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Ricky Jaime Shows He Can Dance; Lady GaGa To Guest Judge His Efforts

Ricky Jaime grew up in the Greater Brandon area, a resident of Riverview and a graduate of Newsome High School. He aims to advance another round in the Fox television show "So You Think You Can Dance."

Ricky Jaime of Riverview has been spending the past weeks dancing and advancing in the Fox television show, “So You Think You Can Dance.”

Tonight, July 27, he tests his skills again, with another set of dance performances aimed to convince America to vote his way to another round.

The “So You Think You Can Dance” competition and reality show starts at 8 p.m. on Fox (Channel 14 on BrightHouse).

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He’ll find out tomorrow if his dances — and the public’s votes — were good enough to advance another round.

“And thank God he just moved forward again this week,” his mother, Doris Davila-Jaime, said in a story posted at Bloomingdale Patch. “We’re very proud of him."

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“But we need the community’s help,” added Davila-Jaime, agent and owner of Carrera Insurance of Tampa, located in Riverview. “The way the show works is, after Wednesday night’s performance, the lines are open for people to vote for two hours. It would mean so much if everyone could help this local student follow his dream and vote for him every Wednesday night after the show.”

For more, read the Bloomingdale Patch article, “Newsome High Grad Thinks He Can Dance; Watch Tonight To Find Out."


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