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My Moment of Fame

3/2/2016

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For the first time last Fall, the middle school where I teach held a lip sync battle with staff and students as part of our morning announcements, and I made my way to the finals and eventually became reigning champ. Woo hoo! It was a BLAST, and I fully intend to defend my crown next year. After giving up hope that I was ever going to receive my trophy, I finally received it this week. (Better late than never.) Isn't it awesome?

I thought it would be fun to share my performances with you below. :)
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First Round - Wrecking Ball by Miley Cyrus
My family helped me choose this song and come up the concept of the performance. They were the ones who thought I should be sitting on one of the big bouncy balls. It was my idea to enlist two of my students to join me so I could beat the crap out of them with it. Heh heh. I thought I had the version where the music track was placed over the original sound, but I was mistaken. You can totally hear the boys cracking up in this.

Second Round - Single Ladies by Beyonce
This one is my favorite of the three. I love how our TV production teacher, who is the backup dancer on the left, made the video resemble Beyonce's by making it black and white. And the comic relief my colleagues provided with their dancing is absolutely priceless. It will be tough to top this one next year if you ask me.

Final Round - Uptown Funk by Bruno Mars
This one is my least favorite, simply because we tried to go too big by moving through the building, so with all the splicing that was required, the music track doesn't match the video. Bummer. However, the kids are super cute! Pay special attention to the little guy in the red shirt on the left at the end of the video. The dude's got some moves!
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23 Comments
Pam
3/3/2016 09:49:16 am

Great videos! You and the kids, especially, the really tall one with gray hair, in the last video, did a spectacular job!

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Shelly Hickman link
3/3/2016 10:10:28 am

Thanks for commenting, Pam!

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cissy
3/3/2016 08:31:53 pm

I LOVED them. What fun. I am beyond entertained. I don't remember any of my teachers being this much fun. I bet the kids LOVE you!!!!

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Shelly Hickman link
3/4/2016 04:20:02 am

Glad you liked them, Cissy. I don't know if they love me, but some of them loved singing to me when they'd see me on campus. I had kids I didn't even know go, "I came in like a wrecking ball!" or "Uptown funk you up, uptown funk you up!" when they saw me. Haha!

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Cinthia Ritchie link
3/4/2016 07:55:51 am

What fun! And you did "Uptown Funk." Love that song, and you even wore a white shirt and jacket, just like Bruno. So cool! Love the kids in the background, too. Sounds as if you all had a blast. Cheers and have a great weekend.

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Shelly Hickman link
3/4/2016 04:20:05 pm

Cinthia, I did try to copy Bruno's look a little, although I wasn't too thrilled with my t-shirt choice after watching the video. I look about four months prego. Haha! It was an absolute blast and I can't wait to try again next year. Thanks and have a great weekend as well! :)

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Tall Guy with Gray Hair
3/5/2016 01:27:34 pm

It was a great contest and everyone had fun including students, teachers, and admin!

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Shelly Hickman link
3/5/2016 02:00:42 pm

You realize that will be your name now - Tall Guy with Gray Hair. Ha!

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Brea Brown link
3/30/2016 03:15:54 am

You've got moves, Mrs. Hickman! ;) Now to defend that trophy... You've set the bar quite high!

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Shelly Hickman link
3/30/2016 11:50:50 am

Thanks, Brea! I think I should probably start practicing my Eminem selection for next year now. ;)

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Meredith Schorr link
3/30/2016 06:13:14 am

Wow! I've always liked you, Shelly, but I've got a whole new respect for you now. That was awesome! And I agree with Brea, you've got moves :)

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Shelly Hickman link
3/30/2016 11:51:36 am

Why thank you kindly, Meredith! :)

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Jayne Denker link
3/30/2016 07:01:52 am

Righteous, Shelly! Congrats--well deserved!

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Shelly Hickman link
3/30/2016 11:52:35 am

Thanks, Jayne! :D

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Pauline Wiles link
3/30/2016 07:20:16 am

My gosh: hilarious. I had no idea lip sync contests were even a thing. Great job!

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Shelly Hickman link
3/30/2016 11:56:30 am

It all started with the Jimmy Fallon Show, Pauline. Check out some YouTube videos. One of our science teachers did this song for his performance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnNpgsKQLMg

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Julie Valerie link
3/30/2016 12:25:56 pm

WOOOOOOO!!!!! I'm laughing my TAIL OFF! I've watched all of the videos at least three times each. Turned the volume up on my computer and danced along with you. YOU ROCK. Fur real!

Shelly, OMG. Soooooo freaking FUNNY!

Can we hang out?

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Shelly Hickman link
3/30/2016 04:25:23 pm

Glad you found it entertaining, Julie. And yeah, let's hang out! :)

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Michelle James link
3/30/2016 06:29:00 pm

These were great. I bet your students loved doing these with you.

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Sandie Docker link
3/30/2016 06:48:24 pm

I'm so wishing you were my teacher right now. How much fun is all that? What a blast. And what a great way to engage the kids. Awesome.

And the trophy is bloomin' fine!

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Lee Ann Howlett link
3/30/2016 08:42:10 pm

These are great! Your students are very lucky.

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Tracy Krimmer link
4/1/2016 05:36:20 am

Wow! So much fun!

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Shelly Hickman link
4/2/2016 07:47:35 am

Thanks for watching, ladies! I can't wait till next year, it was so much fun. I guess I should start thinking now about how I can step up my game . :)

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