A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
St. Regis Dance club member Christy Thompson readies for a big performance with her hair being done by Karis Terrance. Photo: Derrick Lafrance.
M.C. Kevin "Big Boy" Lazore, Master of Ceremonies, with Music directors Tray Benedict and Noonie Thomas. Photo: Derrick Lafrance.
Leona Barnes doing Harry Belafonte's the "Banana Boat Song (Day 0)." She was backed by L-R: Kahentenhawe Francis, Cheyenne Jocko, Ava Francis-Swamp and Chelsea Francis. Photo: Derrick Lafrance.
Members of the Dance group join Alex "Big Boy" Garrow on stage for his take on House of Pains "Jump." Photo: Derrick Lafrance.
Traci Cook, Jody Lazore, Mya Cree, Camryn Cook, Navan Hill, Kakwi Lafrance, and Sophia Angus who channelled the group "Run DMC" for their lip sync performance. Photo by Jenna Clute.
The St. Regis Rec Dance Club put on a big performance for one of their own. Last weekend the Club held the third Lip Sync Battle to raise funds to help Jordan Reese with medical costs.
They raised over $3800 and the battle was co-sponsored by the St. Regis Recreation Committee. Generous donations were from Dr. Daniel, Cass Terrance and Mary and Philip Gray.
Community members put up challenges to friends to lip sync and a few community members accepted the challenge to perform to the theme of the night: the 90's.
After each performance they were judged out of a score of ten and the music was provided by Tray Benedict. The Master of Ceremonies was Akwesasne TV's Kevin "Big Boy" Lazore.
In between the battle sets, the St. Regis Rec Dance Club performed their own routines. Reese, who was also a contest judge, was also selected as Lip Sync Battle Queen. She was shy to say a few words but near the end of the evening got her courage up and performed a routine solo to a large applause. Her fellow judges were Waverly Thompson and Kelsee Thompson.
Other dance club performers in between battles were Camri Thompson and Kristi Thompson performing Megan Trainers "Your Lips are Moving," Nylah and Wayne Tillman performing "Barbie Girl" by Aqua, and London Lazore performing Madonna's "Material Girl."
Jordan Reese is undergoing heart surgery and the event, in her honor, was to raise funds.
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