Talent Tuesday 11/3

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The second showcase of Talent Tuesday was held on Nov. 3 on the Student Services Building patio. For this round the judges were Student Government senators: Valentine Particina, Jamie Whalen, and back again from last week, Jamar Bibbs.

There were six contestants, but only three made it to the final round. The finalists were Julia Parmer, Joseph Easley, and a rock group consisting of cousins Frederick and Xavier Quarterman.

Parmer, 19, is a psychology student who rapped and danced to a song by music group Salt 'n' Pepa. Parmer has been rapping and dancing since she was two years old and said she thinks she was a rapper in her last life. "I used to stay up late at night to watch VH1's 'Behind the Music' with Michael Jackson," said Parmer. "That's where I learned my moves basically."

During her performance Parmer said she is perhaps judged because she doesn't fit the typical rapper persona. "I really didn't expect to win," said Parmer. "It was kind of a last minute thing; people ditched me, but I still came here anyways. I figured most people would think it's funny. I guess it's cool people liked it and didn't make fun of me."

Parmer's fellow contestant and dancer, Joseph Pasley said he also gets his moves from Michael Jackson. "It was a tie between breakdancing up here or doing Michael Jackson," said Pasley, 20, "but I love doing Michael Jackson dances. If I come back for the second round, I'm definitely doing Michael Jackson." Pasley has been dancing for three years and attends Valencia for a degree in engineering.

The Quarterman cousins played songs "Prom Queen" by rapper Dwayne "Lil' Wayne" Michael Carter, Jr. and "Eye of the Tiger" by band Survivor.

Xavier, 14, played the drums. "I feel pretty confident," said Xavier on being a finalist. Frederick Quarterman, 18, said his cousin is "amazing," and said, "As good as he is, fourteen." Frederick Quarterman, unlike his cousin, does attend Valencia and majors in architecture and has been playing guitar for six years.

Stephanie Bodie attended in the audience and said she was looking for "excitement" in the show, but said she only got it "to an extend." Bodie, 18, said, "I just feel like some of our performers could've been a little more organized." She also said she did not have a favorite. "I think they're all talented in their own way." Bodie attended last week's showcase as well, viewing Talent Tuesday for the second time, and attends Valencia for a major in hospitality.

Bodie's peer, Kristin Marulanda, attended for the first time and said she was hoping for "entertainment," and felt she got it. "The dancing, the music, it was amazing," said Marulanda, 19, a general studies honors student. She said the performance she preferred the most was the breakdancing. "Joe was pretty awesome. He did the worm, it was amazing."

Talent Tuesday's grand finale will take place Nov. 10 on the SSB patio at 1 p.m. until 2 p.m.