 2001 - 3rd Place - Abbott's Magic Get Together
2003 - 2nd Place - Magi Fest Magic Convention
2003 - 1st Place - Holy Toledo Magic Convention
2003 - 1st Place - Michigan Magic Day Convention
2003 - 2nd Place - CAM (Canadian Association of Magicians) Magic Convention
2003 - People's Choice - CAM Magic Convention
2003 - Michael Gillis Award for The Most Promising Junior Magician
Many people ask me how I got "The Shaman" routine together. Well, it all started sitting on the floor of Jeff McBride's home during a Master Class. Jeff was talking about how we should do something that really means a lot to us. He told all of us to write down some hobbies that we really enjoy. I wrote down "Legos and Soccer." When Jeff asked me to read what I wrote down, he got very silent. All the magicians in the Master Class stared at Jeff. You could hear a pin drop. Then Jeff said, "Tell me about your name. It's very unusual." Mom told him about our Native American heritage and Jeff and Eugene Burger got really excited. They started throwing ideas out at Mom and me. Well, that did it. That started it all. Jeff also said I should start learning to speak in front of large audiences, so I added the "Shaman Story" with Native American sign language. I learned so much from Jeff's Master Class. I look forward to going again.
Like many magicians, my mom bought me a magic kit for Christmas when I was 8-years-old. She said I drove the family crazy with the change bag and silks. She decided to sign me up for a few magic lessons to prepare for a little something for my school's talent show that spring. That's when I met Larry Taylor. (That show ended up being 25 minutes long with a vanishing and reappearing girl as the finale.) I was hooked.
I also took Jeff McBride's seminar at the CAM Convention 2003 (Canadian Association of Magicians). Jeff saw my performance. Jeff said, "You're only 11, you can't do this quality of magic." I owe my magic abilities to my mentor, Larry Taylor.
I started taking lessons from Larry Taylor of Royalty Magic in Miamisburg, Ohio. He never showed me how to do push button magic. Mr. Taylor started me off with manipulation and dove magic. He would say, "You're 8 years old, you can do this. You're 9-years-old, you can do this. You're 10-years-old, your hands are big enough to handle these balls, coins, and cards just like an adult." If I flashed he would say, "flash" and I would have to start over until I got it right. Larry Taylor never accepted mediocre work from me. He made me the magician I am today.
A highlight of my life was when I was 9-years-old. I was one of four junior magicians in the United States selected to appear in a Japanese documentary that appeared on the Children's Public Broadcast Channel which aired in Japan. It was titled, "The Life of a Young Magician." A Japanese film crew spent 10 days filming me at home in Miamisburg, Ohio and at Abbott's Magic Get Together 2001 in Colon, Michigan.
Another highlight of my life, was when I was 10-years-old and was accepted to compete in the teen competition in Las Vegas in 2002. During the teen luncheon, I sat in between Jeff McBride and Lance Burton. I was so nervous I couldn't eat.
I have been competing (and winning) in magic since I was 9-years-old. When I was 11-years-old, I got my first paid performance in a Magic Convention at Magi Fest 2004. I also do a lot of work in my community. Birthday parties, Blue and Gold Banquets, Talent Shows, Christmas Parties, Senior Citizens Homes, Fund Raisers, Charities, and so on.
You can visit my web site at www.dakotarosemagic.com.
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