Nailya Mustafina...A walk through her career.

At one point in her career, Nailya Mustafina was dubbed the next big thing in Russian Gymnastics.  At just 11 years old, the pint sized gymnast emerged onto the elite scene and earned the hearts of many who adored her cutesy choreography and powerful tumbling. Born on November 5, 1996 in Moscow, Russia, Nailya was age eligible for the 2012 Olympics, but unfortunately it was not to be. With an older sister dominating the world stage, Nailya hoped she would have been right along with her, but injuries prevented her from doing so.

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In 2008, everything was looking great for little Nailya. This year was her coming out party and she got plenty of international experience for being just 11 years old. At the Gymnix International she placed 2nd on beam, 1st on floor, and 3rd all around. At the WOGA Classic, she placed 1st on floor and 2nd on vault, bars, beam and all around.  (Even beating Viktoria Komova) At the Pacific Rim Championships, she placed 12th all around and 2nd on beam.

                          

In 2009, Nailya competed at the Houston National Invitational in both the individual and team competition. Shortly after, she broke her femur when she took a fall off bars. She didn't return to competition until 2010, but this time-things were much different. Nailya grew taller and went through puberty and has competed very little since.  At the 2010 Moscow and Dynamo Championships, Nailya showed watered down routines and really struggled on every event.            

                                   

From 2010 and on, Nailya has only competed at Russian meets and has not been on the national team. Her family still believed in her though. In an interview with the Mustafina's father, he said that Nailya was serious about making the Olympic team and winning the Olympics.

                                

In 2012, at the age of 16, Nailya finally turned senior. Although she didn't get a plan ticket to compete for Russia in London, she still made the trip to support her sister Aliya. Wether Nailya decides to continue gymnastics, we are unsure. But we wish her the best of luck in whatever she decides to do.

                                

The Mustafina sisters

Michigan vs. Nebraska Recap! (With videos)

              

The University of Michigan gymnastics team is on a role, winning their second meet of the season! Michigan came into Saturday's meet ranked #1 (tied with Florida), after a great season opener in Cancun where they posted a 196.575 for their final team score. 3,372 fans (including us) packed the Crisler Center on January 12th  for what we knew would be a great showdown between Michigan and their Big 10 rival, Nebraska.

Photo Credit: Triple Twist

Michigan started out on vault, with Nebraska on the bars. Freshman, Briley Casanova made her home meet debut, scoring a 9.725 for her clean yurchenko full. (Click here to watch it.) Junior, Joanna Sampson also vaulted a yurchenko full and scored a 9.8 which tied her with Stephanie Colbert and Katie Zurales for 3rd place. (You can watch Joanna's vault below.) Sophomore, Sachi Sugiyama scored  a 9.825 for her yurchenko 1 1/2, which was Michigan's highest score on vault. For Nebraska on bars, Janelle Giblin fell on her bail and scored a 9.475, luckily her score was dropped. Their highest bar score came from 2011 national team member, Jessie Deziel who scored a 9.875. (Watch below) After the first rotation Michigan was leading with a 49.000 to Nebraska's 48.950.

             
             

Next Michigan switched to bars and Nebraska to vault. Michigan had a very strong bar rotation scoring two 9.9's from senior Katie Zurales and sophomore Sachi Sugiyama. Junior, Shelby Gies  also brought in a big number scoring a 9.875. Nebraska had a weak vault rotation only averaging a 9.7, their highest score came from Jamie Schleppenbach who scored a 9.875. Jessie Deziel's 9.775 vault can be watched below.

            

In the 3rd rotation, Michigan had their first fall of the season. Sachi Sugiyama fell on her flight series and scored a disappointing 9.050. But the team rallied back and brought in some big numbers, therefore dropping Sachi's score. Katie Zurales scored a 9.9 and Brittnee Martinez scored a 9.875. Nebraska tried to catch up to Michigan on the floor exercise, with Emily Wong scoring a 9.925 and Jessie Deziel scoring a 9.875. 

Photo Credit: Triple Twist

In the final rotation, Michigan took to the floor and drew all the fans into their routines with upbeat music and fun choreography. Senior, Natalie Beilstein returned to the competition floor after sitting out the last competition season with an ankle injury. She scored a 9.9! Junior, Joanna Sampson closed out Michigan's competition with their highest score...9.925! Over on the beam, Nebraska brought in some high scores as well, Emily Wong scored a 9.9 and Jennifer Lauer scored a 9.950! But the crowd knew before Wong had even landed her dismount that Michigan had won this! The score flashed up on the big screen and the crowd burst into cheers. It was official...Michigan beat Nebraska; 196.900-196.300. 

           

In the all around competition, Joanna Sampson won the meet with a 39.400 which seals her 6th career win so far. Jessie Deziel was in 2nd with a 39.375. With Michigan's 196.900 from this week, they are ranked #2 (behind UCLA) If this team hasn't caught your attention yet...I don't know what will! Next week, Michigan is at home again and will face off with the University of Illinois. The competition will begin at 4pm ET and will be live on the Big 10 Network.

Photo Credit: Triple Twist

The rest of the week's rankings can be found here

*Unfortunately, my camera ran out of space on it so I could only record a few routines. Towards the end I started to record from my phone. (Sorry for the bad quality!)Those videos can be found on our YouTube channel. We will try to get some better videos and pictures at the next meet.

College Gymnastics For Dummies

College gymnastics season has begun ladies and gentlemen! While scrolling though my twitter feed and answering questions on Tumblr, I realized how many people are new to the world of college gymnastics. So I wanted to enlighten some of you newcomers on the key things to understanding this type of gymnastics. It's not a foreign language, BUT there are a few things you should learn before stepping into the Gymternet! 

The colleges

There are 3 types of colleges that compete in college gymnastics and they fall under the categories called Division I, Division II, and Division III schools. The divisions are organized by school size and it just so happens that the bigger schools tend to do better sports wise too. Division I is all your big universities like UCLA, University of Michigan, University of Florida, Penn State, etc. 99% of the colleges that you can think of that have gymnastics teams are Division I. An example of a Division II school would be Bridgeport or Seattle Pacific. All of the Division III schools reside in the North and are probably the least heard of gymnastics wise. For example; Hamline University, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, and University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire are Division III schools. 

You can view all of the Division I, II, and III schools here

Who competes in college gymnastics?

Many of the gymnasts that you see competing in college gymnastics are former elite or level 10 gymnasts. Usually, if the gymnast is competing for a Division I school, she has either been an elite or level 10 in the past. Elite gymnasts can compete in college as long as they have not turned "pro" which means that you accept money from winning meets and having sponsors. Once an athlete turns pro, she can still go to college, she just can't compete on the gymnastics team. (Most of the athletes that do this are the Olympians, who are successful enough in the elite world and can make money off it.) The college's that are most known for recruiting top elite level athletes are UCLA, Alabama, Stanford, Florida, and Utah. College gymnasts can compete in college and elite at the same time, although not many do it. 

The scoring system

College gymnastics uses the perfect 10 scoring system still, which makes it simpler for non gymnastics fans to follow, but can also lead to bland and sometimes boring gymnastics. Sadly, you are not going to see many original skills. The easiest way to explain this is by looking at vault alone. In college, a yurchenko full is rated out of a 10. Now in the elite world, a yurchenko full is one of the easier vaults in the code of points. Majority of college gymnasts do this vault because it is fairly easy and they can still score a perfect 10 on it. Unless you like to take risks, why would you do 2 1/2 twists for a 10, when you can do 1 twist for a 10? Now there are some risk takers out there, for example Samantha Peszek does a back with a full on beam. That's a decent skill in elite competition and a very impressive one at the college level. That is why you'll see many former elite gymnasts downgrading their routines when they compete in college. In college, you simply don't get rewarded for difficulty. I was once asked, "why can't a college gymnast go to the Olympics?" The answer is simple. College gymnastics is not elite gymnastics. Their level of difficulty is just not the same! They would have to upgrade their routines to even have a shot. (Well for the USA team at least) Below is a sample of all the vaults in the NCAA code of points. (Click to enlarge) 

Basic rules/Deductions

• 6 up, 5 scores count.
• A tenth or half a tenth deduction is taken on all landings that are not stuck. It depends on the size of the hop or step.
• Generally, anywhere from a tenth to 3 tenths can be taken for wobbles or steps. 
• A fall is 5 tenths.

Vault

• Each gymnast will vault once and that is the score that counts. However, you get 3 chances to get over the vault, so for example if your running is a little off...you may start over. Once you get over the table, that counts as your vault. 
• If your feet do not land on the ground first, that is a full point off.

Bars

• Every routine must have one flight element. (Either a release move or transition)
• All dismounts must be rated a C or higher.

Beam

• Must have 2 flight elements in an acro series
• Must have at least 2 dance elements
• Must have a 360 degree turn
• Must have a leap (front or side) that hits 180 degrees

Floor

• Must do 3 passes.
• Must have a dance series that includes 2 or more leaps/jumps. 

All of the NCAA rules and some of the code can be found here

The story of Amanda Huang

15 years ago, on a cold December morning in Hunan, China; Laura Huang held her daughter under 7 layers of hand sewn clothes for the very first time. In her arms, was a little bundle of joy. Someone she could love and cherish for the rest of her life. Someone she could call her own. Amanda Elizabeth Huang was born January 8, 1997 and was brought to the U.S by Howard and Laura Huang on Christmas Day. Her parents enrolled her in gymnastics lessons at the age of 5, and it's safe to say she hasn't slowed down since! Amanda has been doing gymnastics for 10 years now, and is going into her 3rd year as an elite gymnast. Amanda also recently committed to the University of Alabama for the 2015-2016 season! In her 2012 gymnastics season, Amanda placed 4th All Around at the American Classic, as well as 15th All Around at the VISA Championships. While the road to elite has been a crazy one for Amanda, her mother has been by her side every step of the way! I know Laura is so proud of everything Amanda has accomplished and I'm thrilled to share her story with you. Below is an interview with both Laura and Amanda Huang.

Amanda, Laura, and Evelyn

Interview with Laura Huang

Triple Twist: You adopted Amanda when she was just a baby. Was adopting a child always something you wanted to do, and would you mind walking me through the process of that?

Laura: When Howard and I married, I was in my early 30's and after five years together we decided to try to have a baby. We both worked in Commercial Real Estate as Portfolio and Asset Managers so we were traveling a lot and working a lot of hours, so this decision was a big one since I had a busy career. So, after some time we decided to seek out an infertility specialist and we were just about to try a vitro fertilization when we learned that there were thousands of babies in China that were in orphanages. My husband is Chinese so it seemed fitting to adopt from China. We did the paperwork and waited one year, then we received notice that a little girl from Hunan Province had been identified for us. This little girl was just under a year old and had been in the Changde Orphanage since she was found in a park earlier in the year. It is common for the babies to be left in open public places so that they can be found and taken to an orphanage because the birth mothers cannot directly take the babies there, for fear of their identity being discovered. We flew to China to get Amanda on Christmas of 1997. Two years later we adopted a second girl from China, Evelyn (Evi), who is now 13 and a Level 9 gymnast at Northwind Gymnastics.

Amanda with her little sister Evelyn

Triple Twist: When did you realize that Amanda had elite potential?

Laura: Our gym had never had an elite gymnast before and I really didn't know much about the program but Amanda had read about it and knew of gymnasts who were elite and she really wanted to try it. I guess it all started when Coach Steve Rybacki saw Amanda at her first Level 10 Nationals and told her coach, Elena Piskun, that Amanda should submit a video to Marta and try to get into a developmental camp. Amanda also tried an elite qualifier meet in Riverside, California. We went to that meet not knowing much about what the requirements were, but Elena went around to all the judges and inquired what we should do to upgrade routines. Amanda made Pre-Elite on her first try but waited until the end of her JO level 10 season to qualify compulsories. She was a National Bars Champion at 2011 JO Nationals in Los Angeles that year and fully qualified Junior Elite just afterwards. 

Amanda at the 2010 JO Nationals

Triple Twist: Do you get nervous when you watch her compete?

Laura: Oh my gosh do I get nervous when I watch Amanda compete! Even though I practice yoga and try to stay calm, anyone sitting next to me is target for me grabbing them or yelling too loud! I feel sorry for those sitting nearby. Needless to say my husband usually wonders off with the excuse of finding a good filming spot so that he's not sitting near me!

Triple Twist: What is Amanda like when she's not in the gym?

Laura: Amanda when she's not in the gym is very studious and most people would say quiet or shy. She is very gifted in math and is taking AP Calculus as a Sophomore in High School. She is also a gifted classical pianist and has won awards in local piano competitions. But she's also a young girl and likes to have fun and do normal things teenage girls do, such as go to the mall, hang out with friends, watch movies, listen to music and read books. 

Amanda playing the piano!

Triple Twist: As a mother, how do you make sure that Amanda lives a "normal" life? One that's not fully consumed by gymnastics. 

Laura: Amanda does not go to public school, although at one time she did. She currently goes to a homeschool school called Rivers Academy in Alpharetta, Georgia. The school was founded about 4 years ago in an effort to help students who had a "passion" such as tennis, theatre, golf, or gymnastics; and needed more time to pursue their passion. Rivers meets three days a week and is for middle school or high school students. They offer after school activities such as art or chess and since class sizes average about 10 people, they accomplish a lot in a shorter time. A benefit of the Homeschool School is that students can hang out together versus the traditional homeschooling alone at home. They have great teachers that specialize in a subject and the students change classes to get the subjects they need.

Triple Twist: How exciting is it as a parent, to see your daughter accomplish so many great things? 

Laura: We are very excited for her and as her mom I know that I probably sound biased but she really is such a hard worker and truly loves the sport of gymnastics. Her recent verbal commitment to Alabama is super exciting but her near term goal of competing as an elite gymnast is still before her. The cool thing is that as a result of the hard work and effort on Amanda's behalf and Coach Elena, other gymnasts are coming behind Amanda at Northwind on the trail that she blazed. Ragan Smith is an outstanding talent and I look forward to watching her grow as an elite gymnast.

Ragan Smith, Martha Karolyi, and Amanda

Interview with Amanda Huang


Triple Twist: You started gymnastics at the age of 5. What about gymnastics was so intriguing to you?

Amanda: When mom took me to the playground as a kid I always loved the monkey bars. I loved swinging back and forth and I never got tired of it! 

Triple Twist: When did you realize that you had potential to do big things in gymnastics?

Amanda: When I won my first State meet as a Level 9, after I had just turned 11! Being an elite gymnast was not always a goal for me because I didn't come from an elite gym. There were no elite gyms in the state of Georgia so I didn't know much about it. I didn't even think it was an option. Then my first year at level 10 Nationals, Coach Elena said that someone saw me there and they said I should try elite, and so we did!

Amanda signing autographs after VISA's

Triple Twist: What was it like competing at the 2012 VISA Championships, alongside many other talented gymnasts? Was it hard adjusting to competing on a podium, in front of so many people (not to mention Marta Karolyi!) How did you deal with the pressure?

Amanda: Competing at Visas was exciting because I got to meet and train with gymnasts that I looked up to. It wasn't hard for me to adjust to competing on the podium because I had been on it before at the Metroplex Challenge and the Secret Classic. I really like competing on a podium! I deal with the pressure by always trying to think "believe in yourself!"

Amanda with her VISA credentials

Triple Twist: You've trained at NorthWind Gymnastics your entire life under Elena Piskun. How has she contributed to your gymnastics and what advice does she give you?

Amanda: Elena always says to me- "I will support you in whatever you want to do!" Since Elena was a former Olympic champion she knows what it's like to compete at a high level. She's like me (or I'm like her!) since we both pay attention to details.

Triple Twist: Has she shared any interesting stories with you from her time as an elite gymnast?

Amanda: She has told me stories about how her gym in Belarus didn't have great equipment (like a runway for the vault). She also said that she didn't have a lot of leotards growing up, but she would get new ones when she competed in meets. That was something she liked a lot. One time she told me that her pre meet ritual was to eat dark chocolate!

Triple Twist: You recently committed to the University of Alabama. What lead you to decide on that school and what other schools did you consider?

Amanda: I really connected with the coaches at Alabama and how they encourage their gymnasts with a positive attitude. I also considered Georgia, Utah, Florida, Stanford, LSU and Auburn. 

Amanda is excited to join Alabama for the 2015-2016 season!

Triple Twist: What are your future plans/goals for the upcoming season?

Amanda: I am qualified as a senior elite from scoring over 53 at Visas. So I will compete at the American Classic and the Secret Classic to try to qualify to the 2013 Visa Championships.

Triple Twist: Do you have any upgrades that you'd be willing to share?

Amanda: I've been working on a gienger connected to a pak on bars- I already do a jaeger to bail. On beam I've added a few upgrades including an onodi connected to a back pike and a front tuck. 

Amanda on floor at the 2012 VISA Championships

Triple Twist: Did you watch the 2012 Olympics? Is there a favorite moment/routine that sticks in your mind?

Amanda: I definitely watched the 2012 Olympics and my favorite routine was Aly's floor routine in the floor event finals. She nailed every tumbling pass and really drew the crowd in!

Amanda with Nastia Liukin, Aly Raisman, Jordyn Wieber, and Kyla Ross

Triple Twist: What advice would you give to young girls who someday dream of reaching the level you're at?

Amanda: My advice to young girls is never give up on your dream and always work hard.


                          Watch Amanda on floor at the 2012 VISA Championships!

           


                               Watch Amanda on vault at the 2012 Secret Classic!

 


Check out Amanda's website to learn more about Amanda! (Click here)

Photo Credit: Lloyd Smith

Thank you so much to Laura and Amanda for taking the time to talk with us. We want to wish you the best of luck with the rest of your gymnastics career, Amanda!


*All photos belong to the Huang family unless otherwise noted

Highlights/Results from the first week of college gymnastics!

The college season started out with a bang on January 4th and continued through to the 6th. Although not all the teams have competed yet, this was a great preview as to how this season might shape up. Below is all the teams who competed this past weekend and their final team score, along with their highest individual score from the meet.

Photo Credit: Randy Stageberg and Michigan Gymnastics

Final team rankings:

1. Michigan-196.575 (9.9 on floor from Sachi Sugiyama) 
1. Florida-196.575 (9.925 on vault from Bridget Sloan and Ashanee Dickerson)
2. Oklahoma-196.450 (9.875 on bars from Haley Scaman, Brie Olsen, and Taylor Spears)
3. UCLA- 196.150 (9.975 on floor from Vanessa Zamarripa)
4. LSU-196.075 (9.975 on floor from Rheagan Courville)
5. Stanford-195.425 (9.950 on vault from Nicole Dayton)
5. Georgia-195.425 (9.925 on vault from Cat Hires)
5. California- 195.425 (9.850 on vault from Kristina Heymann)
6. Kentucky- 195.125 (9.850 on vault from Kenzie Hedges)
7. North Carolina State-194.975 (9.875 on vault from Diahanna Ham)
8. Central Michigan-194.925 (9.850 on beam from Halle Moraw)
9. Southern Utah- 194.875 (9.850 on bars from Alyssa Click)
10. New Hampshire- 194.850 (9.775 on vault from Hannah Barile and Erika Rudiger)
11. Arizona- 194.825 (9.850 on beam and floor from Aubree Cristello)
12. Denver-194.700 (9.9 on bars from Nina Magee) 
13.  Auburn-194.625 (9.875 on vault from Caitlin Atkinson) 
14. Ohio State-194.600 (9.950 on vault from Sarah Miller)
15. BYU-194.475 (9.850 on bars from Raquel Aubrey Willman) 
16.  Penn State-193.725 (9.9 on vault from Madison Merriam) 
17.Oregon State-193.600 (9.825 on floor from Makayla Stambaugh)
18.  San Joe State- 192.875 (9.8 on vault from Cami Guyer)
19. Rutgers- 192.800 (9.850 on on bars from Jenna Williams and Alexis Gunzelman)
20.  Bowling Green-192.200 (9.850 on vault and floor from Jamilah Ali)
21. Iowa State- 191.525 (9.750 on floor from Sara Townsend and Caitlin Brown)
22. UC Davis-191.400 (9.825 on vault from Anna Shumaker)
23. Sacramento State-191.100 (9.8 on bars and floor from Kalliah McCartney)
24. Ball State-190.550 (9.8 on bars Denasiha Christian) 
25. Lindenwood-185.925 (9.675 on bars from Emily Turik)
26. Wisconsin La Crosse- 184.225 (9.6 on vault from Tegan Oare)
27. UW Eau Claire-180.150 (9.675 on floor from Elizabeth Stubbs)
28. UW Oshkosh-175.850 (9.925 on vault from Stephanie Gorman)
29. Hamline-173.050  (9.600 on floor from Courtney Benson) 


Below is the top all around finish from each team. We only included the first place finisher from every team that had a gymnast competing in the all around.

Photo Credit: Chris Parent

All Around Rankings:

1. Rheagan Courville (LSU)- 39.500
2. Vanessa Zamarripa (UCLA)-39.475
3. Joanna Sampson (Michigan)- 39.425
3. Austyn Fobes (New Hampshire)- 39.425
4. Taylor Spears (Oklahoma)- 39.375
5. Sharaya Musser (Penn State)- 39.300
6. Moriah Martin (Denver)- 39.050
6. Caitlin Atkinson (Auburn)-39.050
7. Michaela Chernoch (Southern Utah)-39.025
8. Ashanee Dickerson (Florida)-38.900
9. Kalliah McCartney (Sacramento State)-38.825
10. Becca Druien (Central Michigan)- 38.725
11. Melanie Shaffer (Ohio State)-38.675
12. Cami Guyer (San Jose State)- 38.600
13. Makayla Stambaugh (Orgegon State)- 38.325
14. Megan Harrington (Bowling Green) 38.000
15. Cat Hires (Georgia)-37.800
16. Anna Shumaker (UC Davis)- 37.875
17. Alyssa Straub (Rutgers)- 37.850
18. Alicia Floyd (Lindenwood)- 37.125
19. Courtney Benson (Hamline)- 36.625
20. Krystal Walker (UW Oshkosh)- 35.500

Teams that did not compete who could have made an impact in the results: Alabama, Utah, Nebraska

The Future of USA Gymnastics: Laurie Hernandez

The first in our new series- "The Future of USA Gymnastics" starts with junior elite, Lauren Hernandez. This new series is where we will profile some of the upcoming faces in USA Gymnastics and provide you will all the information there is to know about them. 

Photo Credit: USA Gymnastics

Name: Lauren Hernandez (Laurie for short)
Date of birth: June 9, 2000
Age: 12
Gym: Monmouth Gymnastics
Year she turns senior: 2016
Accomplishments: 2nd on beam at the 2012 American Classic, 6th on floor & 11th all around at 2012 US Classic, 2012 Visa Championships competitor
Upgrades: (Click the name of each skill to see a video)
Vault: Double twisting yurchenko
Bars: Stalder Hect, Shapash, Geinger
Floor: Punch front- double front, triple twist,  2 1/2-front full
Notable Skills: High tkachev and a full twisting double tuck dismount that's high above the bar!
Why you should remember her: She's fierce, an amazing dancer, and a clean/ powerful tumbler.
Fun Fact: Laurie is working on a skill on bars that she's hopes will be named after her one day.

Read our interview with Laurie from last summer here.


                         
                                           (Check out the montage I made for Laurie)

A new type of autograph collection

This year for Christmas, I got Brittany some autographs that are a little different from what we already have. Brittany loves dance, so I decide to get her some autographs from her favorite dancers! If you enjoy watching Dance Mom's (or dance in general!) then here are a few dancers you may want to check out.

Ashlee's autograph collection can be found here: Autographs

Sophia Lucia (Age 10)

                             

• Holds world record for most pirouettes. She does 54 in this video.
• Will be on season 3 of Dance Moms
• Watch Sophia on the Ellen Show here
• Sophia recently performed on So You Think You Can Dance in Ukraine. (Click here )
• Was in the TV show, Shake it up (click here) with Autumn Miller.

Autumn Miller (Age 11)

            

• Was in the controversial dance video "My boyfriends back" and "Single Ladies"
• Has been on Dancing with the Stars twice. (Watch here and here)
• Autumn has been in several small gigs such as the Just Dance 2 commercial (Click here), Willow Smith's "I whip my hair" music video (here) and the popular Disney Channel show Shake it up.

Mia Diaz (Age 11)

                               

• Appeared on Dance Mom's Miami. Watch one of her dances here
• Is rumored to have her own reality TV show in the works with Dance Mom's Miami co-star Lucas Trina  
• Model for the Primetime Dance Competition ad's

Madison Cubbage (Age 14) 

             

• Elite Protégé for the PULSE dance tour 
• Apprentice for Motiv8 Tour Dance Convention 
• Has been featured in many top dance magazines such as Dance Spirit and DANCE
• Has modeled in SEVERAL dance catalogs

Paulina Macias  (Age 13)

                              

• Auditioned to be a dancer on Justin Bieber's Believe Tour 
• Inducted into the dancer's Hall of Fame 
• Has assisted several top dancers such as Twitch, Mollee Gray, and Tokyo