Five talented Sprout division acts (ages 2-12) and five Senior division acts (ages 13-21) have advanced to the semi-final round in Bill Riley’s 66th annual Iowa State Fair Talent Search. Each act will perform again on Thursday, August 20, Friday, August 21 or Saturday, August 22.
The names, ages, hometowns and routines of the sprouts acts are:
Brinley Koster, 12, Breda, and Charlee Stitz, 12, Carroll, Acro/Jazz Dance Duet
Isabella Ham, 12; Mia Velasco,12; Leah Pond, 10; Taylor Pickell, 11; Gabriella Mahoney,13; Onawa, Clogging Quintet
Rose Miller, 8, Oskaloosa, Lyrical Dance
Amaryllis Wilham, 11, Cedar Rapids, Vocal Solo
Maryette Fix, 9, Muscatine, Musical Theater Dance
The names, ages, hometowns and routines of the senior acts are:
Jacob Forney, 20, West Des Moines, Vocal Solo
Ava Kloppe, 17, Cumming, Contemporary Solo
Kinidi Struck, 14, Davenport, Lyrical Dance
Bella De Haan, 17, Pella, Piano Solo
Milliana Jimenez, 17, Davenport, Musical Theater Vocal Solo
The Bill Riley Talent Search has put Iowa’s young talent on stages across the state each summer since 1960. Nearly 100 local qualifying competitions are held across the state and winners advance to the State Fair competition, where there are seven days of preliminary competition for Sprouts (ages 2-12) and Seniors (ages 13-21), followed by the semi-finals and, ultimately, the selection of one Senior Champion. The Sprouts do not compete beyond the semi-finals, but perform in the Championship Show as Sprout Champions set for Sunday, August 23 at 1:30 p.m. on the Anne and Bill Riley Stage sponsored by Pepsi and media sponsor iHeart Radio.
More than $22,000 will be awarded to the Senior and Sprout divisions combined.
