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By BENjhummel@southjerseymedia.com[1]Web: nj.com/ben[2]Phone: 856-451-1000, ext. 556Cellphone: 856-237-6645FAX: 856-455-3098U.S. Army: RA13815980 The column that says if they train a state trooper for 17 weeks on how to use his weapon, why do we want our yahoo neighbor walking around waving a handgun?—Good afternoon!—Nice soaking rain possible the rest of the day.[3]—Sixteen dancers from All That Dance Studios, located in Hopewell Township (Bridgeton) and in Alloway, performed in the Miss America’s Show Us Your Shoes Parade Saturday evening dancing down the famous Atlantic City Boardwalk and in front of Boardwalk Hall as part of the Miss America celebration. This is the first time since 1999 that the traditional parade returned to Atlantic City and 53 pageant contestants rode in convertibles showing their elaborate decorated shoes to over 200,000 spectators.In May, the local studio received an invitation to perform in the parade. Subsequently, the studio dancers, ages 10-18, practiced during the summer months learning the choreography to the song, Footloose, set by a Walt Disney World choreographer. On Saturday morning, the local dancers met with over 600 dancers from New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, North Carolina for their final rehearsal in the Atlantic City Convention Center before performing it down the 2 mile world famous Atlantic City Boardwalk that evening.Meredith Shaw-Schmidt, the studio’s artistic director states, “Having the opportunity to perform in this famous parade with many other dancers, performers, and contestants was truly an experience that we will cherish.