12-Year-Old Dancer Alexandra "Sparkles" Lund To Perform On Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Sports 2015

Original Dancer Sparkles Lund Press Release via Marketwired:

12-Year-Old Dancer to Perform on Nickelodeon "Kids' Choice Sports Awards"

Alexandra "Sparkles" Lund Featured in Young Dancer Ensemble

ARROYO GRANDE, CA--(Marketwired - Jul 14, 2015) - Twelve-year-old Alexandra "Sparkles" Lund will be making her first Awards Show appearance on Nickelodeon "Kids' Choice Sports Awards," which broadcasts this Thursday evening, July 16, 2015.

12-year-old award-winning dancer "Sparkles" Lund to appear on "Kids' Choice Sports Awards" on July 16, 2015

This is not Sparkles Lund's first network television appearance. In November of last year, she appeared on the "Dancing with the Stars" finale with a talented young dancers ensemble that promoted the new "Annie" movie along with the youngest performer to ever be nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award®, Quvenzhané Wallis, as Annie. Sparkles Lund was also featured on "The Voice" this year singing and dancing to Tina Turner's hit "We Don't Need Another Hero," performed by Top 8 Team Blake star, Hannah Kirby.

In addition to her burgeoning commercial career, on July 2nd, the Hollywood Vibe Dance named Sparkles the "2015 National Dancer of the Year." Ms. Lund won this award not only for her dance acumen, but her work ethic, focus on improvement, focus on excellence and her ability to lead a team of Hollywood Vibe Company dancers.

Hollywood Vibe Creative Director Liz Imperio, a leading director and choreographer in the entertainment industry, says, "Sparkles is a great representation of the future dancer/artist Breaking Barriers is looking to build for this ever growing industry."

Imperio's high compliment comes from a creative artist of high standing. Her accolades include the staging and choreography for Jennifer Lopez's "Live From Puerto Rico" concert; director/choreographer of Gloria Estefan's most recent concert tour; and three numbers for Madonna's "Re-invention Tour 2004."

Imperio was joined by an A-list of choreographers who selected Sparkles Lund to be the 2015-16 Hollywood Vibe "National Dancer of the Year" and the Vibe Dance Company member. Imperio also founded Breaking Barriers. Breaking Barriers is an educational/motivational program created for young dancers such as Sparkles. Breaking Barriers is designed to change the way dancers think, work, and perform.

Imperio added this insight about Ms. Lund. "'Sparkles' is a delightful child. She has great dance skills, but her real talents lie in her ability to work hard, learn choreography quickly and maintain a sense of humor and humility even though her competitive and professional career is exploding. Bottomline, she's just a great kid and we love to have her around at each of our conventions across the country!"

An award winning featured dancer, actor and model, Sparkles Lund is fast becoming one of the entertainment industry's hottest young commercial dancers. Her dance styles include jazz, ballet, tap, hip-hop, lyrical, contemporary and pointe.

About Sparkles Lund
Sparkles Lund is a 12-year-old dancer, actor, blogger and YouTube personality. A resident of California's Central Coast living in Arroyo Grande outside of San Luis Obispo, she started dancing at the age of 3 and began her professional dancing career at age 8. As a 9-year-old, Sparkles Lund received her first national dance title "Icon of the Year" from Hollywood Connection. As a 12-year-old, Lund received her second national title "Dancer of the Year" from Hollywood Vibe. She has recently performed on The Voice, Dance Moms, and Dancing With The Stars. Sparkles Lund is part of the renowned Hip Hop crew, immaBEAST, with the highly talented choreographer and director Will Adams "Willdabeast."

Alexandra Lund was given the stage name "Sparkles" by choreographer Tahirih Ellison, as a tribute to both her taste in outfits and her personality. She is a dancer with Dellos Performing Arts Center in Arroyo Grande, which is recognized as among the top studios in America, where she is under the guidance of Johnna Clark. Sparkles Lund is represented by Clear Talent Agency in Los Angeles.

VIDEO LINKS & ONLINE BACKGROUND:
YouTube: www.YouTube.com/SparklesLund
Website http://sparkleslund.com/
Instagram sparkleslund - http://instagram.com/sparkleslund
Twitter: @SparklesLund

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Nickelodeon Latin America Commissions New Telenovela "Yo soy Franky"

Nickelodeon Latin America (Latinoamérica) has announced the exciting news that they have commissioned a brand-new original telenovela titled "Yo soy Franky"!

The announcement was made by Tatiana Rodríguez, the Senior Vice President of Programming and Creative Strategy for Nickelodeon Latin America at LA Screenings.

"Yo soy Franky" ("I am Franky") follows the story of a teenage girl robot called Franky who has been designed to be just like a real teenage girl. Designed by a scientist named Sofia, who Franky calls her Mother, Franky looks like any other girl, but functions just like the latest computer technology, complete with WiFi access, extensive memory and a hard disk. No-one but the members of her human family know Franky's secret.

Nickelodeon Latin America will host the pan-regional premiere "Yo soy Franky" in the last quarter of 2015.

"Yo soy Franky" will star Venezuelan actress María Gabriela de Faría, better known for her role as Isa in Nickelodeon's "Isa TKM" and Mia in seasons three and four of Nickelodeon's "Grachi", and Mexican actor Martín Barba, best known for his character Benjamín Casanegra in the series "Último año". De Faria returns to Nickelodeon after starring in the film "El paseo", considered the number one in Colombia with John Leguizamo.

The new original series, picked up for 60 hour-long episodes (60 x 60'), will be produced in Colombia by Televideo and will be distributed Viacom International Media Networks The Americas through its Division of International Sales Programming (IPS), the division responsible for the international distribution of programs, formats and activities produced by the brands of the company.

"After the incredible success of local productions [by] Nickelodeon, both regionally and internationally, [we] are really excited to announce the start of production [of] "Yo soy Franky"," said Rodriguez. "This series clearly demonstrates our experience in producing quality content and strengthens our leadership position in the pay TV industry in the segment of children and families."

"Yo soy Franky" is written by Argentinian author Marcela Citterrio, whose previous projects include "Patito feo" and "Chica vampiro".

To celebrate their brand-new series, Nickelodeon Latin America recently held a live Periscope interview with the entire cast of "Yo soy Franky"!

Sources: Anime, Manga y TV, TTVNews.

Sneak Peeks Of New "Sanjay and Craig" Episodes "Serpentco", "Snake Parts Unknown" And "And Justice For Durdle"

Dudes, what's up? To celebrate Nickelodeon USA starting to premiere more brand-new episodes of "Sanjay and Craig" every Saturday at 11:30am ET/PT from Saturday 18th July 2015, Nick USA have unveiled fantastic super top secret sneak peek previews from three upcoming brand-new "Sanjay and Craig" episodes, which you can watch in the fantastic online streaming video clips from Nickelodeon's official YouTube channel below! Check it!:

Sanjay and Craig | 'Serpentco' Official Sneak Peek (including Animatic) | Nick



The Dude-Snake duo go undercover with Tufflips to investigate a crime ring that is pirating movies. Check out brand new episodes of "Sanjay and Craig", premiering Saturdays at 11:30am/10:30c!

Sanjay and Craig | 'Snake Parts Unknown' Official Sneak Peek | Nick



Sanjay and Craig show Anthony Gourmand (guest star Anthony Bourdain), the rad host of the TV series "Foodventure", around Lundgren in search of the ultimate food. However, Craig ends up being on the menu! TO HECTOR'S HOOUUUSEE!! Catch the premiere of "Snake Parts Unknown" on Saturday 25th July 2015 at 11:30am ET/PT, only on Nickelodeon USA! Missed the first sneak peek? Watch it here on NickALive!.

Sanjay and Craig | 'And Justice For Durdle' Official Sneak Peek | Nick



Learn how to make your very own Blueberry Smoobbie in the brand new episode of "Sanjay and Craig", "And Justice For Durdle", premiering soon on Nickelodeon USA! Can't a man admire another man's Bloobies?

Bonus video: Ever wondered what the "Sanjay and Craig" theme song sounded like in Italian? Watch the clip below to find out!:

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First-Look At Brand-New Nickelodeon Comedy "Massively Mixed-Up Middle School Mystery"

To celebrate Nickelodeon USA starting to premiere and show the networks brand-new comedy series "Massively Mixed-Up Middle School Mystery" very soon, Nick USA have unveiled a fantastic sneak peek preview of Nickelodeon's brand-new sitcom on their official YouTube channel, which you can watch in the super online streaming video clip below!:

Massively Mixed-Up Middle School Mystery | Introducing the Team | Nick



Meet Everett, Riley, and Alyssa! This team is ready to solve every mystery that comes their way in Middle School, including who farted over the loudspeaker during the morning announcements, why don't the cafeteria mozzarella sticks ever taste right, what ever happened to the planet projects the teacher never gave back, and is there a pool in the school boiler room!

"Massively Mixed-Up Middle School Mystery", formally titled "Junior Eye", is created by Aaron Eisenberg and Will Eisenberg. Please note: It is currently unknown whether "Massively Mixed-Up Middle School Mystery" is the new series title for "Roll Call" as previously thought. NickALive! apologizes for any misunderstanding.

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Nickelodeon News Round-Up - Issue 27: Global Edition

Below is a round-up of aweslime Nickelodeon International news and highlights!

Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand's official website has a brand-new shorter web address (domain) - nick.com.au!;

Nickelodeon Spain and Nickelodeon Portugal started to premiere and show "The Legend of Korra - Book Three: Change" on Monday 6th July 2015! Nickelodeon Spain (Espana) is premiering brand-new episodes from the third season of "La Leyenda de Korra" weeknights at 6:30pm, and Nickelodeon Portugal is debuting all-new episodes from "A Lenda de Korra" weeknights at 5:35pm!;

Nickelodeon Spain and Nickelodeon Portugal are also currently premiering more brand-new episodes of "Los Thundermans"/"Os Thundermans" weeknights!;

To celebrate the Xperia Z3, Sony and Nickelodeon have teamed up for a brand-new advertising campaign starring SpongeBob SquarePants to advertise that the mobile phone can, like SpongeBob, survive underwater!:



Nickelodeon Africa started to premiere "The Legend of Korra - Book Three: Change" weeknights at 7:35pm on Monday 6th July 2015!;

Nickelodeon Africa will start to fully premiere and show "Bella and the Bulldogs" in September 2015!;

Nickelodeon Africa is currently premiering brand-new episodes of "SpongeBob SquarePants"!

Nickelodeon Africa is currently premiering brand-new episodes of "Henry Danger"!;

Nickelodeon Africa is also currently premiering brand-new episodes of "The Thundermans" every Monday to Thursday at 6:45pm!;

Nicktoons Africa will start to premiere and show "As Told By Ginger" Mondays to Fridays at 10:45 CAT from Monday 20th July 2015!;

Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand today, Saturday 4th July 2015, started to premiere more brand-new episodes of "The Thundermans", "Max & Shred", "Haunted Hathaways" and "Harvey Beaks"!;

Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand will also continue to premiere more brand-new episodes of "Camp Orange: Twisted Siblings", hosted by Jack Griffo and Kira Kosarin, every Saturday at 5:30pm! Visit camporange.com.au to vote for your winning "Camp Orange" team - The Twinvincibles (Myles and Wynton, NSW), The Ginger Ninjas (Torin and Egan, QLD), The Waybad Sisters (Deni and Mika, QLD) and The Bro Zealanders (Connor and Liam, NZ) - and to enter to be Nickelodeon's VIP Guest Team in the super live finale of "Camp Orange: Twisted Siblings" on Saturday 1st August 2015 At 5.30pm!;

Nick AU & NZ are currently airing classic Nicktoon "Rugrats" from the very beginning weekdays at 8:00pm!;

Nick Jr. Australia & New Zealand is currently premiering more brand-new episodes of "Wallykazam!" and will start to premiere more brand-new episodes of "Percy's Tiger Tales" from Monday 6th July 2015 and "PAW Patrol" from Monday 13th July 2015!;

Nickelodeon France will start to premiere and show more brand-new episodes of "The Thundermans" ("Les Thunderman") from Monday 13th July 2015 at 7.40pm!;

Nickelodeon France is currently premiering brand-new episodes of "Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness" ("Kung Fu Panda: l'incroyable légende") season three!;

Nickelodeon Germany (Deutschland) is premiering more brand-new episodes of "Max & Shred" weekdays at 15:45!;

Nickelodeon Russia and CIS (Россия and СНГ) will hold their annual localised version of Nickelodeon's "Worldwide Day of Play", "День когда пора играть", on Saturday 22nd August 2015! During "День когда пора играть", Nickelodeon Russia and CIS will go off-air for six hours to encourage kids to go outside and play!;

Nickelodeon Russia and CIS is currently premiering more brand-new episodes of "Rabbids Invasion"!;

Nickelodeon Russia and CIS will be premiering more brand-new episodes of "Paw Patrol" ("Щенячий патруль"/"Puppy Patrol") between Monday 6th and Wednesday 8th July 2015 at 7:35am MSK!;

Nickelodeon Russia and CIS will be premiering a brand-new episode of "Breadwinners" ("Хлебоутки") on Saturday 11th July 2015 at 8:45am MSK!;

Nickelodeon Russia and CIS are also currently premiering more brand-new episodes of "SpongeBob SquarePants" Saturdays at 9:10am MSK!;

Nickelodeon Russia and CIS are putting episodes of classic Nicktoons on their official website, nickelodeon.ru, starting with "CatDog" ("Котопёс") season one!;

Nickelodeon's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are touring Brazil! Meet and greet the Tartarugas Ninja as they visit São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro!;

Comedian and voice actor Fabio Porchat will host Nickelodeon's 16th Annual "Meus Prêmios Nick", Nickelodeon's Brazil's (Brasil) local version of the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards! Held in October 2015 at Citibank Hall in São Paulo, kids will choose who will take home a coveted orange blimp in 19 categories such as favorite TV presenter, favourite band, favorite TV show, among others. The awards ceremony will also feature special musical performances! (source);

Nickelodeon Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) will premiere "Nicky Ricky Dicky & Dawn" and "Bella and the Bulldogs" during Autumn/Fall 2015!;

Nickelodeon Central and Eastern Europe will start to premiere and show "The Legend of Korra - Book Three: Change" ("Korra legendája") weekdays at 6:00pm from Monday 7th September 2015! To celebrate, Nick CEE will treat viewers to a "Legend of Korra" marathon featuring episodes from "Book One: Air" and "Book Two: Spirits"!;

Nickelodeon Central and Eastern Europe will be premiering brand-new episodes of "The Haunted Hathaways" ("A Hathaway kísértetlak"), "Paw Patrol" ("A mancs őrjárat"), "The Thundermans" ("A Thunderman család"), "Bubble Guppies" ("Bubi Guppik"), "Blaze and the Monster Machines" ("Láng és a szuperverdák") and "Henry Danger" ("Veszélyes Henry") in August 2015!;

Additionally, Nick CEE will also be premiering the brand-new "Dóra, a felfedező" episode "Dora and the Very Sleepy Bear" ("Dora és a nagyon álmos medvebocs") on Friday 28th August 2015 at 8:15am, and will be airing marathons and movies every weekend throughout August 2015!;

"Dora and Friends: Into the City!" ("Dóra és barátai"), , "Rabbids Invasion" ("Rabbids: Invázió – új évad"), "Sam & Cat" ("Sam és Cat"), "Sanjay and Craig" ("Sanjay és Craig"), "Tickety Toc" and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" ("Tini Nindzsa Teknőcök") in June 2015!;

Nickelodeon Turkey (Türkiye) is currently premiering more brand-new episodes of "The Legend of Korra" weekdays at 8:35pm!

Nickelodeon Turkey is also currently premiering more brand-new episodes of "The Thundermans" ("Yıldırım Ailesi") Monday to Thursday at 7:45pm!;

Nickelodeon Asia is currently premiering more brand-new episodes of "The Thundermans" and "Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn" every Saturday and Sunday from 3:00pm between 4th and 12th July 2015 on Nickelodeon Philippines and weekdays from 4:00pm on Nickelodeon Singapore (SG), 6:55pm on Nickelodeon Indonesia (WIB) and 7:55pm on Nickelodeon Malaysia (MY) between Tuesday 7th and Friday 10th July 2015, as part of a all-new programming block called "Superquads"!;

Nickelodeon Turkey (Türkiye) is currently premiering brand-new episodes of "The Thundermans" ("Yıldırım Ailesi") every Monday to Thursday at 7:45pm!;

Nickelodeon (South Korea) and Nickelodeon Israel recently premiered "겟 블레이크"/"לתפוס את בלייק" ("Get Blake!")!;

Many Nickelodeon channels around the world are holding, will be holding or have held a brand-new "SpongeBob SquarePants" stunt called the "Ultimate Bikini Bottom Buddy Search"!:

Nickelodeon Spain - "Bob, ¿Dónde están tus amigos?"
Nickelodeon Portugal - "No Fundo, Eles Estão Lá. Mas Onde?"
Nickelodeon France - "A la recherche des habitants de Bikini Bottom"
Nickelodeon Africa - "Bikini Bottom Buddy Search"
Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand - "Ultimate Bikini Bottom Buddy Search"
Nickelodeon Russia and CIS - "Найди всех друзей в Бикини Боттом"
Nickelodeon Italy (Italia) - "Trova i pesci se ci riesci!"
Nickelodeon South East Asia - The Ultimate Bikini Bottom Buddy Search

As part of Nickelodeon Australia and New Zealand's "Ultimate Bikini Bottom Buddy Search", Nick AU/NZ gave fans the chance to win one of 40 exclusive SpongeBob buddy T-shirts (below)!:

In celebrate the premiere of the 200th episode of "SpongeBob SquarePants", Nickelodeon will be holding a Sponge-Tastic "Laugh Your Pants Off" marketing campaign and massive programming stunts leading to 200th "SpongeBob SquarePants" episode in 2016! #BaHaHaHa!

Upcoming brand-new episodes of "SpongeBob SquarePants" include "Best Day Off Ever", "SpongeBob Surf Shorts" and "SpaceBob InvaderPants"!;

A huge thanks to matteu21 for contributing to this post!

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