Thursday, April 10, 2014

Bellingham High School Show Stoppers!

Sunnyland was very lucky today to have the Bellingham High School Showstoppers visit and perform for about 30 minutes. Showstoppers is an advanced choral group at BHS made of mostly (very talented) Juniors and Seniors, but some highly talented Sophomores and Freshmen are part of the group, too.

Students in fourth grade described the group as "amazing, outstanding, awesome, and talented!" 


Some of the songs they performed were: 
Don't You Worry Child, I am Not Yours, I Can Tell The World, and they closed with a fabulous song and dance of Michael Jackson's Thriller! 

This is one of the pieces they performed for us. At the State Competition, they received a PERFECT SCORE from the judges for this performance. Bravo! 


Showstoppers performed several songs a cappella. They were so together! One student said, "They were almost as good as Katy Perry!" Another said, "They were like one of those groups from the movie Pitch Perfect."


Some of the boys in the group formed a smaller group called Chief of Staff.   They sang a song called Brave.

picture from http://www.zvents.com/performers/show/29165116-chief-of-staff
The finale: Thriller!

Some questions we have for the Showstoppers are:
  • How long has Dorothy been a Showstopper?
  • How long does it take to get that good? What do you have to do? 
  • Aidan, how do you beat box so well? 
  • What is Chief of Staff's new CD called? When is it available? 
  • Have any of you performed with BAAY? If yes, what shows have you been in? 
  • Have any of you heard of or are fans of the a cappella group PTX?
  • If you had to describe your group with one word, what would it be?
  • Have all of you been singers since you were little?
Thank you for coming to Sunnyland!

36 comments:

  1. Dear Mr. Pahl's Class,

    That sounds like a really fun performance! What was your favorite part of the performance? Do you want to become a showstopper after seeing them perform?

    -Megan from WWU

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    1. Dear Megan,
      I would really want to be a Showstopper but I’m just stage fright which is a bummer because I love to sing! It would be really nice if I wasn’t stage fright because then I could do talent shows! But I don’t like to sing in front of people.
      Sincerely, Annabella

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    2. Dear Megan, my favorite part was the one where they sang thriller by Michael Jackson. When I grow up I want to be a show stopper it would be brilliant! Do you want to be a show stopper? Please answer!
      Cheerio, Charlie

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    3. Dear Megan
      My favorite part was when they sang Brave.

      From Devin

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    4. Dear WWU student- Megan
      Thank you for commenting and it was a very interesting performance but I don’t really want to have a singing job.
      From, Sunnyland student-Benjamin

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    5. Dear Megan from WWU,
      My favorite part was when the chief of staffs were singing brave
      -Eric

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    6. Dear Megan,
      My favorite part was when Aiden beatbox.

      From brody

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    7. Dear Megan,
      After seeing them perform I want to be just like them and perform with those super good grades. They’re just so amazing and talented, and my favorite part of their performance is when the performed Thriller by Michael Jackson.
      -Izabelle,

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    8. Dear Megan,
      The Showstoppers were incredible and inspiring. I agree with Izabelle, I want to be just like them and I wish I could be in their group. My favorite performance that they did was “Don’t You Worry Child.”
      -Charlize

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    9. Dear Megan,
      My two favorite parts were when the five boys sang Brave. My second favorite part was when they preformed Thriller by Michael Jackson! About the five boys who sang brave, I really liked how the one in the middle (he is the one with the blonde hair) had a really amazing voice!
      Sincerely, Kyle

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    10. Dear Megan,
      My favorite part of the show was when at the end when they did the song Thriller by Michael Jackson. I probably would not like a job like that because I’m really shy so I might have stage fright.
      Sincerely, Ellis

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    11. Dear Megan,
      I would not like to be a show stopper because I am a shy person and would not be able to get up in front of even just a few people and sing. My favorite part was the thriller by Michel Jackson.
      From, Kayden

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    12. Dear Megan,
      My favorite song was brave.
      From Mike

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    13. Dear Brody,
      I really liked the BEAT BOXER.
      From Mike

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    14. Dear Charlie,

      I love Thriller by Michael Jackson so I bet that would have been my favorite too! I'm not sure if I would want to be a Showstopper. I think its really fun to watch people dance, but I'm not very good at it so I think I would rather be in the audience watching!

      -Megan

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    15. Opps!

      Charlie, I had a typo in my last comment. I meant I'm not very good at singing, but I'm not that great at dancing either...

      -Megan

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    16. Dear Megan,
      My favorite part was the end when they sang Thriller. I loved the dance that they did with it. I wish my voice was good enough to be a Show Stopper. Unfortunately, my voice isn’t.
      From, Sam

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  2. Dear Megan,
    It was a fun performance to see the quire sing. They can do a lot of things with just their voices. I was really surprised about how much they could sing. My favorite part was when they danced. It was really fun to see that. But I don’t think I would want to be them because I have a different dream.
    From Mr. Pahl’s Class, Eli

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    1. Dear Eli,

      I'm glad you enjoyed the performance! I don't think I would want to be a showstopper either because my dream is to become a teacher. What is you dream?

      -Megan

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  3. Dear Megan,

    I would love to become a Show Stopper, because I really like to sing.
    My Favorite part was when they danced to the all-time popular song Thriller by Michael Jackson!

    Sincerely, Evyn (Mr. Pahls 4rth Grade Student)

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  4. That show that the high school kids did was amazing I could not even sing that good and I wonder how they even make those sounds with their lips. From Brian

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  5. Dear Megan

    After seeing the showstoppers perform I feel like I want to be like them because they are very fantastic and talented.


    From: Brandon

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  6. Dear WWU student- Megan
    Thank you for commenting and it was a very interesting performance but I don’t really want to have a singing job.
    From, Sunnyland student-Benjamin

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  7. Dear Megan,
    My favorite part of the performance was Michael Jackson's Thriller! My seconded favorite part was, when they sang “I am Not Yours, I Can Tell The World” because my dad and I loved that song very much! Plus the song reminds me about my dad when he is away. My third favorite part of the performance was when the “Chef of Staff” sang one of my other favorite song, Brave. And yes Megan maybe in high school I might become one of the showstoppers!!!!

    -Elizabeth Le

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  8. Dear Megan,
    My favorite part was when Aiden beatbox.

    From Brody

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  9. Dear Megan,
    My favorite part of the performance was Michael Jackson's Thriller! My seconded favorite part was, when they sang “I am Not Yours, I Can Tell The World” because my dad and I loved that song very much! Plus the song reminds me about my dad when he is away. My third favorite part of the performance was when the “Chef of Staff” sang one of my other favorite song, Brave. And yes Megan maybe in high school I might become one of the showstoppers!!!!

    -Elizabeth Le

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  10. Dear Megan

    After seeing the showstoppers perform I feel like I want to be like them because they are very fantastic and talented.

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  11. Thank you Ms. Binderup for commenting on our blog but when are you coming to Sunnyland.

    By Gurparam

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  12. Dear Annabella,
    Your Ever after high video is great some kids might want to read it. Maybe you can see if you can tell kids where you can find it.
    Signature: Yolibeth

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  13. Dear 4th grade,
    The Show Stoppers are amazing and the five boys singing brave are excellent .I thought everybody was grate! hopefully they can come again! If one of the Show Stoppers is watching this than you are more than welcome to come over to see what we do in the class rooms and may a little song.
    Sinisterly Alondra

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  14. Dear Showstoppers,
    You guys are great singers! I would like to go to any of your shows and I’m sure anybody in class would also like to go to! Congrats on your progress!
    Sincerely, Ellis

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  15. Dear Mr. Pahl,
    The Show Stoppers were terrific! The songs that they sang were very good. My favorite song they sang was Michael Jackson’s thriller. The show stoppers are very talented. I hope that they can come to our school again.
    Sincerely, Amaya

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  16. Dear 4th Grade,
    That was one heck of a show I was very amazed at how they sang and how Aiden beat boxed its was fantastic and no one has that much talent well you can but you would have to practice a song over and over again!
    Sincerely, Danny

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  17. Dear 4th grade,
    I think that the showstoppers were amazing and that they should take there career to the next level.
    Sincerely,
    Sarah. M

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  18. Dear Mr. Pahl,
    The showstoppers were really good.
    From. Micah

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  19. Dear high school Showstoppers,
    Thank you for coming to our school and singing a couple of songs. Aiden was fantastic at beet boxing and he is really tall. Thank you high school Showstoppers for coming to our school!
    Sincerely, Gavin

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