Bowie’s Got Talent Show had its share of talent. A comedian whose delivery was funnier than her jokes. A trio with sweet harmonies. A dancing group that was straight out of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders playbook (No wonder their name was DCC).
But one of the more interesting surprises of the evening, which was held April 9 in the auditorium, was the emcee duo of Micah Price and Issac Teran, who carried on as though stars of their own sitcom. Between announcing the next act and responding to the previous one (‘Amazing” was Price’s go-to comment) , the two bantered on like an old married couple who knows far too much about one another.
Emcees are important to competition shows because they spend so much time in front of the audience and most of what they say is improv, made up on the spot and a reaction to what one of them (or an audience member) said.
Still, Price’s review of “amazing” was spot on for the two winners – the female trio calling themselves “The Wildflowers” and Kevin Nguyen, who wowed the audience with his skill on the piano. No wonder the judges – which included Band Director Rumaldo Solis and dance teacher Jayda Gray – tied for first. Both were worthy of the title, it seems.
Those “Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders” were crowned the fan favorite (voting occurred when audience members were asked to drop their tickets into the bowl signifying the act). Other acts included “The Brunos,” which was a dance team performing to a medley of Bruno Mars songs, Logan Rowan stringing his guitar and singing “I Saw Sparks,” (“It’s my last year,” said the usually shy Rowan, so he got up the nerve to do it) and Tyler Nguyen performing a fabulous Dragon Dance in the dark. (It was lit, in more ways than one).
Perhaps the most exciting part of the evening came during the short wait of judges tallying their scores when the entire place broke out in karaoke led by, of course, Price and Teran. Nearly every performer was out on stage singing at the top of their lungs, which was just a tad higher than the audience members who also got in on the fun.
In the end, Bowie’s Got Talent was a fun affair that unfortunately wasn’t attended by more students. The sponsors are hoping that enough word gets out about this one that will make the next one even bigger.
Price and Teran, both seniors, will be gone, but who’d object to a pair of alums returning to wreak havoc on the audience – and each other – for the sake of entertainment.
