Guess what everyone, we won 1st place in dance state finals last night.  I am so happy!  I smiled so much last night that my face hurt.  I am thilled that we won!  My whole dance group and I cheered so loudly and screamed with so much joy that practiculy the whole buliding heard us.  Everyone in the buliding were so happy for us.  We were so happy and thankful when the state finals judge handed out all our awards and our money that we won.  The state finals judge even told me that I was the best lead dancer that he seen in a long time.  He even wrote that on my certificate.  We got $700.00 for our dance team since we won first place, we got a huge trophy for our whole dance team, we also got small trophies per person on our team,we got medels and we got ribbons and certificates per person on our team, and we got a bouquet of flowers per person on our team.  We  got many congratulations and hand shakes from everyone.  Some people in the audience even gave us flowers.  My whole family and my friends were so proud of me.  They were cheering so loudly when it was announced that my dance team won.  My family and friends hugged me so hard, and my dad even lifted me up and put me on his shoulders.  My dance teacher Mrs. Johnson was so proud of all of us.  She congratulated us and gave everyone on my dance team a hug.  When my dance teacher got to me for my hug and after she hugged me she told me that I was a wonderful lead dancer.  Everyone on my dance team gave eachother a group hug.  We were so happy.  It was a great night.  Later we are going to celebrate for our victory last night.  I am so happy that my dance team won.