America's Got Talent, the popular NBC talent show, started its 2019 season last week and there's already been auditions that have been catching the attention of the judges.
Italian classical pianist Patrizio Ratto was one of them, although before getting onstage it seemed as though his nerves would get the best of him.
He started the piano as a way to overcome shyness, saying, "As a child, I was very quiet and shy, so my mother put me in piano class, and I fell in love with it."
Ratto stated that Beethoven is one of his biggest influences, but what happens after he starts playing the composer's Fur Elise is what will blow you away. He becomes a dancing machine, to the delight of the audience.
Watch Ratto's performance.
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