Kookies N Kream is an Australian hip-hop dance crew best known for placing sixth in Season 6 of Australia's Got Talent in 2012. They were initially formed by Jet Valencia in 2009 who recruited Glen Gaspi, Natasha Pinto, Kimberly Grana, Dylan Elul, Gabriel Mendoza, Christopher Patacsil, and Mei Lin. After their first performance at a family Christmas party, Isabel Martinez, Gerina Perez, Patrick Maglaque, Emilynn Villianueva, Emily Lee, Bridgette Badger and Nicholas Giddings joined in 2010. By 2011, four more members had been recruited: Harry Harrop, Robert Mejica, Geraldina Hintko and Charmaine Bohol. Jet Valencia is the crew's dance teacher and director, currently managing the current Kookies N Kream generation with his wife Miriam Yousif.
History
Early career Jet Valencia began dancing and performing at age 18 in Sydney, Australia. The self-taught dancer was inspired by watching videos of other dancers online. He auditioned for season 2 of So You Think You Can Dance Australia and qualified as one of the Top 100 finalists. Valencia's dance style included popping, locking, krumping, and urban street dance. In Sydney, he formed his own dance group consisting of members Glen Gaspi, Natasha Pinto, Kimberly Grana, Dylan Elul, Gabriel Mendoza, Christopher Patacsil, and Mei Lin. The group performed their first dance routine at a family Christmas party in 2009. After their first performance, Valencia had ambitions to take the group to compete at a national level. Through social and family connections of the original eight members, Isabel Martinez, Gerina Perez, Patrick Maglaque, Emilynn Villianueva, Emily Lee, Bridgette Badger and Nicholas Giddings joined in 2010, eventfully forming the group named Kookies N Kream.
Established in 2010 as Kookies N Kream Dance Crew, they began as a weekend dance class amongst friends in Glen Gaspi's living room. The group's name was inspired by the rugged street dance style of the males, co-existing with the smooth grooves from the females in the crew. The dance crew decided as a whole that they would train to compete in Sydney's dance crew competition, Looze Control on 28 August; they were awarded Champions of the Freshman Division. After placing first in their division, Kookies N Kream crew were chosen by Nojon Entertainment to be a supporting act for Poreotics Tic Tic Tour at the Sydney City Recital Hall, on 4 October 2010.
Kookies N Kream expanded in 2011, bringing the total members to nineteen. Harry Harrop, Glen Gaspi's cousin, was recruited, along with Robert Mejica, Geraldina Hintko and Charmaine Bohol, all of whom are high school friends of the original members.
Australia's Got Talent
In 2012, Kookies N Kream auditioned as a nineteen-member group for the sixth season of Australia's Got Talent. The group was eliminated at sixth place in the Grand Finals Episode on 25 July.
Semi-final
The "Order" columns lists the order of appearance each act made for every episode. OrderContestantActFinished1Black Diamonds Drilldance TeamDance TeamLost Public Vote2Andy HolmPerformerLost Public Vote3Monique Le BasOpera SingerLost Public Vote4Ten Days After ChristmasSinger SongwritersLost Public Vote5The Nelson TwinsComediansWon Judges Vote6Anthony LayeMind ReaderLost Judges Vote7Kookies N KreamDance CrewWon Public Vote
Final showdown 2 OrderContestantActFinished1Flowers For MidnightPop BandLost Public Vote2George & NorikoBlues fusion musiciansTop 5 - Eliminated3The Nelson TwinsComediansLost Public Vote4The Wolfe BrothersCountry Rock BandWon public vote5Soul MystiqueQuick Change IllusionistsWon Judges Vote6Rhys TohlhurstBig Band SingerLost Public Vote7Kookies N KreamDance CrewWon Judges Vote8Andrew De SilvaSingerWon public vote
Grand Final OrderContestantActFinished1GenesisBeatboxer8th Place2The Wolfe BrothersCountry Rock BandRunner Up3Dylan YeandleComedic Stripper7th Place4Joe MooreSinger4th Place5Soul MystiqueQuick Change Act3rd Place6Kookies N KreamDance Crew6th Place7Andrew De SilvaSingerWinner8OdysseyGymnastics Troupe5th Place
Awards 1st Place Looze Control 2010 1st Place Looze Control 2011 Australias Got Talent Semi Finals 2012 Australias Got Talent Finals 2012 6th place Australias Got Talent Grand finalists 2012 1st Place World Supremacy Battlegrounds Nationals 2016 1st Place World Supremacy Battlegrounds Nationals 2018 1st Place World Supremacy Battlegrounds Nationals 2021 1st Australian Hip Hop Championships 2022 9th Place World Hip Hop Championships 2022
Members GenerationMembers1 (2010)Jet ValenciaGlen GaspiNatasha PintoKimberly GranaIsabel MartinezGerina PerezPatcrick MaglaqueDylan ElulGabriel MendozaEmily LeeChristopher PatacsilBridgette BadgerNicholas Giddings2 2011–2012Jet ValenciaJasmine Gaspi (Manager)Glen GaspiNatasha PintoKimberly GranaIsabel MartinezGerina PerezPatrick MaglaqueDylan ElulGabriel MendozaEmily LeeBridgette BadgerHarry HarropGeraldina HintkoCharmaine BoholRobert MejicaEmilynn Villianueva3 2012–2013
KNK HHI ADULTS DIVJet ValenciaHarry HarropPatrick MaglaqueEmilynn Villianueva4 2013–2014Jet ValenciaPatrick MaglaqueEmilynn VillianuevaHarry HarropAdam YigiterRennard VelascoHoneyElizabeth GolikovaIvy MoonKayla Clarke5Jet ValenciaMiriam YousifAdam YigiterRennard VelascoHoneyElizabeth GolikovaIvy MoonBrenton RakebrandtTori StephanieSunhyee LeeJessica Nakhoul
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