#jude dobson | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

justforbooks · 5 years ago

Photo

The 100 best novels written in English: the full list

After two years of careful consideration, Robert McCrum has reached a verdict on his selection of the 100 greatest novels written in English. Take a look at his list.

1. The Pilgrim’s Progress by John Bunyan (1678)

A story of a man in search of truth told with the simple clarity and beauty of Bunyan’s prose make this the ultimate English classic.

2. Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1719)

By the end of the 19th century, no book in English literary history had enjoyed more editions, spin-offs and translations. Crusoe’s world-famous novel is a complex literary confection, and it’s irresistible.

3. Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift (1726)

A satirical masterpiece that’s never been out of print, Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels comes third in our list of the best novels written in English

4. Clarissa by Samuel Richardson (1748)

Clarissa is a tragic heroine, pressured by her unscrupulous nouveau-riche family to marry a wealthy man she detests, in the book that Samuel Johnson described as “the first book in the world for the knowledge it displays of the human heart.”

5. Tom Jones by Henry Fielding (1749)

Tom Jones is a classic English novel that captures the spirit of its age and whose famous characters have come to represent Augustan society in all its loquacious, turbulent, comic variety.

6. The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman by Laurence Sterne (1759)

Laurence Sterne’s vivid novel caused delight and consternation when it first appeared and has lost little of its original bite.

7. Emma by Jane Austen (1816)

Jane Austen’s Emma is her masterpiece, mixing the sparkle of her early books with a deep sensibility.

8. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (1818)

Mary Shelley’s first novel has been hailed as a masterpiece of horror and the macabre.

9. Nightmare Abbey by Thomas Love Peacock (1818)

The great pleasure of Nightmare Abbey, which was inspired by Thomas Love Peacock’s friendship with Shelley, lies in the delight the author takes in poking fun at the romantic movement.

10. The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket by Edgar Allan Poe (1838)

Edgar Allan Poe’s only novel – a classic adventure story with supernatural elements – has fascinated and influenced generations of writers.

11. Sybil by Benjamin Disraeli (1845)

The future prime minister displayed flashes of brilliance that equalled the greatest Victorian novelists.

12. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë (1847)

Charlotte Brontë’s erotic, gothic masterpiece became the sensation of Victorian England. Its great breakthrough was its intimate dialogue with the reader.

13. Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë (1847)

Emily Brontë’s windswept masterpiece is notable not just for its wild beauty but for its daring reinvention of the novel form itself.

14. Vanity Fair by William Thackeray (1848)

William Thackeray’s masterpiece, set in Regency England, is a bravura performance by a writer at the top of his game.

15. David Copperfield by Charles Dickens (1850)

David Copperfield marked the point at which Dickens became the great entertainer and also laid the foundations for his later, darker masterpieces.

16. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1850)

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s astounding book is full of intense symbolism and as haunting as anything by Edgar Allan Poe.

17. Moby-Dick by Herman Melville (1851)

Wise, funny and gripping, Melville’s epic work continues to cast a long shadow over American literature.

18. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (1865)

Lewis Carroll’s brilliant nonsense tale is one of the most influential and best loved in the English canon.

19. The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins (1868)

Wilkie Collins’s masterpiece, hailed by many as the greatest English detective novel, is a brilliant marriage of the sensational and the realistic.

20. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (1868-9)

Louisa May Alcott’s highly original tale aimed at a young female market has iconic status in America and never been out of print.

21. Middlemarch by George Eliot (1871-2)

This cathedral of words stands today as perhaps the greatest of the great Victorian fictions.

22. The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope (1875)

Inspired by the author’s fury at the corrupt state of England, and dismissed by critics at the time, The Way We Live Now is recognised as Trollope’s masterpiece.

23. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain (1884/5)

Mark Twain’s tale of a rebel boy and a runaway slave seeking liberation upon the waters of the Mississippi remains a defining classic of American literature.

24. Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson (1886)

A thrilling adventure story, gripping history and fascinating study of the Scottish character, Kidnapped has lost none of its power.

25. Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K Jerome (1889)

Jerome K Jerome’s accidental classic about messing about on the Thames remains a comic gem.

26. The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle (1890)

Sherlock Holmes’s second outing sees Conan Doyle’s brilliant sleuth – and his bluff sidekick Watson – come into their own.

27. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (1891)

Wilde’s brilliantly allusive moral tale of youth, beauty and corruption was greeted with howls of protest on publication.

28. New Grub Street by George Gissing (1891)

George Gissing’s portrayal of the hard facts of a literary life remains as relevant today as it was in the late 19th century.

29. Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy (1895)

Hardy exposed his deepest feelings in this bleak, angry novel and, stung by the hostile response, he never wrote another.

30. The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane (1895)

Stephen Crane’s account of a young man’s passage to manhood through soldiery is a blueprint for the great American war novel.

31. Dracula by Bram Stoker (1897)

Bram Stoker’s classic vampire story was very much of its time but still resonates more than a century later.

32. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad (1899)

Joseph Conrad’s masterpiece about a life-changing journey in search of Mr Kurtz has the simplicity of great myth.

33. Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser (1900)

Theodore Dreiser was no stylist, but there’s a terrific momentum to his unflinching novel about a country girl’s American dream.

34. Kim by Rudyard Kipling (1901)

In Kipling’s classic boy’s own spy story, an orphan in British India must make a choice between east and west.

35. The Call of the Wild by Jack London (1903)

Jack London’s vivid adventures of a pet dog that goes back to nature reveal an extraordinary style and consummate storytelling.

36. The Golden Bowl by Henry James (1904)

American literature contains nothing else quite like Henry James’s amazing, labyrinthine and claustrophobic novel.

37. Hadrian the Seventh by Frederick Rolfe (1904)

This entertaining if contrived story of a hack writer and priest who becomes pope sheds vivid light on its eccentric author – described by DH Lawrence as a “man-demon”.

38. The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame (1908)

The evergreen tale from the riverbank and a powerful contribution to the mythology of Edwardian England.

39. The History of Mr Polly by HG Wells (1910)

The choice is great, but Wells’s ironic portrait of a man very like himself is the novel that stands out.

40. Zuleika Dobson by Max Beerbohm (1911)

The passage of time has conferred a dark power upon Beerbohm’s ostensibly light and witty Edwardian satire.

41. The Good Soldier by Ford Madox Ford (1915)

Ford’s masterpiece is a searing study of moral dissolution behind the facade of an English gentleman – and its stylistic influence lingers to this day.

42. The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan (1915)

John Buchan’s espionage thriller, with its sparse, contemporary prose, is hard to put down.

43. The Rainbow by DH Lawrence (1915)

The Rainbow is perhaps DH Lawrence’s finest work, showing him for the radical, protean, thoroughly modern writer he was.

44. Of Human Bondage by W Somerset Maugham (1915)

Somerset Maugham’s semi-autobiographical novel shows the author’s savage honesty and gift for storytelling at their best.

45. The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton (1920)

The story of a blighted New York marriage stands as a fierce indictment of a society estranged from culture.

46. Ulysses by James Joyce (1922)

This portrait of a day in the lives of three Dubliners remains a towering work, in its word play surpassing even Shakespeare.

47. Babbitt by Sinclair Lewis (1922)

What it lacks in structure and guile, this enthralling take on 20s America makes up for in vivid satire and characterisation.

48. A Passage to India by EM Forster (1924)

EM Forster’s most successful work is eerily prescient on the subject of empire.

49. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes by Anita Loos (1925)

A guilty pleasure it may be, but it is impossible to overlook the enduring influence of a tale that helped to define the jazz age.

50. Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf (1925)

Woolf’s great novel makes a day of party preparations the canvas for themes of lost love, life choices and mental illness.

51. The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald (1925)

Fitzgerald’s jazz age masterpiece has become a tantalising metaphor for the eternal mystery of art.

52. Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner (1926)

A young woman escapes convention by becoming a witch in this original satire about England after the first world war.

53. The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway (1926)

Hemingway’s first and best novel makes an escape to 1920s Spain to explore courage, cowardice and manly authenticity.

54. The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett (1929)

Dashiell Hammett’s crime thriller and its hard-boiled hero Sam Spade influenced everyone from Chandler to Le Carré.

55. As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner (1930)

The influence of William Faulkner’s immersive tale of raw Mississippi rural life can be felt to this day.

56. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (1932)

Aldous Huxley’s vision of a future human race controlled by global capitalism is every bit as prescient as Orwell’s more famous dystopia.

57. Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons (1932)

The book for which Gibbons is best remembered was a satire of late-Victorian pastoral fiction but went on to influence many subsequent generations.

58. Nineteen Nineteen by John Dos Passos (1932)

The middle volume of John Dos Passos’s USA trilogy is revolutionary in its intent, techniques and lasting impact.

59. Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller (1934)

The US novelist’s debut revelled in a Paris underworld of seedy sex and changed the course of the novel – though not without a fight with the censors.

60. Scoop by Evelyn Waugh (1938)

Evelyn Waugh’s Fleet Street satire remains sharp, pertinent and memorable.

61. Murphy by Samuel Beckett (1938)

Samuel Beckett’s first published novel is an absurdist masterpiece, a showcase for his uniquely comic voice.

62. The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler (1939)

Raymond Chandler’s hardboiled debut brings to life the seedy LA underworld – and Philip Marlowe, the archetypal fictional detective.

63. Party Going by Henry Green (1939)

Set on the eve of war, this neglected modernist masterpiece centres on a group of bright young revellers delayed by fog.

64. At Swim-Two-Birds by Flann O’Brien (1939)

Labyrinthine and multilayered, Flann O’Brien’s humorous debut is both a reflection on, and an exemplar of, the Irish novel.

65. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck (1939)

One of the greatest of great American novels, this study of a family torn apart by poverty and desperation in the Great Depression shocked US society.

66. Joy in the Morning by PG Wodehouse (1946)

PG Wodehouse’s elegiac Jeeves novel, written during his disastrous years in wartime Germany, remains his masterpiece.

67. All the King’s Men by Robert Penn Warren (1946)

A compelling story of personal and political corruption, set in the 1930s in the American south.

68. Under the Volcano by Malcolm Lowry (1947)

Malcolm Lowry’s masterpiece about the last hours of an alcoholic ex-diplomat in Mexico is set to the drumbeat of coming conflict.

69. The Heat of the Day by Elizabeth Bowen (1948)

Elizabeth Bowen’s 1948 novel perfectly captures the atmosphere of London during the blitz while providing brilliant insights into the human heart.

70. Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell (1949)

George Orwell’s dystopian classic cost its author dear but is arguably the best-known novel in English of the 20th century.

71. The End of the Affair by Graham Greene (1951)

Graham Greene’s moving tale of adultery and its aftermath ties together several vital strands in his work.

72. The Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger (1951)

JD Salinger’s study of teenage rebellion remains one of the most controversial and best-loved American novels of the 20th century.

73. The Adventures of Augie March by Saul Bellow (1953)

In the long-running hunt to identify the great American novel, Saul Bellow’s picaresque third book frequently hits the mark.

74. Lord of the Flies by William Golding (1954)

Dismissed at first as “rubbish & dull”, Golding’s brilliantly observed dystopian desert island tale has since become a classic.

75. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov (1955)

Nabokov’s tragicomic tour de force crosses the boundaries of good taste with glee.

76. On the Road by Jack Kerouac (1957)

The creative history of Kerouac’s beat-generation classic, fuelled by pea soup and benzedrine, has become as famous as the novel itself.

77. Voss by Patrick White (1957)

A love story set against the disappearance of an explorer in the outback, Voss paved the way for a generation of Australian writers to shrug off the colonial past.

78. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (1960)

Her second novel finally arrived this summer, but Harper Lee’s first did enough alone to secure her lasting fame, and remains a truly popular classic.

79. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark (1960)

Short and bittersweet, Muriel Spark’s tale of the downfall of a Scottish schoolmistress is a masterpiece of narrative fiction.

80. Catch-22 by Joseph Heller (1961)

This acerbic anti-war novel was slow to fire the public imagination, but is rightly regarded as a groundbreaking critique of military madness.

81. The Golden Notebook by Doris Lessing (1962)

Hailed as one of the key texts of the women’s movement of the 1960s, this study of a divorced single mother’s search for personal and political identity remains a defiant, ambitious tour de force.

82. A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess (1962)

Anthony Burgess’s dystopian classic still continues to startle and provoke, refusing to be outshone by Stanley Kubrick’s brilliant film adaptation.

83. A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood (1964)

Christopher Isherwood’s story of a gay Englishman struggling with bereavement in LA is a work of compressed brilliance.

84. In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (1966)

Truman Capote’s non-fiction novel, a true story of bloody murder in rural Kansas, opens a window on the dark underbelly of postwar America.

85. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath (1966)

Sylvia Plath’s painfully graphic roman à clef, in which a woman struggles with her identity in the face of social pressure, is a key text of Anglo-American feminism.

86. Portnoy’s Complaint by Philip Roth (1969)

This wickedly funny novel about a young Jewish American’s obsession with masturbation caused outrage on publication, but remains his most dazzling work.

87. Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor (1971)

Elizabeth Taylor’s exquisitely drawn character study of eccentricity in old age is a sharp and witty portrait of genteel postwar English life facing the changes taking shape in the 60s.

88. Rabbit Redux by John Updike (1971)

Harry “Rabbit” Angstrom, Updike’s lovably mediocre alter ego, is one of America’s great literary protoganists, up there with Huck Finn and Jay Gatsby.

89. Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison (1977)

The novel with which the Nobel prize-winning author established her name is a kaleidoscopic evocation of the African-American experience in the 20th century.

90. A Bend in the River by VS Naipaul (1979)

VS Naipaul’s hellish vision of an African nation’s path to independence saw him accused of racism, but remains his masterpiece.

91. Midnight’s Children by Salman Rushdie (1981)

The personal and the historical merge in Salman Rushdie’s dazzling, game-changing Indian English novel of a young man born at the very moment of Indian independence.

92. Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson (1981)

Marilynne Robinson’s tale of orphaned sisters and their oddball aunt in a remote Idaho town is admired by everyone from Barack Obama to Bret Easton Ellis.

93. Money: A Suicide Note by Martin Amis (1984)

Martin Amis’s era-defining ode to excess unleashed one of literature’s greatest modern monsters in self-destructive antihero John Self.

94. An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro (1986)

Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel about a retired artist in postwar Japan, reflecting on his career during the country’s dark years, is a tour de force of unreliable narration.

95. The Beginning of Spring by Penelope Fitzgerald (1988)

Fitzgerald’s story, set in Russia just before the Bolshevik revolution, is her masterpiece: a brilliant miniature whose peculiar magic almost defies analysis.

96. Breathing Lessons by Anne Tyler (1988)

Anne Tyler’s portrayal of a middle-aged, mid-American marriage displays her narrative clarity, comic timing and ear for American speech to perfection.

97. Amongst Women by John McGahern (1990)

This modern Irish masterpiece is both a study of the faultlines of Irish patriarchy and an elegy for a lost world.

98. Underworld by Don DeLillo (1997)

A writer of “frightening perception”, Don DeLillo guides the reader in an epic journey through America’s history and popular culture.

99. Disgrace by JM Coetzee (1999)

In his Booker-winning masterpiece, Coetzee’s intensely human vision infuses a fictional world that both invites and confounds political interpretation.

100. True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey (2000)

Peter Carey rounds off our list of literary milestones with a Booker prize-winning tour-de-force examining the life and times of Australia’s infamous antihero, Ned Kelly.

Daily inspiration. Discover more photos at http://justforbooks.tumblr.com

#JUST FOR BOOKS #100 best novels #Robert McCrum

70 notes · View notes

doubleattitude · 4 years ago

Text

Studio 19 Dance Complex

Revolution Talent Competition, Pittsburgh 2021: RESULTS

High Scores:

Novice:

8 and Under Solo

3rd: Evelyn Woodburn-’Witchdoctor’

5th: Kendall Nace-’Wicked’

7th: Brooklyn Schirripa-’Doin The Do’

9th: Alexandra Bayles-’God Help The Outcast’

10th: Atalia Spagnolo-’Jailhouse Rock’

8 and Under Duet/Trio

2nd: ‘In The Navy’

5th: ‘When She Loved Me’

6th: ‘Dreamie Genies’

8 and Under Small Group

2nd: ‘Beware of Dogs’

3rd: ‘Mickey and His Babes’

8 and Under Large Group

4th: ‘Sassy Sailors’

5th: ‘The Name Game’

6th: ‘The Candy Girls’

9-11 Solo

1st: Elena Escobar-’Peace by Peace’

2nd: Haley Steed-’Reflections’

3rd: Gwen Boyd-’Fly’

4th: Hannah Steed-’Shake Your Tail Feather’

5th: Charlotte Bogdan-’Promise To Try’

9-11 Small Group

2nd: ‘No Matter’

12-14 Solo

2nd: Rowan Mansfield-’Love Me Or Leave Me’

3rd: Riley Hoadley-’Heal’

4th: Emma Bostedo-’Orange Colored Sky’

5th: Alexa Evers-’People Help The People’

6th: Whitney Baranzini-’Not Yet’

7th: Ciera Ragula-’Not About Angels’

9th: Ava McManus?-’So You Can Fly’

10th: Millie Julius-’Daydream’

12-14 Duet/Trio

1st: ‘Maps’

12-14 Small Group

2nd ‘Grow’

15-19 Solo

2nd: Abby Schenk-’Hotel California’

Intermediate:

8 and Under Solo

1st: Melanie Steed-’Crippled Bird’

2nd: Madison Makowski-’Tale As Old As Time’

3rd: Gianna Cugliari-’A Mothers Prayer’

4th: Karsyn Schifino-’Music Box’

5th: Mila Jaymes-’Swinging On A Star’

7th: Camlyn Stiscak-’Anymore’

8th: Antonia Spagnolo-’Smile’

8 and Under Duet/Trio

1st: ‘Sisters’

2nd: ‘Imagine’

4th: ‘Beach Babes’

8 and Under Small Group

1st: ‘Look to the Rainbow’

2nd: ‘Jealous of the Angels’

4th: ‘Burnin’ Up!’

5th: ‘Back to the Track’

8 and Under Large Group

1st: ‘Rhythm of the Reef’

2nd: ‘Wonderful World’

9-11 Solo

1st: Gia Booker-’Shine It On’

2nd: Jaxie Smith-’Absolutely Not’

3rd: Briele Dobson-’Tears of a Clown’

4th: Emma Schrock-’Bones’

5th: Maya Setzenfand-’Winter’

6th: Aliana Spagnolo-’Swing Sweet Pussycat’

7th: Rosalie Dobson-’Alabaster Box’

9th: Calista Herbst-’All I Want’

9-11 Duet/Trio

1st: ‘Gonna Get Ya’

9-11 Small Group

6th: ‘Wind It Up’

8th: ‘Look At Me;

10th: ‘Jump Shout Boogie’

9-11 Large Group

2nd: ‘Country Cuties’

4th: ‘Mother May I’

12-14 Solo

2nd: Lily Eppinger-’Unbroken’

3rd: Isabella Iaquinta-’Criminal Intent’

5th: Emily Holcomb-’I Found’

9th: Jersey Smith-’Music of the Night’

12-14 Duet/Trio

2nd: ‘Muddy Waters’

12-14 Small Group

1st: ‘Dream On’

2nd: ‘All Hands On Deck’

6th: ‘I Shall Believe’

12-14 Large Group

1st: ‘Dream In Color’

2nd: ‘Filthy Rich’

3rd: ‘The Precious One’

15-19 Solo

2nd: Savannah Sneddon-’Run’

3rd: Kyrsta Girardi-’Let You Know’

4th: Layla McGrogan-’Mouths Only Lying’

5th: Mara Dimond-’My Tears Ricochet’

6th: Belle Weaver-’The Slow Descent’

7th: Mikaela Zubal-’Tremor’

8th: Alexandra Organ-’Battlefield’

9th: Samantha Arnold-’Tides Must Turn’

10th: Kiersten Biro-’Lost My Mind’

15-19 Duet/Trio

2nd: ‘Something Like This’

3rd: ‘Carry You’

5th: ‘Fifth Element’

15-19 Small Group

2nd: ‘Liar’

5th: ‘In The Temple’

6th: ‘What Have I Done’

8th: ‘The Silence’

15-19 Large Group

1st: ‘When We Were Young’

Advanced:

8 and Under Solo

1st: Morgan Stahl-’The Stage Is Bare’

2nd: Amelia Thomas-’Only The Wind’

3rd: Sofia Farone-’Little Angel of Mine’

8 and Under Duet/Trio

1st: ‘God Bless America’

8 and Under Small Group

1st: ‘Come Little Children’

2nd: ‘Until We Meet Again’

3rd: ‘Save the Children’

4th: ‘Child of Light’

8 and Under Large Group

1st: ‘Brand New Day’

‘Oh Snap!’

9-11 Solo

1st: Devyn Scherff-’When You’re Strange’

2nd: Mia Mirabile-’And Still I Dream’

3rd: Ellie Rosenwasser-’Red Violin’

4th: Lynzee Ensell-’The Purpose Divine’

5th: Aubrie Rectenwald-’My Wings’

6th: Soleil Herbst-’A Nurse’s Diary’

9-11 Duet/Trio

1st: ‘Silent Night’

2nd: ‘Peace On Earth’

9-11 Small Group

1st: ‘The List’

2nd: ‘Guide to the Orchestra’

3rd: ‘They’ve Got The Moves’

4th: ‘Open Road’

5th: ‘L.O.V.E

9-11 Large Group

1st: ‘Blood In The Water’

2nd: ‘Hey Jude’

3rd: ‘Right Place, Wrong Time’

9-11 Line

1st: ‘Welcome to Vegas’

11 and Under Grand Line

1st: ‘Bring On the Rain’

12-14 Solo

1st: Haley Engelmore-’Internal Pain’

3rd: Raelyn Rectenwald-’Skinny Love’

4th: Kyleigh Turner-’Something To Live For’

5th: Tessa Pagone-’Childhood Living’

6th: Piper White-’Cold Water’

7th: Madeline Schrock-’Ave Maria’

8th: Addison Vargo-’Halfway Home’

9th: Maggie Evelsizer-’Size’

10th: Ava Means-’Tightrope’

12-14 Duet/Trio

1st: ‘Hold Me Down’

2nd: ‘Time’

3rd: ‘Falling’

4th: ‘Hold Me Back’

12-14 Small Group

1st: ‘We Are The Ones’

2nd: ‘Closed On Sunday’

3rd: ‘When I Look At You’

4th: ‘Particles;

5th: ‘The End’

6th: ‘Poison Ivy’

7th: ‘Fade Into You’

8th: ‘Somebody to Love’

9th: ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’

12-14 Large Group

1st: ‘Sanctuary’

2nd: ‘Troubled Waters’

3rd: ‘Hanging On’

4th: ‘Sweet Fantasy’

12-14 Line

1st: ‘Sir Elton’

15-19 Solo

1st: Louise Hindsbo-’Not Ready’

2nd: Julia Paslawski-’A New Day’

3rd: Alexa Lombardo-’Blackout’

4th: Kaitlyn Allen-’Mirror’

5th: Kiera Reese-’I Cry’

6th: Kaitlyn Sullivan-’Good Die Young’

7th: Ava Rosenwasser-’Im Lonely’

8th: Talia Booker-’Don’t Stop Now’

9th: Scotlynne Werner-’Dreamer’

10th: Sheridan Naugle-’Rain Girl’

15-19 Duet/Trio

1st: ‘Night Air’

2nd: ‘Lost’

3rd: ‘Delivery’

4th: ‘Sins’

5th: ‘Bad Guy’

6th: ‘End Of Time’

7th: ‘As It Was’

15-19 Small Group

1st: ‘Crack That Whip’

2nd: ‘Underground’

3rd: ‘Horizons Into Battlegrounds’

5th: ‘Unkindness’

6th: ‘The Radical Self’

7th: ‘Lonesome Town’

15-19 Large Group

1st: ‘Pharoh’

2nd: ‘I Like boys’

3rd: ‘Love Disorderly’

4th: ‘Road To Nowhere’

15-19 Line

1st: ‘Hometown Glory’

Premier Title Competition:

Mini Miss Dance America

Winner: Mila Jaymes-’Swinging On A Star’

Petite Miss Dance America

Winner: Melanie Steed-’Crippled Bird’

2nd runner-up: Karsyn Schifino-’Music Box’

Junior Miss Dance America

Winner: Briele Dobson-’Tears Of A Clown’

1st runner-up: Aliana Spagnolo-’Swing Sweet Pussycat’

2nd runner-up: Rosalie Dobson-’Alabaster Box’

Teen Miss Dance America

Winner: Lily Eppinger-’Unbroken’

1st runner-up: Emily Holcomb-’I Found’

2nd runner-up: Isabella Iaquinta-’Criminal Intent’

Senior Miss Dance America

Winner: Belle Weaver-’The Slow Descent’

1st runner-up: Kyrsta Girardi-’Let You Know’

2nd runner-up: Savannah Sneddon-’Run’

Title Competition:

Mini Miss Dance America

Winner: Sofia Farone-’Little Angel of Mine’

Petite Miss Dance America

Winner: Morgan Stahl-’The Stage Is Bare’

1st runner-up: Amelia Thomas-’Only The Wind’

2nd runner-up: Sofia Farone-’Little Angel of Mine’

Junior Miss Dance America

Winner: Devyn Scherff-’When You’re Strange’

1st runner-up: Mia Mirabile-’Silence

2nd runner-up: Ellie Rosenwasser-’Red Violin’

Teen Miss Dance America

Winner: Haley Eneglmore-’Internal Pain’

1st runner-up: Raelyn Rectenwald-’Hoax

2nd runner-up: Madeline Shrock-’Walking and Falling’

Miss Dance America

Winner: Louise Hindsbo-’Not Ready’

1st runner-up: Kaitlyn Allen-’Mirror’

2nd runner-up: Alexa Lombardo-’Heartburn’

Highest Scoring Group of Weekend:

‘Sir Elton’

Golden Tickets:

Novice:

8 and Under

‘Beware of Dogs’

9-11

‘No Matter’

12-14

‘Grow’

Intermediate:

8 and Under

‘Look To The Rainbow’

12-14

‘Dream In Color’

15-19

‘Liar’

Advanced:

8 and Under

‘Brand New Day’

9-11

‘Welcome To Vegas’

12-14

‘Sir Elton’

15-19

‘Crack That Whip’

SDA Champion:

Intermediate:

8 and Under

‘Look To The Rainbow’

12-14

'Dream In Color’

Advanced:

8 and Under

'Brand New Day’

9-11

'Welcome To Vegas’

12-14

'Sir Elton’

15-19

'Crack That Whip’

Grand Lines

11 and Under

‘Bring On The Rain’

Special Awards:

Entertainment

11 and Under

‘Welcome To Vegas’

12 and Over

‘Sir Elton’

Choreography

11 and Under

‘Right Place, Wrong Time’

12 and Over

‘We Are The Ones’

Photogenic

12 and Over

Scotlynne Werner-’Dreamer’

Savannah Sneddon-’Cloud’

#revolution talent #studio 19 #2021 #pittsburgh #pennsylvania

2 notes · View notes

thenextstepthoughts · 4 years ago

Text

Songs That Suit Season 7 Characters in TNS

How I’ve made this is that I haven’t based my song choices out of what I think the character would listen to. It’s more based on how the song fits with their season seven storyline or even just one scene with the character that has been in season 7. Warning: Some of these songs have mature themes/swearing in them so if you’re uncomfortable with that, don’t listen. I will be marking them in this post with a (*). Mature themes will have 1 (*) and songs with swearing will have 2 (**). I also don’t have all the characters from season 7 on this list. Most of B-Troupe isn’t on it. I just thought I should focus on the characters that have had the most screen time since I’m focusing on season 7 stories.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1rzNDgwoXQJ47aFrW2jGuN

Note: Safe and Sound isn’t available on Spotify so it’s not on the playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsDCAxAXCTg

Nick - Daydream In Blue - I Monster *

Daydream In Blue makes me think of Nick in the offseason where he is cleaning the chandelier. Since the song mentions a chandelier it now makes me think of Nick. Since Myles Dobson uses feather duster and chandelier emotes/emojis on his discord/twitch, I will always think of Nick when I see a chandelier.

Amy - I like (The Idea Of) You - Tessa Violet

Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie (A Man After Midnight) - ABBA

Amy is definitely a love interest type character in TNS based on the last few seasons she’s been in so I feel like these two songs about desiring a relationship from someone suit her character.

Emily - Should I Stay or Should I Go? - The Clash

I picked Should I Stay or Should I Go because I feel like that sums up Emily’s season 7B dilemma of whether or not she should stay at TNS and be a partner with Nick or if she should go and work on a tour with Michelle.

Kenzie - Pencil Full Of Lead - Paolo Nutini

I picked Pencil Full Of Lead mostly because it’s an unproblematic song. Kenzie hasn’t really had much of a storyline in season 7. I just felt like this song suited her.

Finn - The Wanderer - Dion

TOOTIMETOOTIMETOOTIME - 1975

I picked both of these songs because Finn is a cheater and he cheated on Amy. They both have very different sounds but the core messages of both songs do relate to season 7 Finn.

Piper - I hate u, I love u - gnash**

I think this song fits Piper in season 7A. She is trying to avoid her feelings for Finn due to him dating Amy. She discovers her feelings for Finn but she doesn’t want them so, this fits her story.

Jude - Birds - Terrence Williams Jr and Thomas Sanders

Birds is a calming song about birdwatching and while Jude hasn’t had a birdwatching storyline, I feel like her character is very calm and level headed and that the song matches her character.

Henry - Amsterdam - Nothing But Thieves**

I picked this song for Henry purely for the line “I really need that feeling back”. I feel like this sums up his relationship with Amy. He had feelings for her in season 6 and then they end up returning in the latter half of season 7 resulting in them having a relationship.

Richelle - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger by Daft Punk

Safe and Sound - Kyosuke Himuro featuring Gerard Way

Harder Better Faster Stronger is a song about working hard and improving and honestly, I feel like that perfectly embodies Richelle’s character throughout season 7. She wants to be the best she can be. I feel like Safe and Sound suits her for the same reason.

Cleo - Emperor's New Clothes by Panic! At The Disco

I picked this song for Cleo purely for the line “Finders Keepers”. Since A-Troupe threw the idea of going to Nationals away in turn for going to Dancemania at the start of the season, Cleo found this as an opportunity for B-Troupe to compete at Nationals, therefore, Finders Keepers.

Summer - Drown - Bring Me The Horizon

Boulevard Of Broken Dreams - Green Day**

Summer went through a lot of rejection during this season. She wasn’t great at being dance captain, she got rejected as a soloist from Dancemania, her choreo didn’t get a single vote, she didn’t get a chance to re audition as a soloist for Dancemania too. I know a lot of these were her own fault but that is a lot of rejection in a short space of time and that is why I feel like these songs would suit her. She hasn’t really been a team member to A-Troupe or B-Troupe. She’s just been trying to figure out what path she needs to be on alone.

Ozzy - What’s My Age Again? - Blink-182 **

I honestly picked this song for Ozzy due to him being quite childish. The song’s core theme is the idea of being quite childish and I think that suits Ozzy’s character fairly well.

Heathcliff - Run Boy Run - Woodkid

I feel like Run Boy Run suits Heath because of his scenes with Izzy. I do think of the apocalypse when I hear this song and I think that suits Heath and Izzy’s friendship well due to their little survival kits.

Kingston - Jenny - WALK THE MOON

I feel like Kingston would change the name Jenny to Lily. The song is about chasing after this girl and wanting her to chase after you back and I feel like an argument could be made that this related to Kingston’s relationship with Lily.

Lily - Hot Girl Bummer - Blackbear **

I feel like Lily would relate to this song during the times that Kingstily has broken up. Ozzy and Henry are fairly annoyed when Kingstily keeps breaking up so I feel like the line “I hate your friends and they hate me too” could easily relate to Lily.

#thenextstep #The Next Step #the next step tv #thenextsteptv #the next step season 7 #thenextstepseason7 #the next step season seven #thenextstepseasonseven #nextstep #next step #dance #next step season seven #next step season 7 #nextstepseason7 #nextstepseasonseven #tns #tns7

14 notes · View notes

tabloidtoc · 5 years ago

Text

Closer, January 13

Cover: The Clint Eastwood only we know -- his kids tell all

Page 1: Contents

Page 2: The Big Picture -- Jack Nicholson at his hand-print ceremony in 1974

Page 4: Turner Classic Movies celebrated 1939 -- Hollywood’s greatest year -- with an auction

Page 5: Danny Aiello’s family members bid farewell, Judy Garland’s ex-lover John Meyer shares secrets

Page 6: Hellos & Goodbyes

Page 8: Picture Perfect -- Melissa McCarthy and Allison Janney on The Late Late Show

Page 10: Ken Jeong and Jenny Slate and Kristen Schaal and the San Diego Zoo’s Rick Schwartz and a python, Marlo Thomas at the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Laura Dern at the Museum of the Moving Image

Page 12: Mariah Carey and twins Moroccan and Monroe

Page 13: Debbie Matenopoulos on Home & Family, Keri Russell and Billy Dee Williams on Jimmy Kimmel LIve After Darth: A Star Wars Special

Page 14: Norman Lear and Marisa Tomei at Live in Front of a Studio Audience, Dr. Ruth Westheimer and Tamron Hall on her talk show, Jane Seymour at the American Ballet Theatre with twin sons John and Kristopher Keach

Page 16: Betty White still great at 98

Page 18: Cover Story -- Clint Eastwood’s children open up about his hands-off parenting style and the lessons he’s taught them

Page 22: Star’s secrets for a healthy new year -- Susan Lucci

Page 27: Spot the Difference -- Sheaun McKinney and Tichina Arnold and Marcel Spears on The Neighborhood

Page 29: Horoscopes -- Capricorn Kirstie Alley

Page 30: Entertainment -- Peter Gallagher on Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, Ricky Gervais on the Golden Globes, In the Spotlight -- Claes Bang

Page 32: Movies -- Tim Roth on The Song of Names

Page 33: Karen Fairchild of Little Big Town on Nightfall

Page 34: Television

Page 36: Great Escape -- Julia Duffy on Vienna

Page 40: 5 Benefits of a Vegetarian Diet, Diane Keaton

Page 42: Whatever Happened to the Cast from Knots Landing -- Joan Van Ark, Ted Shackelford, Donna Mills, William Devane, Michele Lee, Kevin Dobson

Page 43: It Happened This Week

Page 44: Alan Cumming opens up about the road to success, his marriage and the value of fun

Page 48: Tina Louise on friendly fans, keeping busy and her faith-based film

Page 50: John Schneider helped his new wife beat cancer by getting involved in the treatment process

Page 52: Glenn Close puts some of her most prized possessions on sale to the public and fans snap them up

Page 54: The Style of Jennifer Garner

Page 56: Beauty -- Haute Headbands -- Gabrielle Union

Page 58: Elvis Presley -- His Life in 10 Pictures

Page 60: Flashback

#tabloid #tabloid toc #Clint Eastwood #betty white #tina louise #gilligan's island #elvis #elvis presley #susan lucci #pilates

50 notes · View notes

the-record-obituaries · 5 years ago

Text

Oct. 16, 2019: Obituaries

Raynard Eller, 94

Mr. Raynard Arnold Eller, age 94 of Purlear passed away Sunday, October 13, 2019 at his home.

Funeral Services will be held 2:00 p.m. Thursday, October 17, 2019 at Wilkesboro Baptist Church with Dr. Chris Hefner officiating. The family will receive friends from 12:30 until 1:30 PM prior to the service at the church.

Burial with Military Honors by Marine Corps League Brushy Mtn. Detachment # 1187 will be in Mountlawn Memorial Park.

Mr. Eller was born July 12, 1925 in Wilkes County to Percy and Ora Mae Eller. He served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II and was a recipient of the Purple Heart. He was a member of Wilkesboro Baptist Church.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Jo Angelyn Blackburn Eller, five brothers, James M. Eller, twin brother Raymond Eller, Edward G. Eller, Max P. Eller and Rex J. Eller.

He is survived by one daughter, Bettie Kroutil and husband Bob of Santa Fe, New Mexico and two sons, Ron Eller and wife Beth of Huntersville and Rich Eller and wife Patty of Franklin, TN, four grandchildren, Josh Eller, Alison Eller, Jack Fornadel and Abbie Richard and three great grandchildren, Sterling Richard, Kyrie Richard and Edye Sandvick, three sisters, Christine Eller and Haline Eller both of Wilkesboro and Nancy Barnes of Tega Cay, SC and one brother, Kent Eller of Pulear.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Mountain Valley Hospice and Pallative Care, 401 Technology Lane, Suite 200, Mt. Airy, NC 27030 or Wilkesboro Baptist Church, PO Box 61, Wilkesboro, NC 28697.

Grayson Fender, 72

Mr. Grayson Mack Fender, age 72 of Traphill, passed away Saturday, October 12, 2019 at Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson, NC.

Funeral services were , October 15, at Old Roaring River Primitive

Baptist Church, Austin Traphill Road with Elder John Lyon, Elder Lowell Hopkins, Elder Carlton Brown, Elder George Paul and Elder Tommy Pegram officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. .

Mr. Fender was born February 12, 1947 in

Alleghany County to George Lundy and Gladys Clyde Dowell Fender. He retired from Chatham Manufacturing in Elkin and Textiles, Inc. in Ronda and was a member of Old Roaring River Primitive Baptist Church for 24 years having served as a Deacon for 23 years. Grayson dearly loved his family, neighbors and friends from church. He loved helping his family, neighbors and hunting and fishing. He also loved farming.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Mr. Fender is survived by his wife; Rachel Lyon Fender of the home, a daughter; Charlotte Mae Fender Sloan and husband Matthew of Traphill, a son; Randel Mack Fender and wife Etta of Traphill, three grandchildren; Jordan Fender and wife Maygan, Austin Sloan and Garrett Fender and wife Lakyn, three step grandchildren; Tiffani Galloway, Rachel Higgins and Luke Higgins, expecting two great grandchildren in December and April, two brothers; Jim Fender and wife Ellen of Sparta and Bob Fender of Elkin and special friends; Billy Dowell and Bobby Dowell.

Pallbearers were Guy Brown, Jordan Fender, Garrett Fender, Austin Sloan, Keith Lyon, David Spicer, Micky Durham and Derek Brown.

The family wishes to give a Special Thanks to Mtn. Valley Hospice for their care of Mr. Fender.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Woltz Hospice Home 945 Zephyr Road, Dobson NC 27017.

Harold Eller, 70

Mr. Charlie Harold Eller, age 70 of Purlear passed away Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at his home.

Graveside Services were October 9, 2019 at New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery in Purlear with Rev. Dean Crane officiating.

Mr. Eller was born January 5, 1949 in Wilkes County to Clyde Thomas and Nora Belle Faw Eller. He was a member of New Hope Baptist Church and retired from Gardner Glass.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by two sisters; Ernestine Wiles and Arliene LeFever, three brothers; Franklin Eller, Willie Eller and Jimmy Eller, three sisters-in-law; Mazie Eller, Jewel Eller and Judy Eller, two brothers-in-law; Glenn Wiles and Fred LeFever.

He is survived by his wife: Linda Wyatt Eller of the home, one daughter; Michelle Ann Hogan and husband Paul of Hope Mills and one son; Christopher "Chris" Harold and wife Carene of Ferguson, five grandchildren; Kasey Bolick, Elizabeth Lentz, Ashley Hogan, Rebecca Hogan and Steven Hogan, four great grandchildren; Harmony Swaenepoel, Makenzie Murph, Lillian Murph and Daniel Murph, three sisters; Loriene Castle and husband Lloyd of Wilkesboro, Christine Edmonds and husband Bill of Abingdon, VA. Maxine Johnson and husband Tony of Traphill, four brothers; Filmore Eller and wife Alberta of Wilkesboro, Richard Eller of Purlear, Marvin Eller of Wilkesboro and Max Eller and wife Janice of Hays and two sisters-in-law; Betty Eller and Annie Lee Eller both of Wilkesboro.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Mountain Valley Hospice and Pallative Care, 401 Technology Lane, Suite 200, Mt. Airy, NC 27030

Johnny Shepherd, 72

Johnny Ray Shepherd, age 72, of Archdale, passed away Monday, October 7, 2019 at High Point Medical Center. Johnny was born June 26, 1947 in Wilkes County to Harlie C. and Della Stamper Shepherd. He was owner of JR Shepherd Electrical Repair. Johnny enjoyed playing the guitar, the harmonica, fishing, and his performance cars. He especially loved spending time with his family. Mr. Shepherd was preceded in death by his father and his mother, Della Stamper Shepherd Frazier.

Surviving are his son, Brian Shepherd and spouse Melissa of Thomasville; grandchildren, Blake and Luke Shepherd both of Thomasville; brother, Buster Shepherd and spouse Peggy of Jamestown; and sister, Marie Shepherd Fite and spouse Bobby of Flint, Texas.

Funeral service was October 9, at Miller Funeral Chapel with Rev. Gene Shepherd officiating. Burial followed in Mountlawn Memorial Park. Flowers will be accepted.

Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements. Online con

Edward Brown, 87

Edward Eugene Brown, age 87, of North Wilkesboro, passed away Sunday, October 6, 2019 at his home. Edward was born February 13, 1932 in Wilkes County to Ray and Maude Prevette Brown. Mr. Brown was a member of Second Street Baptist Church. He loved to farm his cattle when he was able; loved his children and grandchildren. Edward was preceded in death by his parents and nine siblings.

Surviving are his wife, Betty Renegar Brown; daughter, Wanda Cleary and spouse Ronnie of Hays; son, Tommy Brown and spouse Rebecca of North Wilkesboro; grandchildren, Samantha Lusk and spouse Freddie of North Wilkesboro, Kristy Cothren and spouse Marty of Hays, Amanda Robinson and spouse Stephen of Asheville, Daniel Brown and spouse Keri of North Wilkesboro; great granddaughters, Sydney Massengill, Mary Cothren and Katie Cothren; several nieces and nephews.

Funeral service was October 9, at Haymeadow Baptist Church with Rev. Danny Dillard, Pastor Michael Golden and Daniel Brown officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Flowers will be accepted.

Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.

Callie Haynes, 88

Mrs. Callie Mae Johnson Haynes, age 88 of North Wilkesboro, passed away Sunday, October 6, 2019 at her home.

Mrs. Haynes was born January 16, 1931 in Wilkes County to William Beshears and Belva Johnson. She was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church. For over 60 years she was the Co-Owner of the Beauty Bazaar in North Wilkesboro.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband; Edgar Gray Haynes, Sr. and a sister; Minne Rae Ashley.

She is survived by a son; Edgar Gray Haynes, Jr. and wife Angela M. Haynes of North Wilkesboro, two grandchildren; Heather Lynn Haynes and Alicia Dawn Haynes and a niece; Jenny Sale.

In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate that memorials be made to Wake Forest Care at Home Hospice 126 Executive Drive Suite 110 Wilkesboro, NC 28697.

Patty Hendren, 67

Mrs. Patty Sue Link Hendren, age 67 of Hays, passed away Saturday, October 5, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family.

Funeral services were October 10th, at Reins Sturdivant Chapel with Brother Larry Adams and Mr. Kevin Prevette officiating. Burial was in New Light Baptist Church #1 Cemetery.

Mrs. Hendren was born September 12, 1952 in Wilkes County to William Baxter Link (Bill) and wife Thelma Marie Kelly Link. She was retired from Tyson Foods. Mrs. Hendren was a member of Welcome Home Baptist Church in North Wilkesboro.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a son; Russell Lee Hendren and a brother; Larry Link (Bill).

She is survived by a daughter; Dotty Cheek of Hays, a son; Mickey Hendren and wife Denise of Greeley, CO, five grandchildren; Bethany Hendren, Justin Caudill, Justin Hendren, Jasmine Johnson and Darius Jackson, a twin sister; Kathy Prevette and husband Perry of North Wilkesboro and a special nephew Kevin Prevette.

The family wishes to thank all those that helped Patty during her extended illness. All of the friends, caretakers and visitors during that time are too many to name but each one is greatly appreciated by the family. Thanks also to Medi Home Health and Hospice.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the Wilkes Humane Society PO Box 309 North Wilkesboro, NC 28659 or Window World Cares St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital 118 Shaver Street, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659.

2 notes · View notes