8 year old contortionist

The All Stars Project of New York held an All Stars Talent Show Network Audition on September 26, 2009 at Thomas Jefferson HS in the East New York section of Brooklyn. This was the third and final audition of the year, which brought out over 255 performers. The performers ranged from 5-25 and sported an array of talents from dance, to rap, singing, table drumming and even an 8 year old contortionist, Jaylene Rodriguez from Binghamton, NY.

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[sparklingsun13]

@DolceVita Hi! I read your comment, if u dont mind me asking what is the difference between those 3..? (acro,contortion,an gymnastics), an which one is harder to learn..?

[DolceVita]

SHe is fabulous, i saw acro, contortion and gymnastics, Ten points!!

[maraelanjaylene]

I'm doing this writing from my phone. Sorry if its all over the place. I wanted to thank you for the compliment. She's only been doing this for a year. She's going into her 2nd year this Sept.

[maraelanjaylene]

Hey. If you watch the whole dance it is more acro. She used this number for her acro title. She does, however, have a video of her performing her contortion dance. As for claiming it is more gymnastics, I wouldn't say that. Gymnastics is 4 events. Floor, vault, beam, bars. She's more acro in this video. I encourage you to watch her contortion video. It doesn't have any acro tricks.

[ralucagymnast]

I think she is more of an acrobat than a contortionist: she is showing mainly gymnastics moves, but she is quite good.

[mfn350]

Good girl