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‍I did get some nice pictures of the ice though .  I also looked around and watched people come in .  Mom noticed that there were a lot of
empty seats, and I told her that people were still coming in.  It seemed to be taking awhile for them to get settled in their seats.  Everyone  that was there, were seated in the lower bowl , and the upper bowl was  empty, I thought it was because everyone wanted to be closer to the action . 

Part Four: Before "The Concert" Began
After I was finished fiddling with my camera phone, I struck up a conversation with a young lady beside me.  She told me that she had been
coming to see Stars on Ice ever since she was 12 or 13 years old. She remembered when every seat was filled including the highest seats in theupper bowl.  I told her that I moved with my family to Florida in 2002, and I started coming in 2003, to see Alexei Yagudin.  I told her that I had been his fan, and I came to the show to see him perform in person.
She told me that she liked him too, and that she missed him. She also  recalled a year when his performance made her cry.  She did not say  which year, and then we ended it there. So, I tried to see if I could  find my spot again with my camera phone.  I also looked around and saw the cameras flashing, but not as many as in the past.

The head ushers also gave us the reminder to turn our flashes off, if we were
going to take pictures.  Yes, I wished that I had my digital camera, but I never did find that setting my seatmate from last year told me
about.  Oh well, I moved on to trying to take a picture of the ever famous , Smucker's Stars on Ice sign.  I pointed my camera at the sign
at the other end, and then I aimed my camera phone at my end.  I just  did not have any luck , even after some lights went down.  So, I knew
that I just had to give it up, the sign was just too bright.  Then, that really did not matter, because a minute later all of the lights faded
to darkness. We all started to cheer, because the beginning of  the show was drawing near.  I put away my camera phone, once the giant
monitors roared to life once again .  The little shooting star worked  its own magic, and got us pumped for the show.  We were so excited, that
we screamed the whole time that star skated on the ice on the monitor lol.  The energy in the building was contagious, and electricfying.  Then, we all screamed again, when the lights on the sides of the path  from the black skating tunnel lit up.  We all knew that meant that it  was show time.

Part Five: Act 1: "The Concert" Began
The cast of the 2010 Smucker's Stars on Ice skated out, I really don't recall who came out first, but the cast members were , Yuka Sato, Todd
Eldredge, Jeremy Abbot, Alissa Czisny, Sasha Cohen, Tanith Belbin,  Benjamin Agosto , Meryl Davis, Charlie White, and Michael Weiss.  The first cast performance was called, The Best of Times.  All of the ladies wore sparkling gold and silver dresses.  The cast skated together, and they had a great start to the show.  I enjoyed watching everyone, and I could not focus on only one cast member, Tanith and Benjamin along with Meryl Davis and Charlie White, had beautiful lifts.  The men had some fast spins and exciting jumps.  However, as I watched
the cast skate together, I wondered if Evan , Mirai , Joannie, Caydee and her skating partner , Jeremy were there.  Then, I made myself stop
thinking about it, and I cheered for the cast.  I also stood up for them, as they struck their ending poses.

After all of the cast members went back into the black skating tunnel,  our first guest star performers skated out, as they were announced. They were Caydee
Denney and Jeremy Barret, I told my mom that they were from Florida, it made it a little extra special to see them in person, and being from the
same state as well.  The program did not list the guest skater's  performances , but Caydee had a on a red flashy dress, and they skated to Proud Mary.  At the beginning, she made rolling motions with her  arms, as if she were turning wheels.  They really had fun and we all had fun watching them.  Caydee did have a slight trip up after her dismount
from a lovely lift they did, but she landed her throw jump. I thought  they were doing great.  I got into their music, and at the end of their
performance I stood up for them.

To Be Continued!

   ‍The Concert At Amway Arena Continued

‍After Caydee and Jeremy skated back into the tunnel, Todd Eldredge came out with a microphone, and he asked us if we were having fun, or maybe how we were doing lol. 
It was along those lines, anyway he talked about the Olympians from Vancouver, and he told us that they were there . My earlier thoughts that I had during the cast performance, disappeared when he said, "The Olympic Gold medalist , Evan Lysacek is here!"  The whole place grew louder right after that, and he said that Evan would be coming out a
little later, but he wanted us to give one of his fellow Olympic team mates a warm welcome.  I was thrilled when Mirai Nagsu came out on the  ice.  Her music was very light, flowing, soft and soothing.  Mirai was  very elegant , and graceful.  She made us all smile, because she had a big smile on her face , all the way through her performance.
She did have one fall, and I heard some people gasp, I might have gasped  myself, and I said, "Oh no. Awwww."  Yet, she just got right back up , and back into step with her music.  It was really cool to watch her incredibly fast and flexible spins, close to the end, she pulled one leg up over her head without losing speed!  At the end of her performance, I
hopped up onto my feet and clapped hard, and yelled out really loud with a long, "Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"  That was the main
noise the crowd made lol.  I believed that my section was one of the loudest.  Mom thought that the crowd was not being too loud, and that
maybe they just needed to get warmed up.

Either way, I loved  Mirai Nagsu , and I said, "She is so cute."  She smiled and bowed , as she waved. Then, Jeremy Abbot slowly skated out, and they looked like
they were doing a dance together, before she went back into the skating  tunnel.  Jeremy Abbot's performance was , Symphony  3.  I really liked
the music , and he related well to the flow of it. He was fast, and he landed all of his jumps, one of those jumps was in a corner near our section.  The crowd all applauded and cheered, I was impressed too.  He  also had impressive Russian split jumps, but of course his jumps only made me think of the times when I used to watch Alexei, and his powerful Russian split jumps.  Then, at the end, I stood up for him as well. Alissa Czisny came out after Jeremy left the ice, and she skated to a beautiful song that my mom loved, called, You'll Never Walk Alone. I liked the song too, and I really thought that Alissa was beautiful out  on the ice, as she glided along effortlessly.  She had some impressive spins as well.  She had a little slip in the same area Mirai Nagasu had
her fall. Once again there was a gasp from the crowd, but Alissa got  right back up , and went on with the rest of her performance.  She landed her next jump, and we all cheered for her.  I stood up for her at the end of her performance as well.  The crowd let her know how much  they appreciated her performance, and she returned the same appreciation
for us, as she gently bowed down and gave the people in the slightly higher seats a friendly wave. 
Then, Todd Eldredge skated out and instantly made us all laugh, when he pointed at the section next to mine, and mouthed the words, "I want you to want me."  That was the name
of his performance, I Want You to Want Me.  He pleaded with his handsas he skated around, and we just could not stop laughing.  He still had fast and creative footwork, and spins that were even faster.  He landed his jumps, and really entertained us.  He did a very impressive death drop and sit spin.  At the end, I quickly jumped up and yelled, as I clapped my hands, while he bowed to my section. 

After Todd left the  ice, we all let Sasha Cohen know that we were glad to see her at the
Amway Arena again.  Then, we grew quiet and watched her skate to Espana
Cani. She wore a dark red dress and her hair was pulled back,  she also had a red flower on one of her red sleeve covers, she was a
pretty senorita.  She still had her gorgeous stretch in her beautiful  extended spirals. Then, she had a fall too on one of her jumps. Her fall was in the same area where Mirai and Alissa had fallen.  I felt badly  for her, and my mom thought there was something on the ice causing their skates to get caught , like ruts or something. I did not really know, but she got up, and landed her next jump.  She still made me go "Wow!"  I was saying, "Wow!" a lot.  I was proud of her, and she was still very
exciting to watch.  She was still amazing in my humble opinion. Everyone in the venue cheered loudly for her.  I also had some people jump up in
my row as they stood up for her.

Then, as she skated into the black tunnel, we all heard a guy yell out something, but I could not understand what it was he yelled.  After Sasha had disappeared into the
tunnel, our next performers were announced. We all welcomed Meryl Davis  and Charlie White to Orlando.  I was really excited to see their
performance. Meryl Davis and Charlie White skated to their famous  Indian Folk Dance.  I told my mom that Meryl and Charlie actually studied the art of Indian dance, and learned the dance, to make their competitive program more authentic.  I was impressed when I watched them during U.S. Nationals and especially the Olympics.  So, I loved their performance that they skated right in front of me.  I loved the move  Meryl made with her head going side to side.  Then they had an exciting lift. She sat on Charlie's back, as he glided on one foot. They really
related well to the music, and expressed the meaning behind the dance.  It was also really cool to see their tight fast twizzles up close!

To Be Continued!

  ‍The Concert At Amway Arena Continued

‍I really loved every minute , and I was so happy for them when they won
the silver medal in Vancouver.  When they faced my section, I jumped up
to my feet , and clapped for them. Then, after they skated back into the tunnel, Michael Weiss skated out. As he skated out we listened
to his voice , as he told us about he had been married to his wife, and  how much she meant to him. It was very touching , I even said, "Awwww.
That was sweet."  My mom got some tears in her eyes, because You're Still You.  made her think of my dad.  She still missed him, even after 4 years. Michael's performance was very tender, touching, and moving.   He expressed his feelings , in his flow on the ice, and on his face.  He did a beautiful spread eagle , and just allowed the music to flow through him.  He was a big hit with the crowd in Orlando , and they  loved him.  I also stood up for him at the end, and I yelled, "Yeah!" 
He bowed for us, and waved to some of the sections , before he skated
back into the tunnel. When the lights came back on, I saw three
guys, and the guys that I saw were, Benjamin Agosto, Jeremy Abbot, and I thought that the third guy was Todd Eldredge. 

They all were dressed in black, two of the guys had flash lights, and Benjamin had a magnifying
glass.  They skated around , and acted like they were detectives on the
case.  Each guy went to the on ice sections, Benjamin Agosto came over to mine.  A little boy with red hair was sitting in the front row, and
he came over to the little boy, before he examined him with his  magnifying glass.  We all laughed, well at least my mom and I laughed  when he asked the little boy, "Did you wash behind your ears?"  Another person in the section said, "I didn't do it."
Then, the other guy shined his flash light on a man, and the three of them shrugged their shoulders. Then, we heard Todd whistle, and they hurried over to him. 
We all looked to see what he had found, and that was when we saw Yuka Sato sitting in one of the seats on the ice! They made her get up, and
come to the ice with them.  It really was a funny and creative way to start her performance, which was, It Don't Mean a Thing.  I sang along to her song , I always had loved that song too. She had on a fun outfit that was brightly colored and had polka dots.

She looked verycute.  She also looked like she had a lot of fun, and she had fast
moving feet, and great high jumps.  We all loved watching her, and I stood up for her at the end.  Once Yuka had done her bows and waves to
some of the other sections, the music changed in tempo, before Alissa Czisny came skating quietly out.
She glided along the ice, and  did some smooth turns, and she wore a flowing pale blue dress.  Then, Sasha Cohen came skating out, and they mirrored each other's movements,
that were tender, and gentle. Sasha also wore the same flowing pale blue dress, and I noticed her earrings as they sparkled underneath the  spotlights. Both ladies were lovely in their performance, Flower Duet.   Mom thought they looked tired, but I told her that they were  supposed to move slower for their performance. Alissa faced us and regally bowed down, and then Sasha switched places with her and she gave us the same bow, they did not stay on the ice for long, so I briefly stood up for them. 

Then, the next skating performance was announced, and after just hearing the name, Evan Lysacek the place went
crazy!  We all were there to support our Olympic Champion , the young  man who had ended a 22 year drought in American figure skating history. 
That was an exciting moment for all of us.  When something like that  happens, it inspires an entire nation to dream big.  I was really  excited for Alexei, when he won in 2002, but I never really had felt  that exact same way until Evan won the Olympics.  So, I was thrilled to see this young man in person, and I was not the only one .  We all gave him an even warmer welcome, before we all grew silent when his  music began.  Evan's performance was Man in the Mirror.  He wore a long sleeved, white shirt, with black paints that had white stripes, it
was very casual, and it looked very comfortable too.  It still was very
affective, along with the silver sequined glove.

The glove was on the same hand that Michael Jackson wore his. At the beginning , he snapped his fingers of the gloved hand.  I snapped my fingers on the same hand too .  I really liked his facial expressions, and he was  singing the song, so I thought that was cute.  He had fast footwork ,  smooth edges, and a beautiful spread eagle.  I still could not tell who did what jumps, or remember the names, I am trying to learn, but I did  know that his jumps were high.  He did not fall, or slip, and the crowd from Orlando was thrilled by Evan from beginning to end. 
The noise at the end of Evan's performance was so loud, all I could hear was clapping, screaming, and even my own voice went up an octave higher ,
as I stood up and cheered for him.  A lot of people stood up, that I  could see.  Then, once the crowd had settled down, the cast members came out . 

Sorry once again the order was a little fuzzy, but I believe Tanith Belbin came out last with the group of ladies that also included, Alissa Czisny , Meryl Davis, Yuka Sato , and Sasha Cohen.  All of the ladies had really long pony tails , and they wore these black funky  leather looking outfits with short skirts.  The guys came out and among  them were, Jeremy Abbot, Todd Eldredge , Charlie White, Michael Weiss, and Benjamin Agosto .  The men wore black short sleeved shirts, and black paints.

The performance was called, Rock the Runway.  The ladies all looked really serious at first, and then the first song was by Madonna. I could only recall a piece of the words, "Music makes the
people come together."  They all skated together Meryl , Tanith, Charlie and Ben had some really cool lifts.  Meryl Davis came over to our section and encouraged us to clap .  So, I focused mostly on clapping  and keeping up with the beat lol.  Then, the music changed to , So What.  The words said, "I'm gonna get in trouble I want to start a fight."  The guys all stayed in a group , and looked at the ladies.  When the words said, "I want to start a fight," all of the ladies held
up their fists, and then they danced. Then, the guys skated to a song with words that said, Gotta get , gotta get .  I recalled Micheal Weiss skating by and pumping his fist in the air. The guys showed off  their dance moves, and Michael Weiss did some break dancing and the worm.  The music was never ending, and we had fun clapping along with
the cast.  When the music did stop, I stood up for them, and I sat downbefore our attention went to the black tunnel. Tanith did not want to go back into the skating tunnel! She made dramatic poses for a pretend camera.  She made us all laugh, when she pretended to crawl back onto the runway.  Then, she went back in, that was so funny.  After she left, we heard the announcement over the loud speakers that it was time for a
20 minute intermission.

To Be Continued!

    ‍The Concert At Amway Arena Continued

‍ Part Six: During "Intermission"
I still did not know what to buy , so I stayed in my seat.  The monitors showed presentations, Michael Weiss shared with us about the adventures  he gets from books and reading.  One part was funny he had two books in  his hands , and he said that once he finishes one book, he goes right onto the other, and he lifted the other book and started to read.  I still love to read too, and right now I am reading the first book in the LOST series.  My sister, Terri rekindled my interest in the show, so I was excited when I saw the book, so far it has followed what happened in
the first season.  It is called, LOST Endangered Species.  The  castaways had just experienced that strange sound, and even stranger sights from the tropical forests.  Anyway lol , Michael Weiss also let  us know that we were still playing a huge part in shaping the futures of young children involved in the Boys and Girls Clubs of America.

Our purchased tickets, were being put to good use, another reason why I attended the show after my favorite cast member was gone.  I also
watched the Smucker commercials , and I said, "With a name like  Smucker's it has to be good."  Then, I pulled out my cellphone again,
when the ZAMBONI came out.  I had always loved watching the ZAMBONI, so  this year I thought that I would snap a picture of it.  So, I aimed my
phone at the ZAMBONI, and I waited for it to come back around.
Then, just as the ZAMBONI came closer to my section, I quickly snapped the picture.  I was happy, but then I saw an error message of course lol.
However, that did not stop me, once the ZAMBONI entered my area again, I took another picture.  Once, I knew that picture was saved, I told my  mom's seat mate that I took pictures of the ice, and of the ZAMBONI. 

She said, "That is great."  Then, we started to talk about the souvenir stand, and I told her about the limited pictures this year.  She told me
that she usually bought a T-shirt, so I told her that I still had my autographed picture of Alexei Yagudin hanging on my wall, and that every
year I buy an autographed picture, and sometimes I also buy the cast  picture.  We had a nice conversation, and I was glad that my mom made it
back before the show resumed.

Part Seven: "The Concert"
Act Two
After everyone had found their seats once again, the lights were dimmed back down to darkness.  Then, Michael Weiss and
Todd Eldredge came skating out.  One of the guys teased the other guy about his shirt.  I believed it was Michael who teased Todd.  He said  that Todd's shirt looked like someone got murdered.  People laughed, but I thought it looked like Todd had lost a paint ball war. They both had white shirts with a certain color splattered on them.  Todd's had red,  and Todd got teased about his hat, covering his eyes too lol, poor guy.  Anyway, Michael Weiss asked Todd if he had ever heard of the game ,
"Add On."  He also explained what it was for our benefit.  Then, he skated and added some dance moves. Todd did the same thing and added a
little more difficult dance steps.  Then, Michael asked us if we wanted Jeremy Abbot out there.  We all yelled, "Yeah!" Jeremy came out wearing
a cooler hat, and when he added his skills, he had fast and fancy  footwork, and then he did some impressive dance moves with his arms.  Yuka Sato came out, and she showed them what she could do.  Then, they  told her she had skills, and that she could hang with them.  Then, Michael Weiss thought that he out did them all with his famous back
flip.  The whole place went crazy again, but Jeremy also did the back  flip which surprised me, and the crowd screamed for him.  I forgot how
the  War ended, but I think all of them were tired, except for Jeremy .

Then, after the War, the spotlight came back on and  revealed our next guest skater.  Joannie Rochette received a warm
welcome from Orlando with open arms, and she skated a breath taking  performance to a song I also loved.  That song was, My Immortal.  That
was a beautiful song, and she looked lovely out on the ice.  I could  tell that every single person in the Amway Arena was happy for her, when
she landed all of her jumps.  She even landed a jump in the area where others had fallen!  She had fast and low sit spins, and she just floated
on the ice.  A lot of people joined me in standing up for her at the  end of her performance.  She just took her time bowing, as she received
our love and appreciation, before she quietly skated back into the tunnel.

After our guest performance, Benjamin Agosto and Tanith Belbin came out.  Through out the evening, Ben played some songs for us on his electric guitar.  He could really play it well too!  I enjoyed
that, and he also told us that he had played his guitar to relax, while he was at the Olympics.  I thought that was really cool, so I thought that I would include it here, since I had forgotten exactly when he came out and did those songs for us.  Then, Tanith Belbin told us that they were guest skaters in 2008 for Smucker's Stars on Ice, and how they were thrilled to be full fledged members of the cast and the Stars on Ice family. Orlando seemed thrilled to have them there with the cast, I know I was. 

Once she was finished talking with us, they began their performance. The performance was called, If It Kills Me. Tanith Belbin was dressed like a cute school girl.  She had her hair up in a
pony tail, and she had a blue back pack.  Benjamin Agosto played the school boy who had a crush on her.  He tugged on her back pack and maybe her pony tail too. One of their lifts involved the back pack , he held  onto it, and swung her around, until her feet left the ice!  I heard enthusiastic cheers all around me after that.  Then, she changed her
costume near us, and she became a teenager.  The two of them continued  to grow with the performance, it was really neat.  Benjamin still had
the crush, but the crush started to grow into love. They had  another amazing lift, and it was really cool to see it so up close, after I had watched them do it on the television. She put her feet on
his skates, and he glided smoothly, as she arched her back, and he held  her arms.  It was beautiful, and then she had another quick costume change.  She had on a red outfit, very sophisticated and mature in style with a flowing skirt. She was a woman, and towards the end Benjamin pulled her pony tail holder out, and her hair fell down. Then, they did  one slow spin together , before their faces were only inches apart.  I  really loved their performance , and I stood up for them.
I could tell that Orlando loved them too, and then Michael Weiss came back out with a microphone.  The microphone gave him some trouble and technical
difficulties.  He asked us to be patient, so we waited and listened to him, because his voice faded in and out, as he told us about a lady that had the deepest edges on the tour, before he introduced Yuka Sato.  I  clapped my hands for her, and then Yuka skated to a softer piece of  music called, Clair de Lune.  She had on a long flowing dress I  thought it was a shade of blue , she looked stunning.  The place was  quiet, and my mom whispered, "She is so quiet."  I said, "Yes. She has soft edges."  She always floats, and I could hear her blades, maybe once
or twice, but she always had a soft presence on the ice.  Every move  she made was practically silent. I loved her spins, and she had soft  landings on her jumps.  At the end, I stood up for her.

To Be Continued!

   ‍The Concert At Amway Arena Continued

‍Before Jeremy Abbot skated in his second performance, At This Moment, Yuka talked to him for a little bit. She shared how she felt about being his coach, and then she talked about how she felt about him being on the  tour.  All of her comments were sweet, encouraging, and touching .  Jeremy told Yuka and all of us that being an Olympian and touring with
Smucker's Stars on Ice in the same year was a dream come true. He also said that he was having a blast.  I could tell everytime he skated, that
he was having a lot of fun.  I clapped and yelled , "Wooooooooooo!",  with the crowd .  Then, Yuka also reminded him that at the end of the tour, they would begin summer training.  He just said, "Yeah, Yeah,  Yeah, bla , bla, bla."  The crowd seemed to get a kick out of that one,
because we all laughed. Then, we settled back down, and watched him perform, At This Moment.  I really liked the song, and his showmanship. He did go a little too fast into one of his take offs fohis jumps, and he had a fall. The crowd expressed to him how badly they  felt, by giving him encouragement.  I said, "Awwwwww."  Then, he set himself up for an even more difficult jump and landed it with ease.  At  the end, I stood up for him, and I gave him my support for the tour, and for his competitive career.  He gave us a bow, a smile, and a wave, as
he enjoyed the crowd's very loud shouts of praise.

It was prettyclear that the crowd at Amway Arena were not only warmed up now, but also fired up, and I still thought the sections on my side had the most
people , and were the loudest.  The majority of the screaming came from my side, and behind me.  After Jeremy left the ice, Alissa Czisny
appeared once again, and we all gave her an enthusiastic welcome once  again.  She really let her hair down, and had fun as she skated to , I Like the Way.  On the verse that talked about how he liked the way the  girl moved her hair, she swung her long pony tail around and around on  her head.  She had really high energy, fast feet, and spins that would  have left me dizzy.  She also had great extension in her spirals.  We had a lot of fun watching her, I tapped my toes to her music lol.  Then, at one point, she was in the center of the ice and fell down onto the ice, and did a slide on her knees.  My mom thought that she must  have hurt her kness to do that, and I thought that it must have been  cold, but it did not seem to bother her one bit.  At the end, I could really tell Orlando liked the way she moved.  I also hopped up, and  remained standing while I yelled for her. I certainly got a lot of  excercise that night, and the air had been energized by Alissa's
performance, the energy that had been building during the entire show, had no chance to slow down, because Michael Weiss kept the atmosphere  charged with even higher levels of good vibes. 

His performance was,  Keep Your Hands to Yourself. He came out with a short sleeved shirt on and a pair of jeans.  The ladies there just instantly went nuts.  He
played with the crowd, as he skated by the on ice sections.  He made  gestures with his hands, I believed one was to signify the ring finger. He also had great expressions on his face.  Then, he gave one section  near mine on the ice a feel for the ice, when he landed a jump and  sprayed them with ice chips . The most popular element of his  performance was his highly anticipated back flip.   We had another  yelling contest during his bows, as he faced each section. 

Then, Tanith Belbin, Meryl Davis, Benjamin Agosto, and Charlie White skated a  performance called, Brave.  I loved all of them skating together, and I thought that they all were lovely on the ice. Their song was powerful  and I thought that the four of them were strong performers and skaters.  The only problem was, I could not just focus on Tanith or Ben, or Meryl
or Charlie , so it was hard to remember every single move they made.   However, I thought I saw Meryl being lifted into the air by Charlie, as he smoothly glided around the rink. I really enjoyed their performance  together, and I stood up for them while they bowed and faced my section.

Then, the show started to wind down, but before it did we got to see Todd Eldredge skate a performance called, Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me. 
At the beginning, my mom asked me, "Is that Elton John singing?"  I  kind of quietly laughed, and replied, "Yes. It is." She told me that it  did not sound like him.  I just chuckled softly, and watched Todd  Eldredge spin like a top again.  He also amazed all of us, when he did  three rotations in the air, and then he did three more rotations in the air, before he took off and did two more rotations!  That jump made the  entire arena clap and cheer!  There were some other people who stood up  for him, along with myself. It looked like he blew a kiss to the section that was on the right side of my section at the other end of the ice.  He gave us friendly smiles, and waves before he skated back into
the tunnel. 

To Be Continued!

   ‍The Concert At Amway Arena In Orlando 2010 Continued

‍Then, Sasha Cohen came out after she was introduced, for her final performance, Hallelujah.  I remembered that song was performed during one of the ceremonies at the Winter Olympic Games in
Vancouver.  She wore a white dress, and it flowed with her every movement.  At the end of her performance, she did a gorgeous layback spin, before she pulled her leg up to her side, and spun around in one  spot really, really fast!  She did not have any falls, and I still  thought she was an amazing skater.
I don't know if anyone else  got on their feet for her, but I certainly did. I also yelled, "Yeah
Sasha!"  Then, the song changed to I've Got the Music in Me.  The rest of the cast started to come out and skate. I said to my mom, "This is  the finale."  I also sang along with the song, because I knew it by heart, and some more fond memories of my performance to that song with my show choir.  Then, I noticed a disco ball on the monitors, and I also looked up, and saw one hanging down from the ceiling!  I thought that  was really cool, and I loved how the lights from it danced around on the ice.  I also loved the choreography, their costumes looked great, and
they all had a lot of fun interacting with one another.  During this  performance, they were doing disco moves, and it was a great ending to the show.

A little while through it Evan and Sasha joined them, and  then all of the guest skaters mentioned before came out.  When it came
to the point, where the cast members come over to the audience, I  behaved myself, and remained seated, but I was ready for the handshake.  However, it looked like they had gone in a different direction, and  tossed more little, stuffed strawberries into the crowd. I almost caught one, and I would have if I would have stood up. Then, I would have not
let it fall onto the floor of the section in front of mine.  However, I  did not stand, so the lady in front of me picked it up from the floor.  Oh well maybe next year, at least I had a better understanding of what  to expect. I will be ready  .  I will get a stuffed strawberry, next
year will be my year.   Anyway lol , they all waved to us, we all waved back, before they stood in their line and one by one crossed  their legs.  Then they bent their heads down, and I could not help , but notice Evan when he lifted his head a little too soon.  I thought that  was really cute and funny, because he looked around at all of us, lookedat his other cast members, saw that their heads were still bent down,  and it looked like he was thinking, "Oops!", before he quickly bent his  head back down. Then they lifted their heads, and waved some more, as we
still cheered for them, and then they went into the tunnel.

Part
Eight : After "The Concert" Was Over

After some  people cleared our row, we decided to take the exit to our left.  As we walked down, I noticed a survery that someone had dropped. So, I asked my mom if I could fill it out really quick. Then, I had a seat in the on ice section, so I finally got to feel and see what that was like.  It  was pretty chilly, but I still enjoyed sitting there. I was halfway through when a head usher told us that they had to prepare the venue fora basketball game the next day. So, I finished filling it out as I  walked.  While we waited for our turn to get on the elevator, the people in front of the line were talking about the show. There was a  mother with her little girl , and we all were listening to her talk about how much her little girl admired Evan.  She might have also caught a stuffed strawberry that he threw, but then the conversation went onto Dancing With The Stars.  One of the ladies asked her if she voted for  Evan.  I thought I saw her nod her head, so I raised my hand and said,"I do, I gave him 7 votes last week, and 11 votes this week,so he had 18 votes from me alone," (and on the following Monday I gave him 10 votes  lol.) She said, "All right, way to go."  So, they talked about how well  Evan was doing on that show. Then, my group got on the elevator, and a security guad came along assisting a woman.  He asked us who was  at the show, and who the cast members were.  We described Sasha Cohen to him, and he told us who he got to hang out with.  Then, during the rideup, he saw my button and he asked me, "Who is that you have on there?" I
smiled and said, "That's Alexei , he was here from 2003 to 2007."  I  told all of them that I was a huge fan of his, and that I had a website, before I added that I was a huge fan of Stars on Ice.  After they heard that all three of them said, "We can tell you are."  That was a cool
experience, and when we got off I turned my survey in at the souvenir stand.

I tried to find the bin I was told about, but I couldn't so the nice lady working there took it for me.  Then, I looked at what
they had left, because they had started to take things down, and when  she asked me what I would like, I decided to purchase the autographed
picture of Joannie Rochette.  It was a very nice picture of her with her Bronze medal.  The man working with the nice lady said, "She is the one
that lost her mother at the Olympics, that was really sad."  I agreed,  and I told them I knew what she was going through. My mom added that my
dad died in 2006, and they were sorry to hear that.

I also bought her picture , because I loved her performance to My Immortal.  While I am talking about pictures, I have to mention that I tried really hard ,
but I discovered that the skaters were going to look like figures  covered in white light, which was an improvement lol, but nothing to  share with all of you.  So, that is why I packed my review with so much  detail, I wanted you all to see what I saw, and to make you feel like
you were right there with me.  Anyway, they told us to have a  good night, and we wished them the same.  Then, we walked out and around
to the VIP entrance, and to the parking garage, where we found our car.  Mom was happy, but the parking garage caused us some problems with
tomtom.  By the time tomtom found its signal, we were already out on the road to go back to I-4, and it told us too late where to turn.  So, we
turned at the next turn, missed our exit for our hotel, and I had de ja vu from the 2007 experience.

Yes, we had to stop and ask for  directions, because Mom did not like where the GPS system wanted us to
go.  However, we finally made it back to the hotel, and that experience  made my mom reconsider what she had felt earlier after the show. She was
ready to come back for next year's show. We just decided to get a hotel that was closer to Amway Arena, and I looked yesterday, and I found  one, so it is looking promising for next year, I will post an update when we order our tickets.  I did discover that GPS systems are not always fool proof, because it steered us in the wrong direction going back home lol, but we made it home safely, and I
finally finished this review!

Stay tuned for 2011's review!