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Kookies N Kream

Kookies N Kream[1] is an Australian hip-hop dance crew best known for placing sixth in Season 6 of Australia's Got Talent in 2012. They were initially formed by Jet Valencia in 2009 who recruited Glen Gaspi,[2] Natasha Pinto, Kimberly Grana, Dylan Elul, Gabriel Mendoza, Christopher Patacsil, and Mei Lin. After their first performance at a family Christmas party, Isabel Martinez, Gerina Perez, Patrick Maglaque, Emilynn Villianueva, Emily Lee, Bridgette Badger and Nicholas Giddings joined in 2010. By 2011, four more members had been recruited: Harry Harrop, Robert Mejica,[3] Geraldina Hintko and Charmaine Bohol. Jet Valencia is the crew's dance teacher and director, currently managing the current Kookies N Kream generation with his wife Miriam Yousif.

Kookies N Kream
OriginSydney, Australia
GenresHip hop
Years active2009–present
Websitehttp://www.kookiesnkream.com.au

History

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Early career

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Jet Valencia began dancing and performing at age 18[4] in Sydney, Australia. The self-taught dancer[5] was inspired by watching videos of other dancers online. He auditioned for season 2 of So You Think You Can Dance Australia and qualified as one of the Top 100 finalists.[5] Valencia's dance style included popping, locking, krumping, and urban street dance. In Sydney, he formed his own dance group consisting of members Glen Gaspi,[2] Natasha Pinto, Kimberly Grana, Dylan Elul, Gabriel Mendoza, Christopher Patacsil, and Mei Lin. The group performed their first dance routine at a family Christmas party in 2009. After their first performance, Valencia had ambitions to take the group to compete at a national level. Through social and family connections of the original eight members, Isabel Martinez, Gerina Perez, Patrick Maglaque, Emilynn Villianueva, Emily Lee, Bridgette Badger and Nicholas Giddings joined in 2010, eventfully forming the group named Kookies N Kream.

Established in 2010 as Kookies N Kream Dance Crew, they began as a weekend dance class amongst friends in Glen Gaspi's living room. The group's name was inspired by the rugged street dance style of the males, co-existing with the smooth grooves from the females in the crew. The dance crew decided as a whole that they would train to compete in Sydney's dance crew competition, Looze Control[6] on 28 August; they were awarded Champions of the Freshman Division.[6] After placing first in their division, Kookies N Kream crew were chosen by Nojon Entertainment[6] to be a supporting act for Poreotics Tic Tic Tour at the Sydney City Recital Hall, on 4 October 2010.

Kookies N Kream expanded in 2011, bringing the total members to nineteen. Harry Harrop, Glen Gaspi's cousin, was recruited, along with Robert Mejica,[3] Geraldina Hintko and Charmaine Bohol, all of whom are high school friends of the original members.

Australia's Got Talent

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Main article: Australia's Got Talent (season 6)

In 2012, Kookies N Kream auditioned as a nineteen-member group for the sixth season of Australia's Got Talent. The group was eliminated at sixth place in the Grand Finals Episode on 25 July.

Semi-final

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The "Order" columns lists the order of appearance each act made for every episode.

Order Contestant Act Finished
1 Black Diamonds Drilldance Team Dance Team Lost Public Vote
2 Andy Holm Performer Lost Public Vote
3 Monique Le Bas Opera Singer Lost Public Vote
4 Ten Days After Christmas Singer Songwriters Lost Public Vote
5 The Nelson Twins Comedians Won Judges Vote
6 Anthony Laye Mind Reader Lost Judges Vote
7 Kookies N Kream Dance Crew Won Public Vote

Final showdown 2

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Order Contestant Act Finished
1 Flowers For Midnight Pop Band Lost Public Vote
2 George & Noriko Blues fusion musicians Top 5 - Eliminated
3 The Nelson Twins Comedians Lost Public Vote
4 The Wolfe Brothers Country Rock Band Won public vote
5 Soul Mystique Quick Change Illusionists Won Judges Vote
6 Rhys Tohlhurst Big Band Singer Lost Public Vote
7 Kookies N Kream Dance Crew Won Judges Vote
8 Andrew De Silva Singer Won public vote

Grand Final

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Order Contestant Act Finished
1 Genesis Beatboxer 8th Place
2 The Wolfe Brothers Country Rock Band Runner Up
3 Dylan Yeandle Comedic Stripper 7th Place
4 Joe Moore Singer 4th Place
5 Soul Mystique Quick Change Act 3rd Place
6 Kookies N Kream Dance Crew 6th Place
7 Andrew De Silva Singer Winner
8 Odyssey Gymnastics Troupe 5th Place

Awards

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Members

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Generation Members
1

(2010)

Jet Valencia
Glen Gaspi
Natasha Pinto
Kimberly Grana
Isabel Martinez
Gerina Perez
Patcrick Maglaque
Dylan Elul
Gabriel Mendoza
Emily Lee
Christopher Patacsil
Bridgette Badger
Nicholas Giddings
2

2011–2012

Jet Valencia
Jasmine Gaspi (Manager)
Glen Gaspi
Natasha Pinto
Kimberly Grana
Isabel Martinez
Gerina Perez
Patrick Maglaque
Dylan Elul
Gabriel Mendoza
Emily Lee
Bridgette Badger
Harry Harrop
Geraldina Hintko
Charmaine Bohol
Robert Mejica
Emilynn Villianueva
3

2012–2013

KNK HHI ADULTS DIV

Jet Valencia
Harry Harrop
Patrick Maglaque
Emilynn Villianueva
4

2013–2014

Jet Valencia
Patrick Maglaque
Emilynn Villianueva
Harry Harrop
Adam Yigiter
Rennard Velasco
Honey
Elizabeth Golikova
Ivy Moon
Kayla Clarke
5 Jet Valencia
Miriam Yousif
Adam Yigiter
Rennard Velasco
Honey
Elizabeth Golikova
Ivy Moon
Brenton Rakebrandt
Tori Stephanie
Sunhyee Lee
Jessica Nakhoul

References

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  1. ^ "KookiesnKream School". www.kookiesnkream.com.au. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
  2. ^ a b "Glen Gaspi". www.grayboyentertainment.com. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  3. ^ a b "Robert Mejica". www.grayboyentertainment.com. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  4. ^ Jerome Valencia (2009-10-20), 2009 So You Think You Can Dance Australia Top 100 - Jet on The Insider Weekly Criticalhype.com, retrieved 2018-02-06
  5. ^ a b "dancekool.com/instructors/jet-valencia". dancekool.com. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "looze control". NOJON Entertainment. Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
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