Tamasha gears up for competition season December 7, 2017 — by Karen Chow and Shreya Katkere Members of the school’s selective Bollywood dance team, Toga Tamasha, are preparing for their first show on Feb. 10. The dancers, 15 seniors and three sophomores, have been practicing twice a week for two hours each and sending audition videos to various competitions hosted at schools like Lynbrook, Monta Vista, Presentation, Bellarmine, Homestead, Cupertino and some college teams like UCLA. Members of the school’s selective Bollywood dance team, Toga Tamasha, are preparing for their first show on Feb. 10. The dancers, 15 seniors and three sophomores, have been practicing twice a week for two hours each and sending audition videos to various competitions hosted at schools like Lynbrook, Monta Vista, Presentation, Bellarmine, Homestead, Cupertino and some college teams like UCLA. Most of their performances will take place during second semester. On Nov. 2, the team traveled to Irvington High in Fremont to audition for a spot in the school’s Feb. 10 show. There were 50 teams at the competition and Toga Tamasha was one of 22 teams to secure a spot. “I’m so grateful that the team was able to pull together and enthusiastically attend long practices to improve the dance,” senior choreographer Ishana Narayanan said. In previous years, Narayanan had other co-captains to rely on, but is flying solo this year. That means she is the one choosing songs, choreographing dances, coordinating auditions and editing videos. “Although it does take up so much of my time, I really love choreographing and seeing it come to life when I teach the team,” Narayanan said. The competition at Irvington High will take place week before the school’s annual Bombay in the Bay show. 3 views this week