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Sagkeeng trio dancing on air over talent finals

By: Brad Oswald
Posted: 05/5/2012

This has, it goes without saying, turned out to be a much bigger deal than the three teens from Sagkeeng First Nation ever imagined.

When traditional dancers Vince O’Laney and Brandon and Dallas Courchene decided last fall to audition for Citytv’s Canada’s Got Talent, the idea didn’t amount to much more than a whim and a half-decent excuse to spend a day in the city.

As it turns out, the trio of Manitoba teens — performing as Sagkeeng’s Finest — have exactly the kind of talent the show’s judges and viewers are looking for. Flash forward a few hard-jigging months, and Sagkeeng’s Finest have danced their way into the final performance showdown (Sunday, May 13 on Citytv) of Canada’s Got Talent’s inaugural season.

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