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By JEN WATERS
jenwaters@leader.net
 Wednesday, January 31, 2001 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 7A 





Mark Miscavage can dance circles around the average person. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 That's why he will be featured at 9 a.m. today on WNEP-TV Channel 16 during
``Live with Regis.'' As part of ``Amazing Kids Week,'' Mark, of Wilkes-Barre,
plans to tap dance to the song, ``Go Daddy-O.'' &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Candice Miscavage, Mark's mother, said she entered her 12-year-old son in
the ``Amazing Kids Week'' contest by sending a video tape of Mark to the
program in the fall. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 ``Parents are encouraged to enter a videotape if they think they have an
amazing kid,'' Candice said. ``People from across the United States send in
tapes of everything from tennis, to karate, to singing.'' &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Mark, a seventh-grader at Wyoming Seminary in Kingston, is a part of the
New Jersey Nets NBA Basketball Junior Dance Team. He has been dancing since
age 3. He takes classes at the David Blight School of Dance in Wilkes-Barre. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 ``We were very surprised when we got a call from `Regis,' '' said Candice.
``Mark will be treated like a regular star. Regis will sit and talk to him,
and then he gets to do his talent.'' &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Because of last-minute instructions from the show, Mark had to learn a new
routine for his television appearance. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 ``We had to pull him out of school for the day,'' said Candice, hours
before the taping. ``It's been intense. You have to go with what they want you
to do. I guess that's why they call it showbiz.'' &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 After a good night's sleep, Candice said, Mark will enjoy his big moment in
New York. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 ``They send a car in the morning,'' she said. ``He has to be there at 7
a.m. They do a couple rehearsals. I think he's really excited about doing it.
He's seen the other kids and said, `I can do that.' He's a big Regis fan and
is excited about meeting Regis.'' &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Mark Miscavage, 12, of Wilkes-Barre, will tap dance on ``Live with Regis''
this morning. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
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