The Class of ‘25 lines up to take their final bow at the end of the first show.
Last weekend, students from all four classes came together to produce the 20th Anniversary show of Bombay in the Bay (BnB). The show, hosted by the Indian Cultural Awareness Club, featured a wide variety of acts meant to highlight the energy flowing through Bollywood-style dances. The performance started with Classical, followed by the Freshmen, Singing, Sophomores, Bhangra, Juniors, Tamasha, Seniors, the All Girls (AGD) and All Boys (AMD) acts. AGD and AMD feature seniors who have performed in BnB in all four years of high school.
Classical
Senior Anika Ramakrishnan, sporting the traditional Bharatanatyam outfit, dances in the classical act.Sophomore Aditi Balepur dances in classical.Senior Samyuktha Tundlam leads a row of dancers.Seniors Ramakrishnan and Meha Sekaran dance in the classical act. (Grace Lin)
Freshmen
Freshmen Yashika Ayyagari, Anika Kalia and Saanvi Arramreddy lead the freshman girls’ act. (Grace Lin)Freshmen Soham Pradhan and Arramreddy, pictured in the center, dance as partners in the co-ed portion of the Freshman act. (Grace Lin)Freshman Carter Wilson vaults over Vahin Choudhary in the boys’ portion of the act.All members of the freshman act gather together on stage to take a final group picture.
Singing
Seniors Rylee Stanton and Tarun Ramakrishnan open the singing act with a half-skit based on the song “Kolaveri.”Sophomore Akshita Anand sings a solo in the singing act. (Grace Lin)Senior Divya Vadlakonda sings a solo.All members of the singing act join together in the chorus of “Ennodu Nee Irundhal,” a Tamil song.
Sophomores
Sophomores Ovee Dharwadkar, Anushka Gaur and Sia Bharadhwaj, all choreographers for the sophomore act, lead in the girls’ portion. (Grace Lin)Sophomore Madin Kaul and other sophomore boys crouch during the boys’ part of the act.Sophomores Bharadwaj and Arian Lotfizadeh dance together in the co-ed part of the act.Dharwadkar poses at the end of the girls’ act.All members of the sophomore act join together in a final photo opportunity.
Bhangra
Junior Esha Verma and senior Adi Hebbalae dance together in Bhangra.Seniors Saejel Thomas and Dylan Wilson perform a partner part of Bhangra. (David Huan)Members of the Bhangra act, led by Wilson, jump high off the ground, a signature dance move in the style.
Juniors
Juniors Rian Khetani and Nitin Sankar dance in the boys’ part of the junior act. (Grace Lin)Junior Shayaan Syed leads the rest of the boys in a group part of the act. (Grace Lin)Juniors Mahika Jandhyala and Sanvi Bhan lead the girls’ part of the dance. (Grace Lin)Juniors Kritika Kalani and Ishaan Rao performing the co-ed part of the dance. (Grace Lin)All members of the junior act join together in a final group pose. (Grace Lin)
Tamasha
Seniors Mihir Shaik and Hebbalae lead in the boys’ part of the auditioned competitive Indian dance group, Tamasha.Several pairs are featured in the partner part of Tamasha.Senior Juhi Karamcheti leads the girls’ act in Tamasha.Shaik, Hebbalae, and Karamcheti, front and center, dance.
Seniors
Seniors Will Norwood and Joseph Warren dance in the boys’ portion of the Senior act. (Grace Lin)ICAC officers Shaan Janardhan and Karamcheti dance together in the co-ed portion of the act. (Grace Lin)Seniors Diya Balaji, Menaka Aron and Thomas lead in the front row of the girls’ act. (Grace Lin)All members of the Senior act group together for a final pose. (Grace Lin)
AMD
Janardhan leads a line at the beginning of AMD. (Grace Lin)Senior Saatvik Kommareddi vaults over a member of AMD. (Grace Lin)Seniors Janardhan, Harjyot Sahni, Tarun Ramakrishnan, Hebbalae and Tanuj Siripurapu dance in AMD. (Grace Lin)Members of AMD gesture ‘XX’, the number 20, for their 20th anniversary, in Roman numerals, in a final pose. (Grace Lin)
AGD
Senior Diya Iyer poses in the first moments of AGD. (Grace Lin)Thomas and Karamcheti dance in AGD. (Grace Lin)Thomas and Karamcheti, sporting sunglasses, dance in AGD. (Grace Lin)All members of AGD pose in a final group photo. (Grace Lin)
Sanyukta Ravishankar, Class of '27, is a reporter for The Falcon this year. She is looking forward to reporting on various areas: from school events, to student involvement in the larger community and opinion pieces, she is excited to be involved in reporting. Outside of writing, Sanyukta enjoys competing in debate, reading classics, and listening to good music.
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