It was pretty much the consensus that everybody was a winner at this year's V.I. Carnival, with old and new entries from St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. John and even Water Island enchanting the throngs along the parade route in both the Children's and Adults' Parades.
But some must by decision of the judges be more winning than others. And on Monday afternoon the Carnival Judging Committee announced its choices. Each category had a "winner." In some cases, there were also (following the winner), first place and second place finishers. The official results:
Adults' Parade
The road march winner was — guess what? — Jam Band's "Inspection Lane." First place behind them went to the Imaginations' "Not a Man Move 'Til Morning."
In the Adults' Parade, the winning floupe with more then 300 participants was Elskoe and Associates with "Tout Mon Ca-dence."
In floupes of 100 to 300 members, the winner was Hugga Bunch with "All Chiefs, No Indians." First place, behind them, went to the Infernos' "Fire 'n' Ice: The End of an Epoch."
In floupes of fewer than 100 participants, the winner was Water Island's first-ever entry, the Water Island Civic Association's "Paradise Pirates."
In troupes of more than 100, the winner was the Fun Lovers' "Amazing Space." Behind them, in first place, was a new group making its debut, Intrigue.
In troupes of 50 to 100, the winner was the Gypsy band with "Fireworks." Taking first place behind them was the Jesters' "Millennium Mash-Up."
For troupes of fewer than 50 members, the winner was "Party Lovers." First place went to the St. Croix Central High School entry, "Y2K True Colors on the Horizon." And second place went to "Splendor of Sunset (Radiant Sun)."
Among majorette groups, Stunts & Twirlers was the winner, with the St. Croix Majorettes taking first place and the Charming Twirlers second place.
In the judging of stilt-dancing groups, the winner was the John McCleverty Virgin Islands Traditional Mocko Jumbies. First place went to Mocko Jumbie Jamboree with "New Millennium," and second place went to the St. Thomas Mystical Mocko Jumbies.
Among individual entries, the winner was Cherry Bonelli's "Umbrella Com Center On-line Again Y2K." In first place was Bim King's "In a Nut Shell."
And in the "traditional" category, the winner was the St. Thomas Tropical Masqueraders (Clown), while first place went to the Traditional Indians.
Children's Parade
In the floupes category, the winner was Class Is Class Too. Taking first place behind them was the new Tall Tales Theater and Arts Company's "Circus 2000." The group is made up of special needs and other students from several public and private schools. Second place went to the Montessori Meteors with "Jump Up and Sway, It's Carnival for Y2K."
Among troupes of more than 50 members, the winner was the Fun Lovers' "Millennium Bugs." Taking first behind them was the University of the Virgin Islands and Kirwan Terrace entry. And in second was the Joseph Sibilly School "Sun Rays."
For troupes of under 50, the winner was the Sun Children's "Celestial Dreams." First place went to "Even the Birds Join the Fray for Carnival Y2K." Second went to the Soca Munchkins.
The winning float was an entry from Future World Pre-School.
The winning mocko jumbie group was the Antilles Mocko Jumbie Bacchanal "Jumps and Sways for Carnival Y2K."
Among majorette entries, the winner was the St. Croix Majorettes, with Charming Twirlers next in first place, and Stunts & Twirlers in second place.
In the "traditional" category, the winner was the Tropical Masqueraders (Clowns), with the Traditional Indians following in first place.
