Seniors aim high for last Quad Day

With upwards of eight hours of dance practices per week, the senior class has been putting their full efforts behind preparations for their final Quad Day on Oct. 24.

Eight dances accompany their Disney theme: three girls dances, one guys dance, one partner dance, a Bollywood dance, the annual football player dance and the finale. Senior Josh Pi, the 2015 class president, is confident, saying, “Our dances are packed and the rehearsals are coming along smoothly. We’re hoping to generally improve on last year, and make the show a great one.”

Pi is also impressed with the participation so far and expects it to continue. 

Having completed their skit early, the seniors have had weeks to rehearse all the elements needed to bring their Homecoming and dances together into one big performance.

Co-choreographer Anshika Maheshwari is helping plan the senior class’s first co-ed Indian-themed dance.

“We’ve been practicing for so many hours and even with 80 people stuffed into the dance, we seem to be pulling this off,” Maheshwari said.

Senior class treasurer Jane Park said the skit and numerous dances are well coordinated, even rivaling the quality of previous classes’ Senior Quad Days such as the classes of 2013 and 2014. In almost all the dance rehearsals, 20-30 students have shown up. Park said that this number is particularly impressive when compared to previous senior classes.

“There’s a lot more enthusiasm in Homecoming this year and the attendance for practices has gone up a lot in comparison to before,” Park said. “This allows us to touch up our dances faster and more efficiently than in previous years.”

According to Pi, the Quad Day is important for its ability to unify students in classes. The atmosphere of community and spirit is almost tangible during practices.

“No matter how Quad Day goes, I hope everyone will be happy with all the effort we put in for coming together as a class to do something great,” Pi said. “We hope to make our Quad Day one of the best Saratoga has ever seen.”