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Learn more- The journey across the country to find the next great act continued Wednesday night on "America's Got Talent."
The show ventured deep into the heart of Texas for the first time, landing in Houston to see what the south had to offer this year.
Divani, a 29-year-old Russian who now lives in New York, brought her unique voice to the stage with a rendition of Whitney Houston's "Queen of the Night" that sent Piers Morgan reaching for his buzzer. Divani was quickly on her way. Host Nick Cannon said Houston's record turnout didn't make for record talent, kicking off a montage of bad performers that included a guy balancing a running lawn mower on her his chin while Nick tossed produce into its blades.
Lake Houston Performing Arts Center, 27-member dance team from Houston, all girls from 8 to 14 years old donning big, puffy, orange wigs, wowed the judges and the crowd with their high-energy group routine. The choreography was impressive, and the judges loved it. The Hoff called them an inspiration to all kids across America, and they got through to Vegas with a unanimous vote.
Pam Martin, a widow who came to dance with her dog, Viva, amazed the crowd with the moves her dog was able to do, including standing on her front two feet, jumping onto Pam's back and spinning around in circles. The Hoff called it one of the best dog acts he'd seen. "There's one thing I want to say," Piers said. "Viva ... Las Vegas."
It was off to Miami for the second half of the show, to see if the beach town had the talent the show was looking for. Up first was Marti Brill, who was convinced he was the best undiscovered talent in the country. He said the magic world will never be the same. It was a pretty awkward routine that earned buzzer hits from Piers and Sharon, and the crowd booed relentlessly. "The reason they're booing is because you're the most annoying man in Miami," Piers said.
A guy named Brandon hit the stage reading what he called poetry about ex-girlfriends. That was a bad sign, and so were the three X's the judges sent his way. A couple more terrible acts followed, including some wrestlers who vaguely threatened to take out Piers after he said they weren't exactly "spring chickens."
Joseph Constantine and his wife, an illusionist pair that has fallen on hard times because of the recession, had a compelling story and his act wasn't bad, either. The judges enjoyed it, but The Hoff played tough guy and said he'd seen it a bunch of times before and ultimately said it wasn't worth it. He voted no. Piers, who'd said the show was all about giving ordinary people a chance, voted yes. Sharon, of course, gave the second yes vote that was needed to send Joseph to Vegas.
A series of dance acts, which all earned tickets to Vegas, followed. They included a belly dancer named Fuchsia FoXXX, a teenage trio of girls called Circus R Us, and a martial arts dance crew of ripped dudes called The Hurricane Tricksters.
A breakdancer named Hairo Torres from Grants Pass, Ore., made the journey across the country to prove he had what it takes to win the million dollars. He vowed to show the judges something they'd never seen before. He did it, impressing the crowd with jumps straight onto his upper back, and displays of double-jointedness that made Nick Cannon utter at one point, "I don't think he's got any bones!" Three yes votes later, Hairo was headed to Las Vegas.
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