Morrisville, NC – Saltare, a local jump-rope dance team, appeared on MTV’s America’s Best Dance Crew last Thursday night. The team is competing for a chance to advance in the 5th season of the popular show.

FIRST TIME FOR JUMP ROPE

This is the first time a jump-rope team has competed on ABDC.

“Our whole crew is made up of world champion jump ropers and we just decided we wanted to bring our stuff to ABCD and show you want we’ve got,” said Saltare leader Tyler Perez.

All the crew members have more than a decade each of jump-roping experience. Some have dance training as well. “A lot of moves cross-over into the dance world,” said Lisa Brown, another team member. “So you’re gonna see some jump rope, you’re gona see some dance and you’re gonna see some stuff you’ve never seen before.”

The crew was interviewed by Pacific Rim Television prior to their performance on MTV.

SALTARE MEANS JUMP

Saltare comes the Latin “to jump.” In Spanish, it means “I will jump.”

The crew is representing the Raleigh region in the Eastern U.S. part of the competition. Tyler Perez is a coach and one of the founders of Tri Force Jump Rope in Morrisville. Teammate Brittany Fortier is also a local. The other team members are from Ohio, Idaho and Indiana.

FIRST CREW “SAVED”

Saturday morning, we read on the Saltare site that they are the first crew “saved” in this season’s competition. That means they move on to the next level of competition.

Stay tuned for further updates or become a fan of Saltare on Facebook.

Cary, NC – Superbowl commercials are almost as much fun as the game. Wacky stuff can make or break a brand in thirty seconds. Remember the sock puppets?

Snack maker Doritos wants the fans to come up with the big commercial for the Superbowl. And this year, Cary filmmaker Nick Dimondi is in the finals. He needs your vote to crash the big game and get his spec commercial on the air.

$5 Million Dollars

Entitled “Kids These Days,” the film is shot entirely on location at the Waverly Shopping Center in Cary. Doritos issued this statement about the contest:

The Doritos brand has revealed six finalists selected from more than 4,000 entries in the fourth annual Doritos “Crash the Super Bowl” challenge, where the stakes this year are bigger and bolder than ever. Contestants are not only competing to have their self-made Doritos commercials aired during the Super Bowl XLIV broadcast, they are shooting to make history by beating the ad pros and garnering the top three spots in USA TODAY’s annual Ad Meter. If they can do it, Doritos will award the winners a shared $5 million cash prize. Online consumer voting will determine which three of the six finalists will air as Doritos’ Super Bowl commercials during the big game on February 7, 2010.

Doritos Presents Crash the Super Bowl

Fans in the U.S. can now vote for their favorite finalist once a day at www.crashthesuperbowl.com between January 5 and 31, 2010. In addition, Doritos is giving online voters a chance to get in on the action by giving away a pair of Super Bowl tickets every day of the voting period.

Brilliant idea, well-executed. Vote for it right now.

Cary, NC – Here’s a clip we found on YouTube of some wonderful Carnatic veena music by Sujana Vadlamani at a recent concert in a private Cary home. Thanks to Vsarmaiitm for the use of the clip.

As reported yesterday, the USA Jump Rope Team that performed in the Macy’s Parade on Thanksgiving had a large contingent of athletes from the Triangle including 23 from Super Skippers in Cary.

Here’s NBC’s segment covering the team as they did their thing in front of America’s most famous department store.

Cary, NC – Found on YouTube: an ESPN commercial about the 2009 NCAA Men’s College Cup at Wake Med Soccer Park. The national championship tournament is set for December 11-13. Prominent mention of Cary as a “Championship City.”

Tickets are sold out. To sign up for the wait list call the NC State Ticket Office at (919) 865-1510. ESPN2 and ESPNU will be covering the games.

Thanks to ledaleeisenhour for posting.

We happened to drop by Cary Family Dental while the staff was shaving Dr. Allan Acton’s head.

Why did the dentist shave his head? Watch this CaryCitizen original video and find out.

Here’s another great video by LonelyNoMore44 on YouTube of OneRepublic at Koka Booth Amphitheater.

Rob Thomas generated a lot of excitement when he played at Koka Booth recently. We found this outstanding video on YouTube by LonelyNoMore44.

In the final installment of our Cary Town Council candidate interview series, we talk to Cindy Sinkez (District A).

Credits:

Interviewer: Vickie Maxwell
Producer: Lindsey S. Chester
Director & Editor: Hal Goodtree
Production Crew: Tyler Bennett, Leslie Huffman, Matt Young
Production Support: SteadyFilm LLC and Southeastern Camera

©2009 CaryCitizen. All rights reserved.

In our fifth installment of Coffee & Politics, CaryCitizen interviews Lori Bush, candidate for Town Council (District A). See Lori’s interview and all the rest on YouTube.

Credits:

Interviewer – Vickie Maxwell
Producer – Lindsey S. Chester
Director & Editor – Hal Goodtree
Production Crew – Tyler Bennett, Leslie Huffman, Matt Young
Production Support – SteadyFilm LLC and Southeastern Camera

©2009 CaryCitizen. All rights reserved.