HomeMy WebLinkAboutLakeshore Advance, 2011-09-21, Page 22 Lakeshore Advance • Wednesday, September 21, 2011
She was in it to
win it and she did
Lynda HIllman-Rapley
Lakeshore Advance •
She went into the competition
to win it- and win it she (1i(1. Jor-
dan (;lark, whose grandparents
Ed and Betty Nuttall live near
Grand Bend won So You Think
You Can Dance Canada- taking
home more than $100,(1011 new
Chevrolet (:raze. A small-town
girl with big-time personality,
Jordan (:lark has danced her way
into Canada's heart
The fourth season began in
mid June with (:lark Working it to
the top 22. Silts was so excited she
knew she was on her way to big
things. Ily the time she made it to
the top six -there was no stopping
her- she was in it to win it.
Betty says it was exciting to he
at many of the tapings to watch
the process. She spoke of one of
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Jordan with her family and her boyfriend.
the group dances that had to
be done ten times until it
was perfect. And that is
exactly the way Jordan lives
her life. 11er grandmother
said she practiced and prac-
ticed and practiced some
more until It was perfect.
This 19 -year-old contem-
porary dancer from Totten-
ham, near New Market,
claimed the top prize at the
Sept. 11th finale after earn-
ing the better chunk of 1.6
million fan votes.
"'Thank you so much!"
were the only words a shak-
ing (;lark could muster after
host Leah Miller (who was
impossible to miss in a
sparkly 20 -pound Vanna
White dress) read the results
after Sunday's Season .1 wrap-
up on (:1'V.
"Oh my God! ... 1 can't even
breathe right now."
Following the show, Clark
said she has yet to figure out
what she's going to do with
the cash. She's not the only
prize winner; runnerup
Melissa Mitro, 23, of Rich-
mond 11111, Ont., also drove
off with a car, while several
other members of the Top ti
which also im•lud(d Mon
tread's Christian Millette,
Stouffville, Ont.'s Lindsay
l.euschner, lluispantsis,
N.II:s Klatt Maur and Thorn-
hill, Ont.'s 's Sham' Simpson
won $5,0011 at piece.
"It was so exciting," said
Betty, "'t'he're were so many
happy tears. It was an emo-
tional experience from begin-
ning to end." She said Jordan
has always been an enter-
tainer- thinking back to her
granddaughters Jordan and
her sister Maddison playing
at the Lake near her Grand
Bend home.
Betty says after the show
Jordan with her ntont Connie
and dad (:len were invited to
a party and then there was an
after -after party with the
choreographers. She had
interviews with (:1 it no radio,
Canada AM, the Marilyn
Dennis show and was invited
to the 'Toronto International
Fihn Festival ('TIFF) fashion
show and to the Chis Brown
concert. "A whirlwind ut
activity for this red head.
Back at the arena in Tot
tingham, Betty says the arena
was set up with jumbo
screens and the "young dant
ers in the crowd went crazy
when she was proclaimed
the winner," said this excited
grandmother.
Back in 'I'ottinghant on
Sunday the town (lid it up
right for their newest star.
Betty said a great time was
had by all at the party for Jor
dan. She was piped into the
community centre, accolades
by the mayor on behalf of the
town. She said people waited
two and a half hours in line
to get her signature and pie
tures taken with her. To be
photographed with Jordan,
people paid $5.0(1 and all
proceeds \vers donated to
the Women's Shelter.
"She was so gracious with
all these young people, to
whom she is such an 1nspira
tion, she spent time With
them signing autographs all )
having pictures taken "
She told her grandnaothea
to stake sure to thank (;rand
Bend.
"'To all my grandparents
friends, family, neighbours,
acquaintances ,and buss
nesses who supported and
voted for me in SY'TY(,D(:.
11 has been an amazing
Journey for me - a (dream
conte true. 'Thank you to
Lynda 1lilln►an-Rapley of the
Lakeshore Advance for her
encouragement and enthusi-
asm during this special time
in my life:"
With files from l.1Nl)SFY
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