The Le Show is a spectacular event hosted annually by the Edison community. Different clubs, associations, and solo artists gather together to express themselves through works of art, whether that be singing, dancing, or music.
Last year, the show had many great acts but was cut short due to the lack of solo performances. This year, we had an abundance of attendees, along with parents, coming out to support the performers. We had returning performances from the K-pop club, the Edison cheer and dance team, and the Bhangra club.
Additionally, the Caribbean Student Association and LatinX club make their first debut at the LE show with stunning cultural performances. Along with new clubs, many solo artists showcase their singing, dancing, and instrumental talents.
“If you really need the confidence, the show is definitely a good idea. It definitely makes you feel like you could do almost anything or even actually anything,” said Candice Charles, a solo performer for Le Show. She mentions that the days leading up to her performance were full of practice and self-doubt, but her expectations were exceeded beyond what she could have imagined as the crowd cheered along with the performance.
Instrumentalists and vocalists also faced their own sets of challenges and adversity as well as their own triumphs, leading up to Le Show.
“As a senior, you know, I kind of wanted to leave my mark on the school, you know, like I just wanted to do this thing because I knew I wouldn’t have an opportunity to do it again,” said Joshua Cohen, instrumentalist performer.
During the show, one of his performances with his vocalist, Deeya Kar, was a song called “The Winner Takes It All.” Cohen found it rewarding when the crowd was singing along throughout the entire performance.
Along with solo performers, the Caribbean Student Association and LatinX debut performances at Le Show tied in with the cultural aspect of Le Show.
“We just wanted to spread culture basically. We saw that no one was doing our type of dances. So we were like, let’s try something different, let’s do something different, and join Le Show,” said Andrimar Karran, CSA performer.
The Caribbean Student Association came out with bustling energy as they performed dances tied to their cultural backgrounds to express themselves. Their performance brought out a unity of energy and teamwork.
“The whole atmosphere was a mix of excitement, nervousness, and constant determination to perfect the performance,” said Jordy Castro Henriquez, LatinX performer. Days leading up to the performances, all performers worked together to create something special.
After spending countless hours practicing, Latinx brought in the crowd by showing their cultural performances.
“There were a lot of people, and I was very glad to hear all the cheers still being the same from the very beginning of the show to the end,” said Christine Hansraj, CSA and Edison dance team performer. As someone who performed throughout the entire show, Christine points out the immense support from the crowd, pushing the performers to do their best.
The girls in the dance and cheer team did an amazing job at multitasking for both, with continuous outfit changes to different rotations for each performance.
According to Jailene Chaves, who performed in three different shows for the dance and cheer teams, she believes that the teams work together as a big family. The backstage preparation for their shows involves a lot of laughter and fun due to the weekly rehearsals.
“Working with cheer and dance has been an overall fun and exciting journey for me since I was very shy when I first came to Edison,” Chavez stated.
“I loved everything about this night; it was an amazing performance and very emotional as well because it was my last,” Chavez stated. During the show she wasn’t expecting the overwhelming support from friends and family. Since this is her senior year at Edison, she wants to have one more opportunity to perform at school before graduating.
The commitment to working together and preparing was also felt from returning artists, such as Diti Mehta and Deeya Kar, both senior dancers at K-pop club performances during the show. Dancing for Mehta is an escape from stress and a means of feeling free.
This year, there has been a lot more dedication on their part, and a noticeable difference in the correlation of her group.
“This year we started earlier, and we got the dance room more this year as well. So we were more synchronized, and everyone was coming to practice more,” Mehta explained. Being a senior herself, Mehta wanted to make sure that her last performance was as memorable as it can be, emphasizing that the majority of the performers this year are graduating.
“If you have some kind of talent you want to showcase or just anything that you want to use as a medium to express yourself I’d say, yeah, go ahead. Why not? Put yourself out there,” said Joshua Cohen.
