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Twelve acts from across the country gave a resounding answer to a question that has plagued Canadians for ages: Yes, it appears that Canada does have talent.
Just kidding; we knew that already. But still, the finalists of "Canada's Got Talent" put on quite a show Sunday night to win the viewers' votes for the grand prize of $100,000 in cash, a Nissan GT-R, a Las Vegas show, and a performance at the Citytv New Year's Eve special.
Over the season we've seen some folks with a wide variety of talent -- if you consider stapling things to your face a "talent" -- but the dancers were on fire last night. Sagkeeng's Finest tappers opened the show with an energetic routine to a pop medley, acrobat Aygul Memet performed impressive stunts on a circus ring suspended over the stage to "Imagine," and the Broken Dance troupe delivered a Bollywood interpretation of "Romeo and Juliet" (featuring Justin Bieber's "Baby," a nice touch).
But stealing everyone's hearts before even stepping onstage (and giving a shout-out to "all the mothers out there" on Mother's Day) was 12-year-old ballet dancer Shale Wagman. Telling the story of a young boy battling adults putting him down, Shale had the audience on its feet and judge Stephen Moccio choked up, calling him "a gift to the country."
If you missed last night's performance, catch it here before tonight's finale airs at 8 p.m. ET on Citytv. Or, if you're in a rush, you can just check out Shale's finale performance.
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