STUART — She was motivated by the idea of performing live, but the chance to be on a concert stage next to a pop star was an added bonus.
Out of thousands of submissions, Amelie Anstett, 12, of Palm City was one of four dancers chosen to perform June 29 in Jacksonville alongside Justin Bieber during his Purpose Tour.
Amelie entered Bieber's #PurposeTourChildren contest for young performers ages 9 to 15 by submitting a video of herself dancing to the required choreography as well as showing off some free style moves.
Amelie missed the March 7 deadline but decided to send a video anyway. As weeks and then months passed by, she assumed that was the end of it.
When her mom read the email saying she was chosen to dance at Bieber's show, Anstett responded with, "You're so mean, that's not funny!"
It wasn't until her mom started crying that she realized it wasn't a joke.
"I'm still pinching myself," Amelie said, "I still can't believe it happened."
Toward the end of last month's Jacksonville concert, Amelie and three other dancers ages 10 to 12 performed alongside Bieber and his usual dancers.
"He was so friendly and humble," she said of Bieber, "His dancers were too. They were just normal."
While she was in the V.I.P. room, Amelie met a girl named Jolie, who was attending the concert because of the Make A Wish Foundation, and had been waiting over a year to meet Bieber. Amelie said she and the other contest winners taught Jolie the dance choreography they would be performing.
Amelie said she was happy to have made friends with the others and wasn't nervous to perform because she was having too much fun.
"We're so proud of her and impressed," said Amelie's mother, Romina Colombo-Anstett , choking back tears. "I'm impressed with all of the kids who danced at the concert."
Amelie dances 15 to 20 hours a week, doing hip hop, ballet, point, tap and more. She has been taking classes at the Dance Academy of Stuart since she was 7 years old. She also recently started at a more competitive dance studio in West Palm Beach called Sean's Dance Factory, whose instructor also is the choreographer for the Miami Heat dance team. This will require Amelie to audition to participate in productions.
Amelie said she hopes to be a famous dancer one day. Her next performance will be in "Big Bang" at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach on July 23.
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