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'''Hairo Torres''' was a contortionist breakdancer from [[Season 4]] of ''[[America's Got Talent]]''. He finished in the Bottom 5 (of the Top 10). |
'''Hairo Torres''' was a contortionist breakdancer from [[Season 4]] of ''[[America's Got Talent]]''. He finished in the Bottom 5 (of the Top 10). |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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| + | Hairo Torres was born in southern California and raised in Grants Pass, Oregon. He began his dance journey at 13 and it has helped transform his life for the better. His parents never had a lot of money. Hairo works two jobs—as a clerk at a video store and a clerk at a distribution plant— but has dreamed of making a living using the love and passion he feels for his craft. |
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| − | • hairo torres - 23 yr old; works two jobs (one is store clerk) but practices dancing at home; from grands past Oregon; breakdancing has been a part of his life since he was 13; his parents did not have a lot of money; he auditioned to see whether he had what it took to be a successful performer; breakdancing and contorting his body performing feats like using his jacket as a prop he jumped over and hopping on his hands with his legs bent over his shoulders |
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| + | Despite the skepticism he has faced from family and friends over the years, he continued to practice and to perfect his dance moves. [http://web.poptower.com/hairo-torres-americas-got-talent.htm] |
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| + | He auditioned for ''America's Got Talent'' to see whether he had what it took to be a successful performer. |
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==Audition== |
==Audition== |
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Hairo Torres's [[Season 4 Auditions|audition]] in [[Episode 404]] consisted of breakdancing and contorting his boy to perform feats such as using his jacket as a prop he jumped over and bouncing on his hands wiht his legs bent over his shoulders. [[Piers Morgan]], [[Sharon Osbourne]], and [[David Hasselhoff]] all voted "Yes", sending Hairo to the Vegas Round. |
Hairo Torres's [[Season 4 Auditions|audition]] in [[Episode 404]] consisted of breakdancing and contorting his boy to perform feats such as using his jacket as a prop he jumped over and bouncing on his hands wiht his legs bent over his shoulders. [[Piers Morgan]], [[Sharon Osbourne]], and [[David Hasselhoff]] all voted "Yes", sending Hairo to the Vegas Round. |
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Revision as of 09:28, 10 August 2014
Hairo Torres was a contortionist breakdancer from Season 4 of America's Got Talent. He finished in the Bottom 5 (of the Top 10).
Background
Hairo Torres was born in southern California and raised in Grants Pass, Oregon. He began his dance journey at 13 and it has helped transform his life for the better. His parents never had a lot of money. Hairo works two jobs—as a clerk at a video store and a clerk at a distribution plant— but has dreamed of making a living using the love and passion he feels for his craft.
Despite the skepticism he has faced from family and friends over the years, he continued to practice and to perfect his dance moves. [1]
He auditioned for America's Got Talent to see whether he had what it took to be a successful performer.
Audition
Hairo Torres's audition in Episode 404 consisted of breakdancing and contorting his boy to perform feats such as using his jacket as a prop he jumped over and bouncing on his hands wiht his legs bent over his shoulders. Piers Morgan, Sharon Osbourne, and David Hasselhoff all voted "Yes", sending Hairo to the Vegas Round.
Vegas Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals
