By Michaela Gordoni
A Canada-based group, the Acro Canine crew, won the judge’s hearts on AMERICA’S GOT TALENT this week.
The all-female troupe features acrobats ages 7 to 21. Their choreography — and their dogs’ — impressed the audience as they performed to a cover of Fleetwood Mac’s “Everywhere,” NBC reported.
Judge Sofía Vergara immediately shouted, “I want that one!” when a pup caught her eye.
“I’m just gonna have to turn it over to Sofía, because she was screaming the whole way,” Mel B said after the performance.
Vergara said, “It’s like my two favorite acts, which is dancing and dog acts, and together…I really wasn’t expecting this. It was too much for me. Amazing. You’re having fun, the dogs are having fun: the perfect idea to come to AGT.”
Host Terry Crews decided he had to be in on the decision, too. He came up behind the judges’ table and pressed the golden buzzer, causing a rainfall of happy tears and screams from the acrobats.
“Hold up, hold up!” he exclaimed before he hit the button. “Yo, Acro Crew — I have never, ever seen anything like this in my life! You are now Acro Crews!”
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Simon Cowell went right up to the stage to get some dog licks after the performance, and Vergara got her wish granted to hold a puppy.
The crew wrote on their Instagram page, “GOLDEN TICKET!!!!!! 🎫 We are on to the finals! We’ll be back in August to compete for the million dollar award.”
“But this has already been a dream come true. Thank you to everyone who has been there from the beginning and kept us going, even when times were ruff ruff 🐶… To the judges @sofiavergara @simoncowell @howiemandel @officialmelb and especially our golden buzzer believer @terrycrews for your kindness, encouragement and for helping us get to the next stage,” they added.
Viewers jumped in the comments of the viral audition to share their enthusiasm, too.
“The dogs were completely unexpected; that was amazing and phenomenal,” one person wrote. “I don’t normally like dog acts, but this was WOW, amazing!” another said.
“Only the first episode of this season and we already have a deserving potential winner! The Acro Crew would not only be a fantastic act to win, but they’re also one of four acts that should make it to the finals and two that should make it to the Top 5,” another person wrote.
The Acro Canine Crew will be back on AGT for the live shows, which start on Aug. 18.
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