Bradford Jitsu Audition for Britains Got Talent

Following their recent success at the Jitsu International held in Spartenburg, South Carolina, the Bradford Jitsu team attended their first audition for Britain's Got Talent on Saturday (28th Dec)

Whilst the judges and presenters weren’t there in person, the experience wasn’t vastly different to that which you see on the TV.

Nerves and excitement ran high in the group whilst we waited for our time slot, sat in a huge holding area with all kinds of other people, some which we’re sure we’ll see again on the TV :)

Unfortunately though, cameras and mobiles weren’t allowed in the holding area but we did take a few pictures whilst we waited to get our ticket numbers.

 

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We had chosen that morning not to put on our Black outfits as we wanted to make sure people saw the group for what they are, rather than simply an act. Thankfully, it was a great choice as following the success of Diversity last year, nearly everyone was in black and if not black, luminous outfits, presumably to stand out from everyone else. Looking around, nobody else was in white and no sooner has we entered the holding room, someone was over to ask us whether we would mind doing some filming.

The filming wasn’t anything special, but who knows where it will lead. All we had to do was stand in a make shift corridor and look nervous like we were just about to audition. It took a few minutes, not surprising due to the fact that a group of kids with their heads filled with thought of being on TV were far from nervous and full of smiles, laughter and energy.

Once our call came, we wheeled our 40 mats on five different trolleys in the reception area and after a little bit of thought, the crew decided to change our room, rather than try and get the mats up stairs in the lift.

We had a little wait, whilst the previous auditions finished and as it grew close, the group got more and more nervous. Parent and kids alike we constantly checking their belts, making sure they had gone to the toilet, repeated reminders to smile, you know the usual fuss we make make to try and pass the time when we’re waiting for something to happen.

Then, in we went …. mats laid out with military precision, a polite few comments to the single judge, CD in the player and then places…..

No sooner had it started, it was all over, caught on camera by a loan man in the corner. Sadly, our military precision in regard to the mats, didn’t stretch as far as putting them away :S

Before we left, the judge commented that it was a great interpretation of the music and a brilliant display. Sadly, he’s not the one to make a decision and once the tape has been reviewed we should find out in January/February next year.

 

All that remains therefore is to say a huge thank you and big well done to Suraj, Chandni, Oscar, Lewis and Lukhi, not forgetting of course to everyone else who has played a part in shaping the demo to where it is now.

 

If you haven’t seen the demo before, you can view a shaky version on YouTube, shot from a digital camera whilst the team did the display in the States.