After heading to Los Angeles simply hoping to perform well, Ford said earning the golden buzzer was beyond anything the group expected<\/p>\n
\u201cI couldn\u2019t believe it,\u201d she said. \u201cI wasn\u2019t expecting that at all. We went into this just trying to think \u2018OK, let\u2019s just try something different, let\u2019s just go for it.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Ford said seeing the dancers succeed under the pressure of performing for celebrity judges was her proudest moment.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was just so happy for them, and proud of them, because that was so much pressure,\u201d Ford said.<\/p>\n
She said the moment was years in the making, built on early mornings and sacrifices by dancers, coaches and parents<\/p>\n
\u201cWe did a lot to prepare for this, and a lot of sacrifice, both the parents, the kids. It was a lot on everybody,\u201d Ford said.<\/p>\n
She said one of the most emotional parts of the team\u2019s watch party on Tuesday night came when she realized two dancers who joined after spotting the group practicing outside during the COVID-19 pandemic were now being celebrated on a national television stage in the same community hall where the dance studio once rented space.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were on the grass at Blue Quill, this community center, and this mom of a girls came up to me and said, \u2018What is this?\u2019 And then from there put her girls in it, and now we\u2019re at the same hall watching your daughters on AGT. Super, like, full-circle moment.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite nerves backstage, Ford said the dancers delivered the performance of their lives when the spotlight came on.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs soon as they walked onto that stage, it was like \u2018game on,\u2019 and they nailed it,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Ford said her father, a well known figure in Saskatchewan, is a huge fan of the show, and he was excited to watch the team perform on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The team will now return to L.A. for the next round of competition.<\/p>\n
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