{"id":11993,"date":"2023-06-28T13:24:05","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T17:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/?p=11993"},"modified":"2023-06-28T13:24:05","modified_gmt":"2023-06-28T17:24:05","slug":"7-year-old-dancer-stuns-americas-got-talent-judges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/inspirationreport\/2023\/06\/7-year-old-dancer-stuns-americas-got-talent-judges.html","title":{"rendered":"7-Year-Old Dancer Stuns &#8216;America&#8217;s Got Talent&#8217; Judges"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_12005\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-12005\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/89\/2023\/06\/Eseniia-Mikheeva-AGT_credit-Americas-got-talent-youtube-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12005\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/89\/2023\/06\/Eseniia-Mikheeva-AGT_credit-Americas-got-talent-youtube-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-12005\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">America\u2019s Got Talent \/ YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Eseniia Mikheeva, a 7-year-old dancer from Russia wowed the judges of &#8220;America&#8217;s Got Talent&#8221; while appearing on season 18 of the show. Judges Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum, Sophia Vergara and Simon Cowell were blown away by Mikheeva&#8217;s hip-hop dance routine where she not only showed off her dancing skills, but also her flips and splits. \u201cEseniia, I think you are a mini-mini star already,\u201d said Vergara after the performance. <span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cI am so happy you came tonight to <\/span>AGT <span data-contrast=\"auto\">because this is the place where you needed to be. We\u2019re so happy you\u2019re here.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\"> Heidi Klum gave her praises to Mikheeva by saying, \u201cI think you are incredible. I love your dance. I love your tricks. What I love the most are your face expressions. You\u2019re giving 100 percent.\u201d Mandel asked Mikheeva if her parents were there supporting her, saying they must be so proud. The 7-year-old&#8217;s parents peaked out from backstage and waved where Mandel said, \u201cShe\u2019s amazing!\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2ncWL5EJTG0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Mikheeva traveled all the way from Moscow, Russia to appear on season 18 of &#8220;America&#8217;s Got Talent.&#8221; She comes from a dancing family where her mom and dad are both dance teachers who have a special program to teach children. Her parents started Eseniia in dance at the age of three, but she says she started dancing at 7 months old when she would bop her head in the car as music played. She recently appeared on &#8220;The Jennifer Hudson Show&#8221; in April 2023 where Esenia spoke about her love for dance saying, \u201cWhen you dance you feel freedom, you feel happy, you feel power.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eseniia Mikheeva, a 7-year-old dancer from Russia wowed the judges of &#8220;America&#8217;s Got Talent&#8221; while appearing on season 18 of the show. 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