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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate the members of the Xtreme |
| 4 | | Dance Company on the occasion of the grand opening of their new |
| 5 | | Dance Center; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Xtreme Dance Company is a highly competitive |
| 7 | | dance company with performances ranging from ages five to 19 |
| 8 | | that perform and compete in all dance styles throughout the |
| 9 | | Chicagoland area, including national events; the company was |
| 10 | | founded in the fall of 2002 and is based in Naperville, with |
| 11 | | members who are also from surrounding towns; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, The Xtreme Dance Force has an extraordinary list |
| 13 | | of achievements; they were recently featured as a top finalist |
| 14 | | on MTV's hit show "America's Best Dance Crew" and featured |
| 15 | | twice as a main role in the Emmy Award-winning MTV reality |
| 16 | | show, "MADE"; they have appeared on "So You Think You Can |
| 17 | | Dance" and "The Wade Robson Project"; they were also invited to |
| 18 | | perform with the Black Eyed Peas on the Holiday Season Special |
| 19 | | episode of Oprah; and
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| 20 | | WHEREAS, Xtreme Dance Force alumni have gone on to dance |
| 21 | | professionally; they have appeared in motion pictures, videos, |
| 22 | | commercials, and as backup dancers for popular entertainers; |
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| 1 | | they have gone on to dance on major college dance teams and |
| 2 | | dance at Disney venues and cruise ships; Xtreme Dancers have |
| 3 | | danced for Lady GaGa, Britney Spears, Jason Derulo, Lil Wayne, |
| 4 | | and Justin Bieber, and have performed as opening acts for |
| 5 | | Ludacris, Soulja Boy, Ciara, Chingy, Bow Wow, Twista, Mims, and |
| 6 | | Lupe Fiasco; some have even turned into successful actors and |
| 7 | | models; and
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| 8 | | WHEREAS, The Xtreme Dance Force was rated one of the top |
| 9 | | five dance companies in the country by "Dance Spirit Magazine" |
| 10 | | and has won the Starpower World Victory Cup of Dance nine |
| 11 | | times; they have also won numerous regional and national |
| 12 | | entertainment and choreography awards; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, The Xtreme Dance Company will hold its Grand |
| 14 | | Opening for the new Xtreme Dance Center on May 29, 2016; and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Xtreme Dance Company serve as |
| 16 | | models of hard work, integrity, and dedication for the people |
| 17 | | of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
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| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 19 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
| 20 | | congratulate the members of the Xtreme Dance Company on the |
| 21 | | occasion of the grand opening of their new Dance Center and |
| 22 | | wish them continued success and happiness in the future; and be |