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Ysabella Yturralde Earns 2021 Spirit of Fiesta Title as Old Spanish Days Gets New Life
Savannah Hoover dances her way to Junior Spirit honors in spirited auditions at the Lobero Theatre, birthplace of Santa Barbara’s Fiesta
Ysabella Yturralde is greeted for the first time as the 2021 Spirit of Fiesta after she earned the title during Old Spanish Days auditions at the Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara. The 2021 Junior Spirit, Savannah Hoover, is on the right. (Fritz Olenberger / Old Spanish Days photo)
San Marcos High School junior Ysabella Yturralde, left, and Hollister School third-grader Savannah Hoover will lead the annual Old Spanish Days celebrations this year as Spirit of Fiesta and Junior Spirit of Fiesta, respectively. (Fritz Olenberger / Old Spanish Days photo)
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - This year s Spirit and Junior Spirit of Fiesta have officially been crowned.
The two prestigious titles were announced during a live broadcast of the Spirit and Junior Spirit of Fiesta Final Auditions Saturday afternoon.
Ysabella Yturralde was crowned Spirit of Fiesta and Savannah Hoover was crowned the Junior Spirit.
Ysabella Yturralde was crowned the 2021 Spirit of Fiesta
The 2021 Spirit Auditions returned to the historic Lobero Theatre where Fiesta began in 1924. They were held without a live audience in an effort to protect the health and safety of the community.
The community was invited to tune in from home to share in the excitement of the day and watch the talented dancers perform.
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