Saratoga’s Got Talent showcases the school’s hidden gifts

On April 9, students put their various on display at the annual Saratoga’s Got Talent Show. The show was a great success, raising $745 for the senior class through a variety of methods, including songs, dances and even a rant. 

Hosted by seniors Sujay Khandekar and Kristen Zung, the show opened with a performance by seniors Rohan Rajeev, Arush Shankar, Sanjeev Suresh, and Rohil Taggarsi. The group sang “Nice Guys,” a popular song created by  famous youtube sensations Kevjumba and Nigahiga complaining about the status of “Nice Guys” in society.

“We just wanted to do a funny song, and Sanjeev and I were lamenting about our girl situation [at the same time],” Shankar said. “We decided to do this song, and then we brought in Rohil and Rohan.”

Other memorable singing acts were senior Karen Peterson’s solo performance of “Blue Velvet,” senior Sanjana Verma’s solo performance of “At Last” and freshman Caroline Liddle’s performance of “Someone Like You.” 

The school also showed off its dancers. There were performances by the duo dance group of seniors Seralyn Fields and Amanda Schwartz, as well as a dance by an anonymous group “The Mob.” 

“We wanted to keep it anonymous to make it even more exciting and intense for the audience,” said one mob member. “It also gave us the ability to dance without holding back because nobody knew who we were.”

Apart from singing and dancing, senior Ethan Drohan did a satirical rap piece talking about the touchy subject of religion, but in a lighthearted, humorous way.

After all of these performances came the finale Django. Seniors Benedict Chu, Fred Feyzi, Aasim Naqvi and David Zarrin performed an act called “Decades,” in which they sung songs from each decade, starting from the 1950s.

The group started out by singing “Earth Angels,” then moved to the 1960s with “My Girl,” then to the ‘70s with Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody”, then to the ‘80s with “Never Gonna Give You Up”, to the ‘90s with the Backstreet Boys’ “I Want it That Way”, and ended their performance with a dance number to Shakira’s “Hips Don’t Lie.”

Chu said that the group wanted to do a singing act, until idea of a medley to the decades was brought up by Zarrin.

“I suggested a mashup and David came up with the idea of covering the decades,” said Chu. “We decided to finish our act with a funny dance just to bring the entertainment factor up.”

Chu said that he loved performing with Django. 

“The best part was the moment on stage when I realized that the crowd was having a good time, and that we were just as much enjoying ourselves,” said Chu.