During the school talent show, one group of 5th-grade boys had everyone rolling in their seats with a “synchronized swimming” act. Yet, don’t expect there’s any water involved in this performance…
If you’re in need of your spirits lifted, this is sure to do the trick. The students’ routine is both brilliant and hilarious, which is why it’s no surprise it’s been watched on YouTube more than 1.5 million times!
Many schools put on an annual talent show where students of all ages can show off their skills. It takes a lot of bravery to enter one of these shows, as they take place in front of parents, teachers, and what’s probably most intimidating – fellow classmates.
The eight friends in the video below decided they’d give their school’s talent event a shot. And what better way to entertain everyone than with a little humor!
When it was their turn, everyone watched as the 5th-graders marched their way onto the stage wearing swimming caps, goggles, and beach towels. Standing in a line they all then tossed their towels off and revealed they were wearing bathing suits.
Wait a minute fellas – there’s no pool here…
Actually, there really was some “water” on stage. A blue plastic sheet was hung up front and center, which the group of students went and disappeared behind.
Let the show begin!
With Johann Strauss’ famous waltz “The Blue Danube” in the background, the boys jumped into their synchronized swimming act. It began with them all “diving” into the pool causing an uproar of laughter.
As we know, synchronized swimmers have very graceful moves that take crowds’ breath away. The kids mirrored these types of moves, but when you have fake water (and they’re not really athletes) it creates a hilarious twist.
There’s even a highlight in the performance when all the boys duck behind the water. Suddenly all their legs pop out and the students move their legs and wiggle their feet.
You may have seen an act similar to this one online. Who can forget when the retired seniors had everyone cracking up with their synchronized routine?
According to one of the student’s moms, they too had seen these hilarious videos floating around the internet. She explained:
“We saw some similar videos on youtube and decided to take some of the moves we liked, then arranged them and added some new moves to make it the best for our 8 boys … We are proud of our boys for displaying courage, humor, and personality up on the stage!”
From beginning to end, the youngsters’ performance is clever, funny, and very well-done. They must have put a lot of time into practicing their moves – maybe next time they’ll head out to the real pool?
The routine has certainly won over the internet. However, another one of the boy’s moms, Jennifer Mallory, pointed out that their talent show didn’t have an actual “winner.”
She wrote on YouTube:
“As the mother of one of the boys, I can tell you there were no “winners” at our school talent show. It was a show that was just for fun! Lots of precious kids with lots of talent! Our boys just decided to do something a little different and have a lot of fun in the process! Thanks for all your sweet comments! Glad it is making people laugh!!”
It’s a video that’s been thumbs-upped thousands of times. You can watch it for yourself below!
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