Hannah Bettes: Matilda

[JWRTwirl]

I guarantee this music was chosen for her based solely on the "wiggle my toes" imagery- those feet are something very, very special.

[SuperBug1212]

If u want an honest opinion, the girl was stunning in this dance. The other ones, not really at all. Moat of the choreography was really either to fast or to slow foe Most of the other dances she has performed. Beautiful girl,but nothing special.

[rebornloverxxd]

This scares me >:O

[1105booboo]

I have been competting against Hannah for years and again today. She is my insparation!!!!!!

[rachelm79]

Love the choreography, looks as if Hannah is just making it up as she goes- in a very very good way!! Stunning.

[TheElectrickidz]

Does she have any bones??

[belladancer00]

she is so talented!

[dancergirlroxify]

what is the name of this song



[urbanblah]

2:02

[fothermuckerfy]

Amazing for eleven. Imagine in a few yearsssss

[xxbotdfcrazymusicxx7]

Hannah is amazing <3 and the song is heartbreaking

[CrAzySkittles98]

This is not fair xD

this Is THE BEST solo i've ever seen!!

[brokenpointeMV]

It is like watching water move across the stage.

[kelliiix33]

1:56 to 2:25.

a m a z i n g.

[suziElias]

no spine. amazingly gorgeous dancing would be an understatement.

[ballarinamom1]

Very well done! Great emotion, and i love your legs. What a talented girl... congrats!:)

[TheOneAndOnlyMeXO]

this is so amazing

[TheMStatic]

beautiful dancing, but i really fell in love with this song, so sad i cant find this version of it clearly anywhere.. found a different one on spotify :/...

[dancee3]

@TheMStatic i searched for the longest time but the only place i found it was on itunes, its by polly paulusma and the name or the song is matilda, album is fingers and thumbs! hope you find it!

[ApettaBlu]

How old are she?

[Contortionlove4ever]

@ApettaBlu she's 11 in this video

[mjfanatic0]

try out for sytycd. like please (y) (:

[fancydancy1234]

Nice(: So flexibleeee!!!!!!!

[11xoballetbabexo]

wow! she is so talented! breathtaking!

[Dancingforever1000]

where is the dance P.D.A?

[amberlc96]

@Dancingforever1000 The Dance P.A.D. is in Orange City, Florida

[toetouchgurl]

1:03 is sickkkkk

[teamcullen1996]

me and one of my dance teachers had a discussion about this song

the girl that danceds to it thought it meant something else

i think its about a girl that was raped then murdered

it just like the lovely bones

anywho,the dance was beautiful

[SweeeetCharity]

@teamcullen1996 Yeah, basically. The girl gets kidnapped in the park (Hence, her finger and thumb disappear—the stranger takes her by the hand—, then she starts disappearing altogether—the stranger is leading her out of the park, unnoticed). There's a verse cut out of the song that says "...first a fumble then a kiss" which could allude to rape, and then what the song says about her being "buried...down in this hall" could refer to him burying her alive =/ . It's really haunting.

[azdancer21]

i really like this number, shes absolutly flawlesssss i can't say anymore!

[mylife3000]

that was amazing!!!!!

[pslchris1]

wow she is amazing for 11 and her feet are insane!!!! but i dont get this song??? does anyone know what the story in the song is talking about cause i love the song!

[danceremma12]

@pslchris1 I'm pretty sure it's about a little girl being buried alive. I thought I read somewhere that it was written after she the artist lost a child...but I could be mistaken. All I know is, the song is haunting and reminds me of the book "The Lovely Bones".

[Shira0L]

This girl is a born preformer. you're so amazing

[Esprit6]

I get chills every time I watch this

[222Emie]

I can' t believe she was just eleven :O

[tamemeifyoucan]

....so beautiful

[studiokrocksmysocks]

i love this dance..i cant stop watching it! and i love the song too<3

[ARMSare4HUGGING]

oh my goodness 1:05! ive never seen anyone just stay on their toes like that! amazing

[erbeardaspazz]

.....she's 11

[SweeeetCharity]

She's so cute!

It's really cool to see her go from this to Ave Maria in two years.

YourDanceChannel, do you have any of her performances from YAGP?

[JoffreyDancer77]

wow this is just absolutely amazing! i loved every second of it! wow! she has such a good spot! (as in turning) :)

GO HANNAH!

[hayelymattie101]

Ahmazing.

[BreeReeMouth95]

awesome. where does she dance at?

[Dancer0403]

Wow! I'm a dancer and normally I'm like "oh shes reall,y good" but this absolutely blew my mind! She is sooooo flexible!

[tigerdancer96]

there are no words..

[saracbdancer]

wow. talented! enough said.

[iLoVeBeIbEr4EvEr001]

ehh tell me how do u get tht flexible

[53AJones]

the choreography looks too simple for her...

[eppiemarner101]

this is absolutely amazing.

[SARAHSYNTH3TIC]

YOU GO GIRL!

[XDaddiesLittleGirlX]

wow! this choreography is awsome (:

[nchllltmr]

Cant wait to see her new solo!!! shes at new dimensions now right?

[LexBex0608]

You can see her knew solo on the Showbiz Dance website from Lakeland, FL.

[nchllltmr]

@LexBex0608 i just saw it. shes amazing!! shes like fine wine. you can really notice how she improves each year. she has more potential than any other young dancer

[omgitsniki3]

who sings this song?????

[wowdance8376]

she has such a nice arch and it takes a really long time to develop that !

[bsmilie247]

This is amazing!!!!!! especially at 1:03 to 1:05!!!!!!

[MsShizzle]

Wow. What gorgeous choreography. What a haunting song. What a superbly emotive dancer.

[csurvivor7]

Such an improvement!! What a wonderful dancer though!

She should think about Rhythmic Gymnastics!!

[marumadriles]

I love her feet!!!

[bananasplit1998]

she is sooooooo good!!! =D

[dancingurl6424]

shes amazing!!!!

[BAMitsNatalie]

awsome, best time she did this dance. The othert times were amazing too, but i got chills from the this time she did it, AND IT WAS HER 1ST TIME WITH THIS SOLO @ COMPETITON.

[SaySaySmiles]

Shes wonderful

[wowdance8376]

her feet are amazing !!

ive seen her on pointe aswell her feet are sooo nice !!

[shopaholikat]

wow she's amazing! but wowdance8376, why are her feet nice?

[wowdance8376]

they have reallly nice arches and they take a while to develop

some people have it naturally tho !!

really nice !!

[TroisCarres]

This is no dance, this is gymnastic. Her movements tell nothing, we just amaze by her strong skill... This is appearance of dance, dance is not just music beside movement, most of it , it is a language not a grammar...

[edaddancer]

whos sings this

she is truly amazingg

[danceremma12]

Polly Paulusma.

[MissHannahLanes]

Shes incredable!

[dancerbabixoxo]

this dance is absolutely incredible! I keep on watching it!

[mismo360]

Dude you were made to dance....you have awesome feet, and REALLY flexible legs and back......Make sure you take care of your body so you don't get injuries because you definately have a future in dance if you get in with the right choreographers and teachers.

[dory8755]

Great

[dancer3888courtneyXX]

Whoa! 1:56!

[lilykendrick00]

hannah, you're amazing (:

[dragonrider728]

so elegant i love her long legs they look very graceful.

[synergydancer6]

best solo you've ever done hannah!

iloveyouhannah

:)

[flipflops91]

She is amazing no doubt, but her legs are so long she has a hard time keeping control of her seconds, as good as she is you can tell she really has to work at that.

[Esprit6]

What kind of leap was that at 0:55? I can't tell if her front leg is bent or straight.

[lolo10125]

it was a stag leap and omg what a wicked ponche' and i thought i was good at eleven!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol

[Esprit6]

OH yeah, I love those.

[epawl83]

Thanks for choreographing dancing with some tricks not tricks with some dancing.

Great Job, beautiful dancer!

[Esprit6]

Can't get over your extensions. and FEET

[dancesoccerchic94]

her feet i kno its crazy right there like unreal

[jujusoccer03]

ooommmggg your sooooo amazing ive never even heard of that song befor but i love it

[DYNAMICDANCER10]

shes amazing

[CCDPA123]

Oh. I dance only 3 days a week for 4 hours tuesday and wednesday and 9 hours on saturday. but thats it. But your still amazing.

[HannahBettes]

Trust me I'm only 4ft 10inches and look like im 10 lol.

Also I dance a ton! I dont even know how much each day. lol.

[CCDPA123]

This is one of my favorite dances ever seeing in my 8 years of dancing! You are amazing! I dance in florida too. How long do you dance each day. Well you did Great!!!!!!!!!

[jessicaah]

wow shes rrreeaally good.

the only thing that bothered me is that shes so flexible her legs looked like they were broken when she turned. they were kind of flopping around haha. not that bad though.

[Rosabeth06]

This was really a fantastic piece. It was creative, the dancer had great technique, emotions, and I'm sure everyone would agree great feet; also a fitting costume, and the timing and style of choreography really fit well with the song.

Great job to the choreographer and the dancer.

I loved it!

[DoALilDance1]

THis is AMAzING!!! GEt it girl!!!! :) she has great sstamina

[dancingpixie09]

amaaaaaaaazing!

[Anadance]

Has she done Rhythmic Gymnastics? She is so flexible!!Like a rubber band!

[sheizhidao]

Great dance movement and control! And very pretty! Wonderful dance!

[obamafanforever11]

this is amazing!

i have seen so many dancers that were amazing at competitions and you are by far the best!

great job Hannah!

Keep it up!

[nchllltmr]

can you post her solo another one bites the dust? thanks :)

[DLCx353]

you have beautifulll feet!!!

great job!

[dancer4life092]

its amazing you have great emotionn for your age!!

[zoeycandy123]

wow she doesn't look the same and she is great

[AJamisse]

it was just AMAZING!

how can she do that?

shes good!

[HuskyGirl06]

her solo this year is beyond AMAZING!!!!! it's on the HOF website, you guys shouuld check it out!!!

[free2dancee778]

woooww. shes amayzingg... i competed with herr(cuz im older then her). and its not hard 2 put all of ur weight on ur toes...:D

[tash21666]

wow so amazing. i can watch it all day

[dancergirl28]

wow...I'm a competition dancer & I've seen a lot of extremely talented young girls, but she is BY FAR the best I have ever seen.

[smmcsdancer]

is this song about someone being kidnnaped? and hannah yr great

[danceeee1022]

Absoutly incredible! She combines beautiful movement with amazing flexiablity and thats what makes her way better than Brittny Hines and whoever..

[dancinwhore101]

1:10 she needs to realine her hips

[crzylildancer104]

simply amazing!

[brittsfamous1]

At 1:06-1:07 how does she put all of her weigh on her toes and wat are some ways to get more flexible as i find i'm only really flexible on my right leg!

[olivialiang]

her feet!!!!!

[brittsfamous1]

how old is she??

[ayekimmay]

She was eleven in this video.

[DanceMadness]

2.19-2.23. WOW! Blew Me Away!!!!!!!!

[cassidymoomoo]

amazing the only correction i have is to not let your leg get above 90 in your fouettes.

[MICHEALCOOMBS]

U TOTALLY ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[koolexis]

OMG! I saw u at that competition! I remember LOVING this dance!!!!! UR SO GOOD! AND SO FLEXIBLE! AND UR TECHNIQUE IS AMAZING!

[captainmariausa3]

your amazing girl! good luck to you and ashley this year.

[synergydancer6]

203 is amazing hannah

this is the best ive seen this solo

but i didnt see it at nationals sooo

lol

love natalie

[shedancsandsings27]

o my goodness, shes like a pretzal! im flexible, but not at all like that

[kahlilcalder73]

Beautiful expressive child! Really natural, nice lines, and she let's her head go with her movements, usually you see this in more mature artists. I love that she initiates her port de bras from her back. Didn't love all of the choreography, but in this case it really didn't matter, she made that dance.

[keshiolli]

OMG she is amazing!!!!!

does anyone know what song this is?

[XxXoBriannaoxXx]

"Matilda" by Polly Paulusma

[danceteachrach]

What a beautiful dancer! She not only has the flexibility and great technique but she really dances too!!!

[justinaax]

who sings this version?

[ayekimmay]

Polly Paulusma

[nodumbblond]

you are amazing!

[Dancernoah21]

1:07 is amazing

gorgeous back

[dancingqueen2442]

wow! this girl is incredible and you can tell she puts her whole heart into each and every movement. I really like how her facials aren't obnoxious and that they are natural looking! outstanding job!

[ayekimmay]

Is she double jointed? She's amazing! :)

[HaZeRoCkS4LiFe]

she is my sisters bff and she is awesome

[LittleMissChrissy]

her back is sooo flexible lol

[nchllltmr]

her everything is so flexible!lol. but its not like she just uses that to get by. shes an amazing dancer. and her body is PERFECT for dance, from her figure to her feet and ankles. her and alexis mcclure are probably the only two dancers that I have seen who really have it all and could be professionals right now, well with age, you know what i mean, lol.

[HannahBettes]

also ill look out for u lolz if i can figure it out lolz

[XxXoBriannaoxXx]

Every1 luvs u Hannah!

[HannahBettes]

thanks! and i will keep it up lolz im rely excited for this school year:D

im having a lyrical (of course lolz)and a musical theater i m rely excited for tht one cuz ive nvr done tht kind b4 i hope i do good with it:D

[justinaax]

lol im thinking youd be AMAZING AT EVERYTHING!:)

[Dancernoah21]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

i love this dance

hannah, you are amazing

i was at that competion

i wish i had seen you

so i could tell you haw amazing you are

hope to see you this year!

you are a gorgeous dancer

keep it up!!

[HannahBettes]

i do take a whole lot of ballet lol

and i had 2 solos this year but only one of them is on the computer

i still go to the same studio i have always gone to just we changed the name cuz we moved outta deltona

and idk if a guy sings this song

[HaZeRoCkS4LiFe]

hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii hannah its hailey u r sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo amazing u need to b on my cheer squad shelbys sis

[horseydancer13]

She is amazing!!!!! She has great skills and unlike brittany hine Hannah has awesome ballet technique you can totally tell!! Great job Hannah!!!

[BlueRockstars]

is there a verzion of this song that is sung by a guy??? plz tell me!

[dancee3]

woah,

so did she switch studios?

or is it the same?

do you have any other videos of her?

thanks :)

[YourDanceChannel]

Nope, the studio changed its name :) I also have her solo from 2007, "New Day", and her lyrical group 2008, "Top of the World." They are both posted.

[dancee3]

okay, thanks so much :)

i love new day aswell,

i was also wondering if she has any new solos that you know of?

[YourDanceChannel]

This one is new, its from 2008 :)

[dancee3]

oh okay,

thats great,

shes an amazing dancer.

[radcliffesjc]

wow! you must have worked like so hard! are you a contorsionist( might have spelled that wrong!)? the song is good to! that is so cool!

[HannahBettes]

Hehe

wats up and ive only danced nvr been a rythmic gymnastics

not tryin to be mean about it just sayin

so luv everyone lots!

peace out(-<)

hehe i have a coolieo peace sign

ttyl buh byee:-)

[aeishalltheway]

love the costume! love tha dance!

[Leah61993]

i love 1:49-2:04!

[dancer4933]

so do i!

[Leah61993]

:]!

[Chelseap122791]

whoaaa is she a cotortionist?? pause it at 1:06 thats AMAZING!

[YourDanceChannel]

No, I think she is just a very flexible dancer, and has done some rythmic gymnastics work.

[LizW1991]

Not that it matters but where did she come in this competition?

[YourDanceChannel]

She got 1st Overall solo out of the whole competition- Petites, Juniors, Teens and Seniors!

[balletbellydancer]

she must've been a rythmetic gymnast or something

[dancernerd32]

I watch this way too often apparently, but I love it...

The other day I was showing it to my mom and apparently she only listened to a tiny part of the music when Hannah wiggled her toes to the "if I wiggle my toes" and she was like this is a cute song... I was like cute?! And then I started speaking the lyrics to her and she was like wow, you've seen this way too many times

But yeah, still love it... and kinda wanna learn it

[schuffles484]

haha omg i was thinking i wanna steal that move...this move...why not copy the whole dance? lol. great job girl you got a lot going for you.

[dancer027]

wow!

[jenjohndances]

she's so good with emotions

[Dancer6794]

WOW !!

She is AMAZING!

she has great ;

emotion

felxabilaty

and her feet are so great !!

i am so evnvious :)

dance for life ... simply amazing!

[LizW1991]

This girl is phenomenal. I love this dance. am amazed at all of the talent. I have never watched so many dance videos. This has particularly stood out to me and I nearly watch it everyday now. It's inspiring. Wow. She's a gifted dancer. I hope she follows it through as a career!

[MonicaAlliHfan]

omg hannah you are just amazing!

i like watch this everyday!

love this song(polly paulsen is amazing!)

i want to dance to this song so bad!

just amazing, i know we will both be on like SYTYCD together!ha!

[coolkk9971]

i know someone much more flexable than her

[lilmisssicecream]

Does anyone know what this song is called?

[madeline654012]

the song is called matilda and its by polly paulusma

[madeline654012]

matilda by polly paulusma

[dancr278]

her feet are INSANE!