following the raffle they announced that they will change the mix on the machine from DDR Exreme to 4th+. Unfortunately there were some complications with installing the new mix and the machine was not working until the end. Bummer... But they said that they would continue the Freestyle division tomorrow. So I better go to sleep to get up on time to see it!
