Give them your votes!

SK St. Francis Convent and SMK Bahang were among the top 10 finalists in Disney Channel’s "My School Rocks!" auditions held nationwide recently.

They were among 85 teams which participated in the State. 

The other finalists are SJK (C) Ave Maria Convent and SMK Simpang Pulai from Perak, SK Minden Height and SMK Sungai Karangan of Penang, SK Puncak Alam and SMK Cochrane of Kuala Lumpur, SK Seri Melati as well as SMK Taman Pelangi of Johor.

In this respect, fans of Disney Channel’s "My School Rocks!" 2011 can start voting for their favourite teams from Aug 1 to 14 on the Disney Channel website, www.disneychannel-asia.com.


SK St Francis Convent dancers

The voting period will only be for these two weeks and online votes count for 50 per cent of each team’s final score while the remaining 50 per cent will be awarded by the judging panel based on choreography, showmanship, props and costumes, teamwork and sportsmanship as well as dance concept.
 
This is the fourth year of Disney Channel’s "My School Rocks!", where primary and secondary school students can showcase their talents in Malaysia’s largest inter-school dance competition.

Judge and professional dance choreographer Linda Jasmine feels the level of dance in Malaysia is as good as anywhere else in the world but the only thing lacking is appreciation.


SMK Bahang dancers


"However, among the students themselves, they are very professional and talented. I’m very happy to see more originality this year, and it helps that the range of songs the students can choose from is more varied from the years before, with more than 100 Disney tracks to choose from. Plus, response seems to be getting better, year after year," she said.

Meanwhile, first-time judge artiste Stacy was particularly impressed with the younger children.

"I am also picking up on dancing, as my previous experience is more focused on singing, so I was really surprised at the level of performance from the primary students, they are really good! In fact, I learnt a lot from these participants myself," she stated.

The public can watch their performances and choose their favourite teams on www.disneychannel-asia.com before casting votes.

The winner of the competition will be announced on Aug 31, on Disney Channel (Astro Channel 615) where the champion would win the Grand Prize of a 3-day, 2-night stay at Hong Kong Disneyland, with a trophy and certificate.