When we imagine talented ballroom dancers, we conjure up images of adults gliding across the dancefloor after decades of hard practice and experience. Today, all of that changes and proves that no matter what age you are, if the urge to dance is in your soul, then you can bring it to the dancefloor. Meet two kids who have what it takes to go far in the dance world.
They are auditioning for “Ballando Con Le Stelle” – an Italian spin-off of “Dancing with the Stars”
What’s about to go down next is hard to take your eyes off of!
These two little firecrackers walk in and the host introduces them in Italian:
They are Antonio Esposito and Maria Rosaria Dal Monte from Napoli, Italy, ages 9 and 7, respectively.
The two young stars-in-the-making don’t really come across as nervous
Just look at these power poses!
They are about to start dancing “The Rumba”
Also known as ballroom rumba, the rumba combines a wide variety of influences for a truly unique and colorful dance. The rumba is set alongside American Big Band music with rhythms from the Caribbean and Africa and topped off with a Latin flair.
But before they really light up this dance floor, this music comes on:
“I Like It Like That” by Pete Rodriguez, a classic Latino style song with a bluesy, jazzy influence, perfect for their rendition of the rumba.
Seriously, these two are on fire
More power posing and attitude. They may be small, but they sure pack a punch and leave mouths hanging in the process.
It looks like they really have fun dancing too!
Guaranteed Antonio and Maria Rosaria are actually friends outside of dancing.
The time and dedication that went into their routine is just outstanding
For real, their skill set and choreography is something to behold.
A lot of practice behind the scenes goes into pulling off moves on the scene:
How cute are they training? People spend their lives practicing together to get the moves down tight, and here they are practicing the slow foxtrot!
But hard work pays off and their audition is flawless!
The crowd goes wild and these kids have left their mark. Their audition was bang on if you ask me!
They are no strangers to winning
They’ve won the WDC World Juvenile Latin Vice Champions – twice! The World Champions Fred Astaire Latin under 12, Little Big Shots, USA and Germany; Sabato Italiano and…. Ballando Con Le Stelle!
Here’s what people are saying. Some comments are encouraging…
While others were not:
Some even provided constructive feedback:
Who knows? Maybe Antonio and Maria Rosaria will be just as good as World of Dance Judges Julianne And Derek!
What do you think? Take a look at the video below and let us know.
