The Bhangra Podcast

83 - Folkal Points (feat. Gagan Dholi and Umer Qureshi) - Bruin 2025 Recap

Umer Qureshi — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 09:00:00 -0400

The Bhangra Pod and Folkal Points are teaming y'all. This was a Folkal Points hosted by Teg, Avi, and Angad who hosted Umer and Gagan on their pod. We discussed what happened at leading up to the comp and at the comp itself also while discussing the competition itself. There's a lot of back and forth and hopefully addressing a lot of the rumors everyone has been hearing.

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82 – Routine Review: Bull Bhangra (feat. Saagar Menon)

Umer Qureshi — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 09:00:00 -0400

Sup y’all. I’m starting a new series where I and another judge hop on a call with a team and breakdown their set. We go through the entire thing, give them ideas, explain why certain things worked and certain things didn’t.

If you’re a team or judge who’d be down to do something like this let me know! had an absolute blast recording this and the upcoming ones that. Genuinely one of the more fulfilling videos I’ve made.

In this episode of The Bhangra Podcast I sit down with fellow judge and the person I co-captained First Class Bhangra with, Saagar Menon, to critique one of the captains of Bull Bhangra, Suvan Sharma.

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Timestamps

00:00 Introduction to the Critique Session

01:53 Understanding Team Identity and Performance Goals

05:50 Execution and Choreography Analysis

12:11 Creating Contrast and Building Tension

18:06 Stage Presence and Audience Engagement

24:11 Innovative Transitions and Unique Moments

27:03 The Impact of Repetition in Performance

28:20 Understanding Judges' Perspectives

29:34 Creating Memorable Moments in Dance

35:10 Innovative Use of Stage Space

38:25 Evaluating Segment Impact and Audience Engagement

44:13 Navigating Performance Challenges

45:42 Flexing Creative Muscles in Jomur

50:05 Highlighting Unique Dance Elements

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81 - Don't Call it a Comeback...Yet: An Interview with the New Bruin Bhangra

Umer Qureshi — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 09:00:00 -0400

In this episode, Poonam Jolly Siddhu discusses the reimagining of Bruin Bhangra for its 25th anniversary, emphasizing community engagement, innovative judging practices, and a return to the competition's roots. The conversation highlights the importance of creating memorable experiences for participants and the audience, while addressing concerns about the evolution of the Bhangra circuit. Poonam shares insights on the changes being implemented to enhance the competition and foster a sense of camaraderie among dancers.

00:00 Introduction to Bruin Bhangra and Its Legacy

03:03 Reimagining Bruin Bhangra for the 25th Anniversary

05:59 Community Engagement and Feedback for Improvement

08:56 Exciting Changes and New Features for Bruin 25

12:03 Judging and Rubric Innovations

15:08 The Importance of Meaningful Conversations

18:05 The Role of Legendary Judges in the Circuit

20:56 Addressing Concerns About the Circuit's Evolution

24:01 The Return to Classic Bruin Rubric

27:07 Looking Forward to Bruin 25

29:52 Reflections on Personal Experiences with Bruin

33:08 Final Thoughts and Call to Action

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80 - Competition Best Practices: Bhangra at the Alamo

Umer Qureshi — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 06:00:00 -0400

Sup y’all, on this episode of The Bhangra Podcast, we are talking to Ampal Kaur and Deshmesh Singh about their experience running the award winning competition Bhangra at the Alamo and hopefully you can learn from some of their best practices.

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79 - Buckeye Mela 2024 Judges Panel

Umer Qureshi — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 09:00:00 -0400

Sup y'all. On this episode of The Bhangra Podcast, we speak with the judges of Buckeye Mela 2024.

Timestamps

00:00 Introduction and Introductions

03:16 Discussion on Alamo Incident

09:54 Review of Rubric Changes

11:51 Changing the Dancing Time Limit

17:00 Placings Discussion: Alamo vs FCB

24:39 Impact of Deductions on Placings

34:00 Discussion on Pagh and Chunni Deductions

35:34 Discussion on Chunni and Uniform

40:36 Conversation about First and Second Place

51:22 Surprise about Azaad's Placement

01:00:50 Evaluation of MMD's Performance

01:06:10 Discussion on Superlatives

01:14:06 Discussion about Academy teams and their success

01:16:48 Advantages of Academy teams over college teams

01:19:19 Importance of understanding Punjabi culture

01:21:52 Cultural appropriation vs cultural appreciation

01:25:26 Final thought

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78 - What Happened at Mela? A Conversation with the Co-Directors

Umer Qureshi — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 09:00:00 -0400

A lot of tamasha has been said surrounding Alamo City Bhangra. The Buckeye Mela directors came on the pod to address what actually happened and dispel some of the crazier things that were said.

00:00 Introduction

01:22 Explanation of the Events Leading to the Incident

03:02 The Incident and its Aftermath

06:21 Allegations of Threatening Behavior

08:28 Discussion on the Punishment

10:20 Communication with Judges and Point Deduction

12:47 Revealing the Point Deduction to the Judges

13:11 Turning off the Livestream

14:00 Discussion on Livestream Practices

15:42 Conclusion and Appreciation

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Gajjdi Gossip Episode 3 with Umer Qureshi

Umer Qureshi — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 09:00:00 -0400

Sup y'all, I was on the Gajjdi Gossip Podcast a little bit ago so I decided to cross-post it onto our feed. Make sure to subscribe to their YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/@GajjdiGossip

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76 - 1st International Bhangra Awards

Umer Qureshi — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 19:00:00 -0400

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65 - Bhangra in the Burgh 2022 Judges Panel

Umer Qureshi — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 09:00:00 -0400

Sup y'all, on this episode of The Bhangra Podcast we're talking to the judges of Bhangra in the Burgh 2022 Anil Kundal, Amrit Grewal, Simran Lalli, and Kuntal Shah.

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64 - Bhangra City 2022 Judges Panel

Umer Qureshi — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 09:00:00 -0400

Sup y'all. On this episode of The Bhangra Podcast we're talking to the judges from Bhangra City 2022, Sumit Hira, Simran Lalli, Jasmit Gill, and HK.

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63 - Bhangra Breakdown: MOB Chicago at Bruin Bhangra 2022

Umer Qureshi — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 20:00:00 -0400

Sup y'all, on this episode of The Bhangra Podcast we talk to Ministry of Bhangra Chicago about their Mario Kart segment from Bruin Bhangra 2022

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62 - Bhangra Breakdown: Farishtey Bruin 2022 Khunda Segment

Umer Qureshi — Thu, 30 Jun 2022 08:00:00 -0400

Sup y'all, on this episode of The Bhangra Podcast we talk to two of the captains of Furteelay right before they compete at Bruin Bhangra and have them breakdown their khunda segment.

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61 - Bhangra Blowout 2022 Dancer Review

Umer Qureshi — Fri, 27 May 2022 09:00:00 -0400

Sup y'all, on this episode of The Bhangra Podcast we talk to one of the judges from Blowout and captain that attended Blowout about their experience at the competition this year and what other competitions can learn from their experience.

Crafting a well run competition: A dancer's perspective. | Bhangra Teams' Forum

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60 - Down South Bhangra 2022 Judges Panel

Umer Qureshi — Thu, 28 Apr 2022 08:00:00 -0400

Sup y'all. On this episode of The Bhangra Podcast, we speak with the judges of Down South Bhangra 2022 Jagga, Sharnie, and Umer.

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59 - Bhangra Blowout 2022 Judging Panel

Umer Qureshi — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 08:00:00 -0400

Sup y'all. On this episode of The Bhangra Podcast, we speak with the judges of Bhangra Blowout 2022 , Jasmit Gill, Avi Jaggi, Pooja Jhaveri, Akshaya Rajkumar, and Umer Qureshi. This is our first full video podcast so watch it on our YouTube channel to get the full experience!

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58 - Bhangra at the Alamo 2022 Judges Panel

Umer Qureshi — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 08:00:00 -0400

Sup y'all. On this episode of The Bhangra Podcast, we speak with the judges of Bhangra at the Alamo 2022, Cherag Selhi, Varan Rakhra, and Priyanka Ram.

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57 - Nachde Nashville 2022 Judges Panel

Umer Qureshi — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 08:00:00 -0400

Sup y'all. On this episode of The Bhangra Podcast, we speak with the judges of Nachde Nashville 2022, Umer Qureshi, Pooja Jhaveri, and Naina Sahrawat. Howie also judged but he wasn't able to make it in time for the recording.

Official Nachde Nashville VI Master Score Sheet

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56 - Naach Di Cleveland 2022 Judging Panel

Umer Qureshi — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 08:00:00 -0400

Sup y'all. On this episode of The Bhangra Podcast, we speak with the judges of Naach Di Cleveland 2022, Simran Lalli, Sid Pandit, Kuntal Shah, Priyanka Ram, and Sahab Grover.

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55 - East Coast Showdown 2022 Judging Panel

Umer Qureshi — Thu, 24 Feb 2022 06:00:00 -0400

Sup y'all. On this episode of The Bhangra Podcast, we speak with the judges of East Coast Showdown 2022. Naina Sahrawat, Avi Jaggi, Eric McCord-Snook, and Keshav Mantha. Howie Magaro also judged, however he was unable to make it to the recording session.

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54 -Bhangra Panga Part 2

Umer Qureshi — Fri, 18 Feb 2022 04:00:00 -0400

Sup y'all. On this episode of The Bhangra Podcast, we kick off Bhangra Panga, our march-madness-style bracket of the best sets of the decade! This week we're running through the first 5 years and dropping our picks for the bracket. Keep an eye out for a link to fill out your brackets, and check our social media pages for how to get some of that cash money for the winning bracket.

Link to Bracket Entry

Link to Lineup Video

All the Performances mentioned in this podcast

Bhangra Panga Performance Finalists

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53 - Bhangra Panga Part 1

Umer Qureshi — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 08:00:00 -0400

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Bhangra Panga Performance Finalists

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52 - Gibb Schreffler on Dhol it's Drummer, Identities, and Modern Punjab

Umer Qureshi — Thu, 13 Jan 2022 10:45:00 -0400

On this episode of the podcast we dive deep with Dr. Gibb Schreffler of Pomona College on his new book, Dhol - Drummers, Identities, and Modern Punjab.

A link to the book and an overview can be found here from the Illinois Free Press: https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=53qpg7tm9780252044076

A link to audiovisual examples from the book can be found here:

https://www.youtube.com/c/dholbook

0:00 - 3:30 - Intro

3:30 - 6:15 - How Gibb gets into Dhol

6:15 - 8:20 - Working with a mentor - Garib Dass

8:20 - 11:00 - Inspiration for writing this book

11:00 - 14:30 - The journey of the instrument in culture

14:30 - 16:22 - What does it mean to be a dholi vs a dhol player

16:22 - 20:35 - Exploring Cultural Nationalism

20:35 - 22:15 - Becoming a Dholi in Punjab

22:15 - 24:55 - Observations on Modern day Punjab

24:55 -37:00 What does it mean an dhol ustaad, what does an Ustaad represent, and observations of Ustaads

37:00 - 41:40 - Dhol, Dhol as Art, and Upliftment through Dhol

41:40 - End - Major Takeaways and Closing thoughts

51.5 - Bhangra in the Burgh 2021 Unedited Judges Deliberations - Bonus Episode

Umer Qureshi — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 19:45:00 -0400

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Sup y'all, on this bonus episode of The Bhangra Podcast we're dropping the full, unedited judges deliberation directly from the judges. Apologies for the choppy audio, it wasn't exactly recorded in a sound treated room.

Performances from Bhangra in the Burgh Playlist

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51 - Bhangra In the Burgh 2021: Judges Review

Umer Qureshi — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:30:00 -0400

On this episode of The Bhangra Podcast we talk to the judges of Bhangra in the Burgh 2021 about their placings!

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50 - Debunk BFunk

Umer Qureshi — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 08:00:00 -0400

On this episode of The Bhangra Podcast, we speak with David Castro about the controversy surrounding BFunk's release of dance fundamentals tutorials for "Hip Hop" and Bhangra.

Umer's article about BFunk

Castro's IG Live about BFunk

BFunk and Tanishq Hip Hop Tutorial Ad

BFunk Bhangra Tutorial Ad

Our episode with Gibb Schreffler

Castro's IG @castroreg

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49 - Head, Shoulders, Knees, And Toes: The Benefits of Physical Therapy

Umer Qureshi — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 11:30:00 -0400

00:00 -0 1:30 - Intro

01:31 - 02:16 - Kerina's Background

02:17 - 03:26 - Kerina's Bhangra Background

03:27 - 04:34 - Staying strong in other part's of your body

04:35 - 06:12 - Typical Dance Injuries

06:13 - 08:40 - Preventing Injuries

08:41 - 11:30 - Best practices to stay healthy

11:31 - 12:59 - Dealing with different types of injuries

13:00 - 16:30 - Top five things to keep in mind

16:31 - Fin - When Physical Therapy and Thank you!

48 - Dancer Profile: Prabh Saini

Umer Qureshi — Thu, 30 Sep 2021 08:00:00 -0400

Sup y'all, on this episode of The Bhangra Podcast we're interviewing the captain and founder of Shaan Punjab Dee (SPD), Prabh Saini.

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Performances and Videos Referenced in this Episode:

SPD at Bruin Bhangra

SPD at Bhangra Arena

SPD at Bhangra Fever

SPD at Big 10 Bhangra

SPD at Motor City Bhangra

SPD at Windy City Bhangra

SPD at Big Apple 2014

SPD at Chak De Bhangra

Bhangra Arena Placing Debacle

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47 - We're Back!

Umer Qureshi — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 10:00:00 -0400

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On this episode of The Bhangra Podcast, we tell you what we've been up to in the time since our last episode, and the plans we have for our show and the new exciting ways we're going to be telling stories going forward.

Reach out and let us know what you'd like to see more of as our show continues to grow!

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46 - Policy to Protest: A Deeper Dive into the Kisaan Movement

Umer Qureshi — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 08:30:00 -0400

Sup y'all, on this episode of The Bhangra Podcast we talk to Dr. Irfan Nooruddin, Director of the South Asia Center at the Atlantic Council and Professor of Indian Politics in the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University

02:28 - Quick tldr about what's going on in India

03:30 - Explanation of the background behind the bills and how they will damage the farmers

14:27 - How and why did these bills come to be?

20:40 - The Green Revolution and relevant history

33:47 - The water crisis and farmer suicide crisis

39:12 - What can we do?

Intro Music by First Class Beats (Ram Mahalingam)

Outro Music Kisaan Anthem

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Links

Dr. Irfan Nooruddin's website

Who's your US representative

The Atlantic Council

Save Indian Farmers

45 - Judges Review: eBhangra 1.0

Umer Qureshi — Thu, 19 Nov 2020 09:00:00 -0400

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Sup y'all, on this episode of The Bhangra Podcast we sat down with the judges to get a behind the scenes look for judging eBhangra.

00:53 - Reflecting on their experiences as a judge for an online competition

06:36 - Brigade vs Furteelay in Round 1

13:50 - Bruishtey edging out FCB in Round 3

18:20 - Brigade vs Furteelay in Round 3

22:30 - Take aways for teams and competitions from eBhangra 1.0

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44 - Competition Review: eBhangra 1.0

Umer Qureshi — Thu, 05 Nov 2020 09:30:00 -0400

Sup y'all, on this episode of The Bhangra Podcast we take a look at the performances from the first iteration of eBhangra. We talk to the judges and give y'all our thoughts on the comp and the performances.

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43 - Competing with COVID

Umer Qureshi — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 19:45:00 -0400

Sup y'all, on this episode of The Bhangra Podcast we speak to competition organizers, dancers, event planners, and medical professionals about the impacts of COVID-19 on the Bhangra circuit and its future.

Doctors: 0:00-15:00 Minutes

Champs and Legends: 15:00 Minutes to 27:00 Minutes

Bhangra in the Burgh and Buckeye Mela: 27:00 Minutes to 43:00 Minutes

DJ's : 43:00 Minutes - End

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42 - Mailbag #3

Umer Qureshi — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 06:00:00 -0400

On this episode of The Bhangra Podcast, we open up the mailbag (for the third time!) and give our best shot at answering some questions from our audience.

Intro Music by First Class Beats (Ram Mahalingam)

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41 - GCC Won't Let Me Be

Umer Qureshi — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 09:15:00 -0400

On this episode of The Bhangra Podcast we dive into what the GCC’s journey to TBC 2014 meant to one very conflicted, unretired dancer.

Intro Music by First Class Beats (Ram Mahalingam)

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40 - Oh, So You Think You're Folk?

Umer Qureshi — Thu, 03 Sep 2020 06:00:00 -0400

On this episode we talk with Dr. Gibb Schreffler and go all the way back and trace Bhangra to its roots in Punjab.

Visual History of Bhangra BTF Thread

Bhangra/Dhol from Naya Daur (1957), Clip 1

Bhangra scene from Naya Daur (1957), Clip 2

Bhangra scene from "Jagte Raho" (1956)

Malwai Giddha SPD Bhangra in the 6ix 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLVWM81Ynps&list=LL7VEvgSM-0ccTRdbL5ZCvfA&index=235

VCU Bhangra in the Burgh 2010 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R7WqwZ8amQ

Khalsa Junction @ Bruin Bhangra 2007 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ99cAlBI8U

Lethal Bhangra Crew @ Bruin Bhangra 2007 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK9xatgbiZc

Bhangra’s Most Wanted @ Bruin Bhangra 2009 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_y48nfRPcQ

3 Rivers Bhangra @ Bhangra in the Burgh 2007 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onTFxBOa7HI

Nachdi jawani @ Elite 8 Bhangra 2010 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQONiA3174Y

Nachdi Jawani Warriors @ Bhangra in the Burgh 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlD5glbzRVA

Intro Music by First Class Beats (Ram Mahalingam)

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39 - Dancing in Med School: Side Effects Include...

Umer Qureshi — Thu, 20 Aug 2020 06:00:00 -0400

Sup Doc,

On this episode of The Bhangra Podcast, we sit down with three medical (or soon to be ) professionals, and talk about their experiences competitively dancing while also excelling in medical school and residency.

1:04 Angela and Bobby's Experience

31:42 Mitra's Experience

Referenced Performances:

Duniya de Rang @ Bruin Bhangra 2018

Duniya de Rang @ Buckeye Mela 2018

Da Real Punjabiz @ Bruin Bhangra 2016

First Class Bhangra @ Motor City Bhangra 2016

First Class Bhangra @ Big Ten Bhangra 2017

First Class Bhangra @ Buckeye mela 2019

Furteelay Shokeen @ Circle City Bhangra 2017

Furteelay Shokeen @ Bhangra in the Burgh 2017

Furteelay Shokeen @ Motor City Bhangra 2018

Michigan Bhangra Team @ Bhangra Blowout 2016

Intro Music by First Class Beats (Ram Mahalingam)

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38 – Womxn in Bhangra: What’s Your Problem?

Umer Qureshi — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 06:00:00 -0400

Kidhaaaan, on this episode of The Bhangra Podcast, we explore the experiences of multiple womxn on the circuit and the obstacles they come up against as they go through their dance careers

02:21 Jemy’s experience

13:27 Tanya’s experience

26:11 Mehr’s experience

48:04 Reflections on what it takes for women to be successful

57:19 Final thoughts

Referenced Performances

First Class Bhangra @ Bruin Bhangra 2018

CMU @ Blowout Bhangra 2017

Da Real Punjabiz @ Bruin Bhangra 2019

First Class Bhangra @ Buckeye Mela 2020

Farishtey @ Legacy of Bhangra 2019

Outro Music Da Real Punjabiz @ RDR 2019

Intro Music by First Class Beats (Ram Mahalingam)

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37 – Womxn in Bhangra: Everything’s Burning Slowly

Umer Qureshi — Thu, 23 Jul 2020 06:15:00 -0400

Kidhaaaan, on this episode of The Bhangra Podcast Naina and Ram talk about the blow back from Mailbag #2 and how Naina got here.

Mailbag #2

Ep. 26 – RDR with Ram and the RDR board

NEBC at RDR 2019

Bruin Mutiyaaran at RDR 2019

02:10 background on the reaction to the mailbag episode

06:51 how Naina joined the podcast

12:47 How the podcast has changed

18:20 What were the goals of RDR? What was the need for RDR?

23:30 the board felt unsettled after the comp was over

25:15 best and worst parts of the weekend (mixer vs afterparty)

28:10 feedback to the board from teams

31:25 What does it feel like to hear “women can’t judge”?

36:00 next steps the RDR board envisions

38:03 Navneet talks about being punjabi at a comp vs being a woman

41:18 parting thoughts from Asha & Navneet

44:06 Bruin Mutiyaaran’s intro

45:40 NEBC’s choreo being doubted

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36 – Soorya Vs Everybody

Umer Qureshi — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 08:00:00 -0400

Kidhaaaan, on this episode of The Bhangra Podcast Umer interviews GSimz, Sahab, and Soorya about the history of Furteelay.

4:40 Soorya and Sahab making their roster

7:39 BBC, Mela, and NDC 2017

15:18 Circle City 2017

24:30 Burgh 2017 and Mela 2018

33:27 MCB 2018 and the start of DFA

45:10 Arun and Soorya take over

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35 – Team Profile: Furteelay Shokeen part one

Umer Qureshi — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 06:00:00 -0400

Kidhaaaan, on this episode of The Bhangra Podcast Umer interviews GSimz, Sunpreet, Sahab, and Soorya about the history of Furteelay. Part 2 of this interview will be released later.

1:29 How Simz and Sunpreet started with Furteelay

6:43 the first handful of comps 2010-2011

16:18 2012 - 2013 comps

23:50 How the shings started

25:55 Cracks start to show

31:00 Bruin 2015 and 2016

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34 – Team Profile: Bhangra All Stars Sydney (BASS)

Umer Qureshi — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 06:00:00 -0400

Kidhaaaaaan, on this episode of The Bhangra Podcast, Sahab interview two captains of BASS (Bhangra All Stars Sydney).

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33 – Team Profile: Duniya De Rang (DDR)

Umer Qureshi — Thu, 21 May 2020 07:00:00 -0400

Hey y'all! On this episode Sahab interviews some of the captains of DDR.

3:11 What started DDR?

8:35 What was the shift from Big10 to Buckeye Mela like?

16:25 Talking about the Bruin 2018 performance

26:40 How does DDR maintain its team chemistry?

31:40 What’s one thing you wish you knew before starting DDR?

37:25 Bhangra Arena

40:30 Opinions on the state of Bhangra judging

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32 – Mailbag #2

Umer Qureshi — Thu, 30 Apr 2020 08:00:00 -0400

Hey y'all! On this episode Sahab and Umer are going through the mailbag and answering some of your questions!

0:51 Did RDR have it’s intended affect?

7:55 Does the circuit have longevity if we’re relying on old heads to judge and lead teams?

16:25 Thoughts on a universal bhangra organization like Legends?

26:48 How does the competitiveness of the circuit today compare to previous years? Why is everyone so soft? How do we foster kindness in the circuit?

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31 – Mailbag #1

Umer Qureshi — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 08:00:00 -0400

Hey y'all! On this episode Sahab and Umer are going through the mailbag and answering some of your questions!

1:47 - Why is BTF dead?

6:33 - So why is a pagh falling off so bad in the first place?

22:05 - Thoughts on bhangra segments in fusion sets?

26:20 - What are the traits of a strong team culture?

34:30 - How can I take my team to the next level?

42:25 - What do you look for in a good bhangra dancer?

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30 – One Point Off for a Pagh?!

Umer Qureshi — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 05:38:00 -0400

Hey y'all! On this episode Sid, Sahab, and Umer talk about the ADZ 2020 and the mess that was it’s judging.

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29 – How to Make Choreography with Khiry and Sid

Umer Qureshi — Thu, 12 Sep 2019 09:00:00 -0400

Hey y'all! On this episode Sid and Khiry Brothers talk about how to make choreography

2:00 Introducing Khiry Brothers

5:12 What is dancing

8:40 Free styling on your own

29:30 Free styling in groups

45:40 The overall picture

53:20 Designing transitions

1:02:20 building chemistry with people you’re collaborating with

1:10:00 Handling mid season set changes

Featured Mix: https://soundcloud.com/tykundance/darzana-4-vibe-aa-toh-sahi

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28 – How To Be A New Captain

Umer Qureshi — Thu, 29 Aug 2019 09:00:00 -0400

Hey y'all! On this episode Sid and Keshav from Bhangra De Shokeen talk about how to be a new captain.

2:30 Keshav’s introduction

6:50 some advice for first time captains

11:30 Story of BDS

18:53 Prepping for that first comp

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27 – Group Chat: Raniyaan Di Raunaq 2019

Umer Qureshi — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 09:00:00 -0400

Hey y'all! On this episode Sahab and Umer just run through their thoughts on the performances at RDR.

6:48 predictions we had heading into the show

11:57 SDS

16:20 VSB Nishani

19:33 FCBG

23:15 DRP

28:43 Bruin Mutiyaaran

30:27 NPBA

34:50 NEBC

38:56 DCMPAA

43:55 NJ JPD

51:16 Moving forward what trends we’re seeing

Featured Mix: https://soundcloud.com/tanmay-deep/the-jhummar-mix-tweakz-x-dj-monga-x-jasmitgill-x-rsd-beats-x-dj-sahota

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26 - Raniyaan Di Raunaq with Ram and the RDR Board

The Bhangra Podcast — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 09:00:00 -0400

Hey y'all! On this episode Ram Mahalingham interviews Mukta Ghorpadey, Navneet Pandher, and Saniya Suri from the Raniyaan di Raunaq board! 7:25 RDR board talks about some of their experiences at mixers that led them to create the competition 10:19 How RDR is attempting to address issues with their mixer 17:46 Ad from Romesh Vardee. Contact him on WhatsApp at 4046308934 or email him at romeshvardee@gmail.com 18:44 Some bad experiences some of the RDR board has had day of the show, judges meetings, and at after parties of previous competitions they’ve attended 32:53 The Gagan Malhi controversy #GirlsCanDoBhangra 43:34 Closing thoughts You can learn more about the Raniyaan di Raunaq at www.instagram.com/raniyaandiraunaq/ https://www.raniyaandiraunaq.com/ https://www.facebook.com/raniyaandiraunaq/ Featured Mixtape: https://soundcloud.com/samira-ashrafi/raniyaan-di-raunaq-2019-official-mixtape @dj-anans @ns_moose @djanupyareal @samira-ashrafi @priyagandhi @jas-mudhar @anolikothari @dj-flawless1 If you have any submissions for the mental health podcast you can submit them here: bit.ly/TBPMentalHealthForm If you liked this podcast be sure to rate and review on iTunes (bit.ly/TheBhangraPod) and subscribe so that you get the next episode automatically downloaded to your phone as soon as it hits the feed! iTunes: bit.ly/TheBhangraPod Soundcloud: bit.ly/TheBhangraPodSoundcloud Stitcher: bit.ly/TheBhangraPodStitcher Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheBPodcast/ Twitter: twitter.com/TheBhangraPod Instagram: www.instagram.com/thebhangrapod/

25 - What Even Is The Championships of Bhangra?

The Bhangra Podcast — Tue, 20 Nov 2018 00:00:00 -0400

Hey y'all! On this episode Umer Qureshi interviews Kuntal Shah, the co director of Championships of Bhangra, to figure out what the heck it even is. You can learn more about the Championships of Bhangra at www.instagram.com/championshipsofbhangra championshipsofbhangra.com facebook.com/ddnbhangrachampionships If you have any submissions for the mental health podcast you can submit them here: bit.ly/TBPMentalHealthForm If you liked this podcast be sure to rate and review on iTunes (bit.ly/TheBhangraPod) and subscribe so that you get the next episode automatically downloaded to your phone as soon as it hits the feed! iTunes: bit.ly/TheBhangraPod Soundcloud: bit.ly/TheBhangraPodSoundcloud Stitcher: bit.ly/TheBhangraPodStitcher Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheBPodcast/ Twitter: twitter.com/TheBhangraPod Instagram: www.instagram.com/thebhangrapod/

24 – Competition Preview: Bhangra in the Burgh and Boston Bhangra Competition 2018

Umer Qureshi — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 13:37:00 -0400

Hey y'all! On this episode Sahab Grover, Howie Magaro, Jesse Mangat, Sahil Dadoo, and Jaskirat Vig take a look at the Bhangra in the Burgh and Boston Bhangra Competition and talk about their predictions.

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23 – Interview with BTF Mixing Ladder Winner

Umer Qureshi — Thu, 11 Oct 2018 15:30:00 -0400

Hey y'all! On this episode Umer Qureshi and Ram Mahalingham interview the BTF mixing ladder mods and DJ MOMO the winner of the 2018 BTF Mixing Ladder.

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DJ MOMO's winning mix https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6Tw2yJ0hRRhVjRUaEhobHZQYURFVU9HMlVWalRGNGtmRDlr/view

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22 – Competition Prediction: Bhangra In The 6ix 2018

Umer Qureshi — Thu, 19 Jul 2018 06:35:00 -0400

Hey y'all! On this episode Umer Qureshi, Sahab Grover, Varan Rakhra, and Sid Pandit take a look at the Bhangra in the 6ix competition and talk about their predictions for the show. Our discussion focuses on:

[4:10] - Details of the rubric

[17:30] - Some basic things to know when watching live

[24:45] - Who they think will place in the music section

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Bhangra in the 6ix Rubric: https://photos.app.goo.gl/Vzxcb8gxy7MGEY798

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West Coast Bhangra HCB Mix 2018 by JSK

https://soundcloud.com/jsk_official/west-coast-bhangra-hcb-mix-2018

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21 – The Judges View: Bhangra Blowout 2018

Umer Qureshi — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 08:03:00 -0400

Hey y'all! On this episode Umer Qureshi talks to judges Ram Mahalingam, Howie Magaro, Amrinder (Nana) Singh, Deepika Potarazu, and Harkirran about how they judged Bhangra Blowout 2018! Our discussion focuses on

- Making the rubric

- Deliberations for 3rd place the UCLA vs CMU vs UNC debate

- Spartan’s expectations going in and how they fared in the scheme of things

- VTech surprising the circuit at 2nd place

- Illini unanimously getting 1st

Bhangra Blowout 25 Official Mixtape by Swizzee (w/ DJ MG and Margib)

https://soundcloud.com/swizzee/bhangra-blowout-25-official

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20 - How to Win Bruin with Guransh, Danny, and Sid

Umer Qureshi — Sun, 27 May 2018 01:51:00 -0400

Hey y'all! On this episode Sid Pandit interviews Guransh Singh, the vice president of Bruin Bhangra. We also talk with Danny Singh former captain of Anakh Punjab Di about what it takes to win Bruin Bhangra.

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19 - The Judges View: Buckeye Mela 2018

Umer Qureshi — Thu, 19 Apr 2018 05:37:00 -0400

Hey y'all! On this episode Umer Qureshi talks to judges Varan Rakhra and Sid Pandit and talk about how they judged Buckeye Mela 2018! Our discussion focuses on

3:07 - Making the rubric

11:35 - Discussion of the performances

30:49 - Overview of deliberation

Buckeye Mela BMIXTAPE 2018 - Dr. Srimix (ft. Pranesh, Saiborg & Margib)

https://soundcloud.com/drsrimix/buckeye-mela-bmxitape-2018ft-pranesh-saiborg-margib

Buckeye Mela 2018 Rubric - https://photos.app.goo.gl/HPaIerDPux3u00cR2

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18 – Reaction to Circle City Bhangra

Umer Qureshi — Tue, 10 Apr 2018 03:24:00 -0400

Hey y'all! On this episode Umer Qureshi, Sahab Grover, and Rohan Bansal discuss their reactions to the Circle City Bhangra competition! Our discussion focuses on:

2:13 - First takes from the show and the Fauj vs NJJ faceoff

11:41 - Surprises from Boiler and GT Bhangra

15:25 - Too much choreo jacking

16:31 - What Fauj could have done differently

18:30 - Some final thoughts about Boiler and GT

The Circle City Rubric - https://photos.app.goo.gl/0c0cC1jp194aLe9C2

Circle City Bhangra Official Mixtape 2018 - DJ Envy - https://soundcloud.com/user-878160573/the-official-circle-city-bhangra-mixtape-dj-envy-feat-mc-md-aujla

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17 - Competition Preview: Circle City and Bhangra Blowout 2018

Umer Qureshi — Thu, 05 Apr 2018 06:10:00 -0400

Hey y'all! On this episode Umer Qureshi and Sahab Grover talk about their predictions for Circle City and Bhangra Blowout 2018! Our discussion focuses on:

1:40 - Circle City discussion

19:58 - Issues with the Blowout selection process

22:55 - Bhangra Blowout discussion

34:05 - Is this a low point for the collegiate circuit?

The Blowout and Circle City Rubrics - https://photos.app.goo.gl/NKHlwJoYrcU3Sluf2

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16 – Judging a Comp with the AKD Judges and Directors

Umer Qureshi — Thu, 28 Dec 2017 05:52:00 -0400

Hey y'all! On this episode Sid Pandit interviews the judges and competition directors of Aaj Ka Dhamaka talk about the competition and the judging process! Our discussion focuses on:

Creating the rubric

Making sure the rubric was clearly applied

Giving feedback to the teams

Aaj Ka Dhamaka Official Mixtape 2017 - Dr. Srimix & DJ Ruckiss - https://soundcloud.com/djruckiss/aaj-ka-dhamaka-official-mixtape-2017-dr-srimix-dj-ruckiss

The AKD Rubric - https://docs.google.com/document/d/12vVKY3YovS-zqoxjZua6ocUCckR-QIp1b3Q0-VhbtOE/edit?usp=sharing

The whiteboard - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1axxdpa2V2TLkB9DKetdqMHEivHJGhZJL/view?usp=sharing

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15 – Preview: Bhangra in the Burgh with Isha, Nandini, and Sid Pandit

Umer Qureshi — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 18:01:00 -0400

Hey y'all! On this episode Sid Pandit interviews and Isha and Nandini, the Competition Directors for Bhangra in the Burgh Xi talk about the competition ahead of the big show! Our discussion focuses on:

-Getting ready for the show

-Getting such an insane lineup

-Some of the directors’ favorite memories

0:00 - Bhangra in the Burgh Mixtape 2017 - Dr. Srimix And BANED (ft. First Class Beats) - Drsrimix – Bib-mixtape-2017-dr-srimix-and-baned-ft-first-class-beats

1:16 - Introductions of Nandini and Isha

2:50 - The charity Bhangra in the Burgh is donating to

7:46 - Competition sustainability

12:56 - Getting Vitamin Water and other big sponsors

16:56 - How to sell tickets

21:02 - What teams love about Burgh hospitality

24:04 - How did Burgh get such an insane lineup?

29:52 - How did you pick the lineup?

36:05 - Favorite memories from previous Bhangra in the Burgh competitions

44:12 - Bhangra in the Burgh as an iconic stage

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14 – Temple Tashan Competition Review with Howie and Sid

Umer Qureshi — Tue, 31 Oct 2017 17:06:00 -0400

Hey y'all! On this episode Sid Pandit from FCB and Howie Magaro from AEG talk about Howie’s review of Temple Tashan 2017. Our discussion focuses on:

-Review from the competition organization perspective

-The lack of any feedback from the judges

-What should teams in general ask when going into a judges meeting

0:37 - Review of the mixer

5:25 - Organization of the show itself and after party

7:52 - Review of the judges

11:33 - Lack of the feedback from the judges

15:48 - What should teams ask when they go into judges meeting

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13 – Making an Audition Tape with Howie and Sid

Umer Qureshi — Fri, 15 Sep 2017 14:42:00 -0400

Hey y'all! On this episode Sid Pandit from FCB and Howie Magaro from AEG talk about the keys to making a good audition tape. Our discussion focuses on:

-What competition organizers look for

-How to deal with the stress

-And some tips and tricks

1:19 - A competition organizer’s take on what they look for in an audition tape

3:07 - Dealing with the pressure of actually recording the tapes

6:15 - Examples of audition tapes

MBT Burgh 2015 - https://youtu.be/ZFCFTAD_ioE

MBT Boiler 2016 - https://youtu.be/fxS7cMtHT-Q

MBT Blowout 2016 - https://youtu.be/rIx0JYVtsCo

FCB Burgh 2013 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbTf2DxyFzk

FCB Motor City 2016 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeo79Uw6rI0

8:02 - What do you do if it’s crunch time and a tape isn’t done?

10:30 - Some funny stuff that has happened during a taping

13:08 - Jodis wearing the same thing

13:55 - Having an audience when taping

14:52 - Making your tape in a public space

16:50 - Where to apply

19:25 - Closing thoughts

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12 – Learning Form from the Ground Up with Nimit and Sid

Umer Qureshi — Fri, 25 Aug 2017 13:10:00 -0400

Hey y'all! On this episode Nimit Desai from Buckeye Bhangra and Sid Pandit from First Class Bhangra talk about how the developed their teams’ form. Our discussion focuses on:

-How they developed their own form

-Choosing styles to learn from such as American vs Indian teams

-How they went about teaching the form

Featured Mix - Rolex x Wang #DesiRolexChallenge by First Class Beats- https://soundcloud.com/first-class-beats/rolex-x-wang-desirolexchallenge

[2:19] Nimit talks about where the he started when it came to form

[7:15] Sid talks about where the he started when it came to form

[13:55] Learning from India teams or American teams

[14:33] Should a new team teaching their dancers focus on dancing wide or dancing the exactly the same

[21:57] What’s the first thing to address when first starting to teach form

[26:11] What’s something you repeat over and over and over again when it comes to teaching your dancers

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11 – The Struggles of New Teams with Lavesh Pritmani

Umer Qureshi — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 02:31:00 -0400

Hey y'all! On this episode we talk to the founder of the LearnBhangra app Lavesh Pritmani. Our discussion with Lavesh focuses on:

-How teams can create a foundation for future success

-Resources newer teams have to learn Bhangra

-Set design tips and how to incorporate flow

Featured Mix - Sarangi Warrior by VanCity Bhangra Entertainment and DJ BIRDZILLA- https://soundcloud.com/vancityentertainment/sarangi-warrior

[1:00] What Lavesh thinks the circuit overall lacks in and how it can improve easily

[4:05] How does a new team create a foundation to start building a team that can eventually compete

[9:35] What are some resources teams have to develop better dancing skills

[18:20] Lavesh talks about he creates great choreo and advice to team’s making their first sets

[22:55] What is flow? How does one create flow within the dance and a set?

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10 – 2016-2017 Collegiate Season Review

Umer Qureshi — Sun, 20 Aug 2017 00:59:00 -0400

Hey y'all! On this episode we have a panel discussion talking about the 2016-2017 season focusing on the collegiate circuit. Our discussion focuses on:

-Predictions coming into the year and how they got smashed quickly

-The intense OSU vs UNC rivalry

-Up and coming teams that deserve some love

-And Cal shocking everyone at Blowout

Featured Mix - Summer 2017 by DJ Law - https://soundcloud.com/jay-vakil/summer-2017

[0:00] Summer 2017 by DJ Law - https://soundcloud.com/jay-vakil/summer-2017

[1:42] Early predictions for the season

[7:39] Summary of the west coast collegiate circuit

[11:17] BTF post explaining the West Coast fiasco http://bhangrateamsforum.com/a/threads/west-coast-bhangra-2017-placings-scoring-error-explained.28549/#post-242066

[13:10] Buckeye vs UNC throughout the season

[21:57] Shoutouts to some up and coming teams

[25:03] Blowout recap

Performances Referred To:

Bulldog Bhangra at Legacy of Bhangra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYO7YdKINd4

Cal at Big10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nwR2UUk15A&index=4&list=PLjf_DGHT8GMu9HCPl6WoG60anCAgmfjLC

Cal at Blowout 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cauURCQPN44

Cal at Legacy of Bhangra https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bx4hWGnVav8

CMU at Blowout 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMiiWLM7bZ4

DRP at Bruin Bhangra 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqG5lFU0Urk

GMU at Blowout 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuQ9ogzT1fc

Illini Bhangra at ADZ 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91uy5eLQYug

OSU at Aaj Ka Dhamaka 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9o8V0UVkLg&index=6&list=PLjf_DGHT8GMs9hWJn5r-zmKA_VB0vb-uN

OSU at Big10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2lRlJybgu8&index=8&list=PLjf_DGHT8GMu9HCPl6WoG60anCAgmfjLC

OSU at Blowout 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N73M-tk3Tpo

Rochester Bhangra at Taste of India 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRfLU6QafBA

UNC at Big10 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YLxItdNydQ

UNC at Bhangra in the Burgh 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXLzsAe9xac

UNC at Blowout 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grZy2KJjT7U

UNC at Blowout 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcoyJsYNyR8

UVA di Shaan at Fever 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96Kveccus20

Spartan Bhangra at Bhangra on the Rocks 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjCq0T1dq6E

Spartan Bhangra at Nachde Nashville 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uTOrBIf34Y

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9 – Dancer Profile: Howie Magaro

Umer Qureshi — Tue, 15 Aug 2017 03:21:00 -0400

Hey y'all! On this episode we talk to one of the founders of Duniya De Rang, Michigan Bhangra Team’s former captain, and Anakh E Gabroo’s current captain, Howie Magaro. Our discussion with Howie focuses on:

-Captaining MBT and creating a positive culture

-Transitioning to AEG and dealing with egos

-AEG’s captaining and set design styles

-AEG’s rivals for the upcoming season

Featured Mix - 24 25 26 by H96 - https://soundcloud.com/harjot-96-1/24-25-26-rajvir-jawanda-h96

[1:19] How Howie went from BBoy to Bhangra

[2:44] Going to six comps with MBT during the 2015-2016 season

[4:39] How he created a culture on MBT that allowed them to stay motivated throughout the season

[7:04] Transitioning from captain of MBT to captain of AEG

[8:12] Chinese Boliyaan https://www.instagram.com/p/BO2-n55DOPs/?taken-by=dailybhangra

[9:24] Dealing with dancers with egos

[15:58] The Panda at Naach Di Cleveland 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-N-jxvRkwU

[17:50] AEGs creative process and set design style

[20:58] The “fire in the circuit” post

[23:48] AEG’s top rivals for the upcoming season

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Howie’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hmagz92/

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8 - Introducing: Umer Qureshi

Umer Qureshi — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 03:45:00 -0400

Hey y'all! On this episode we talk to one of the contributors Umer Qureshi, one of the current captains of First Class Bhangra. Our discussion with Umer focuses:

-Switching from Steel City Bhangra to First Class Bhangra

-Taking over FCB

-His bizarre pre-performance routine and stamina

-FCB’s rivals

Featured Mix - On Fire feat Amar Sandhu by Dr. Srimix https://www.facebook.com/DrSrimix/

[0:00] On Fire feat. Amar Sandhu by Dr. Srimix

[1:05] How Umer got started with Bhangra

[3:15] Switching from a collegiate team, Steel City Bhangra to First Class Bhangra

[4:50] Handling the transition from Sid and Ram to the current crop of captains

[6:57] Umer talks about captaining his first comp at Buckeye Mela 2017 and dealing with the pressure of captaining such a decorated team https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MZNQahIlBE

[13:24] How FCB’s intense team culture developed

[18:40] Umer talks about his pre-performance routine

[21:45] Watch Umer (Ferozi) at the end segment talking to Tejas https://youtu.be/AWPjDYxBKC8?t=8m17s and then at the end during the chicken offs https://youtu.be/AWPjDYxBKC8?t=8m52s

[22:42] The photo of Umer screaming at the end of Big10 Bhangra

[23:46] FCBs rival for the upcoming year

Umer’s Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/umer.qureshi.16

Umer’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/umerqureshi96/

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7 - Introducing: Ram Mahalingham

Umer Qureshi — Tue, 08 Aug 2017 07:07:00 -0400

Hey y'all! On this episode we talk to one of the contributors Ram Mahalingham, the former captain and founder of First Class Bhangra . Our discussion with Ram focuses:

-FCB's turning point

- Working with co-captains

-Judging in the circuit

-Warding off complacency

[0:00] The Bruin Bhangra Mixtape - https://soundcloud.com/kalerity/official-bruinbhangra-xix-mixtape

[1:03] Ram talks about the turning point when FCB started becoming a successful team

[1:27] First Class Bhangra at Fever 4 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtNlyGKyvi8

[10:51] Ministry of Bhangra Sydney at Bruin Bhangra 2017 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPuzNCJEVdg

[12:05] Ram’s relationship with Sid Pandit and talking about how to work with a co-captain

[14:57] FCBs captain structure

[18:40] The value of judges feedback

[25:16] Judging in Australia

[27:30] Dealing with arrogance and warding off complacency

Ram’s Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ram.mahalingam

Ram’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/t_ramrod/

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6 - Introducing: Romy Bassi

Umer Qureshi — Tue, 01 Aug 2017 13:21:00 -0400

Hey on this episode we talk to Romy Bassi, a dancer and competition organizer for the past 11 years. Our discussion with Romy focuses:

-Competition Organizing - #bhangracompetitions

-VIBC - ay #vancouver

-Duniya All Stars - eh #folk

-OMG Why Am I in DC? #suspense #dc

[0:00] Ride Wit Me X Look Lak by JANIBOI https://soundcloud.com/karan-jani-4/ride-wit-me-x-look-lak

[1:11] Romy’s introduction into the Bhangra circuit

[4:20] Duniya All Stars at Notorious Bhangra 2012 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBtdYIg-NQg

[7:11] First joining a team in 2006

[8:53] Starting to take on more of an organizer role at VIBC http://www.vibc.org/

[10:04] Taking over liaison duties for UNC after the original liaison broke her ankle

[11:41] Joining Jawani Bhangra and meeting her husband JSK, Jasmeet Singh Kapoor, at Bruin 2011 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atemb3RZ5ec

[14:22] A Bhangra Wedding https://blog.shaadishop.co/2015/06/19/bhangra-competition-wo-the-competition-romy-and-jasmeet/

[16:43] JSK and Romy Wedding Performance Collab https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGU-8UBgCGE

[18:25] The topics that Romy wants to cover in the podcast

[23:40] VIBC and its Punjabi community influence on the festival

[26:11] Get in touch with Romy!

Romy’s Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RomyBassi

Romy’s Instagram - @romesauce

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5 – Team Profile: Da Real Punjabiz with Luv Sangha and Harji Charaia

Umer Qureshi — Fri, 28 Jul 2017 13:14:00 -0400

On this episode of The Bhangra Podcast, we talk to Luvreet Sangha and Harji Charaia former captains of Da Real Punjabiz, a collegiate team out of UCSD. We talk to them about:

-The development of their set design

-How they come up with their crazy gimmicks

-How the team has dealt with dancer turnover in recent years

-And we talk about some stuff they liked and disliked in the circuit in recent years

0:19 How Luv and Harji got started with Bhangra

2:37 What pushed the two to become captains

4:24 Origin of the DRP style

6:44 The two talk about their energy and how they develop their team’s stamina

9:10 We talk to DRP about their gimmicks, why they use them, how they come up with them, and so on

14:47 DRP being a formation heavy team, we talk to them about their thought process and set design formation wise

17:00 How they have dealt with the inevitable dancer turnover associated with collegiate teams

23:50 Harji and Luv talk about what performances and trends they liked and disliked in the circuit this past year

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4 - Introducing: Nimit Desai

Umer Qureshi — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 11:15:00 -0400

Nimit Desai former captain of Buckeye Bhangra and KPGD dancer. With a very unique style and energy, Nimit Desai is prolific dancer in every sense of the word. In this episode we talk to Nimit about:

-Captaining Buckeye Bhangra as a sophomore

-Recovering from a loss at Blowout 2016 and roaring back the following season

-His change to his set design approach

-And a few callouts along the way

0:00 Nimit’s start with Bhangra

2:50 Nimit with Buckeye Bhangra

4:58 Nimit taking on captain’s duties for the first time

7:08 When Nimit first became captain he focused a lot on making choreography and he talks about his mistakes and successes with this approach

10:07 Dealing with the loss at Bhangra Blowout 2016 www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4_KGI9BBKY and reinventing and using the loss as motivation for the following season

12:16 Buckeye Bhangra at Aaj Ka Dhamaka 2016 www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9o8V0UVkLg

13:06 After having a year without placings but still having gone to Blowout, Nimit talks about changes in leadership style, choreography and set design, and overall team mentality

18:49 After a very successful 2016-2017 season Nimit reflects on the result of Bhangra Blowout 2017 www.youtube.com/watch?v=N73M-tk3Tpo

22:13 After dancing with KPGD at Bruin 2016 www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZhZquLEpCA and then competing against many of his teammates from that squad throughout the year, Nimit talks about how he felt competing against his friends, creating a ‘sibling rivalry’ with many of them

23:57 Nimit’s opinions on other teams throughout the circuits set design from a pure choreography standpoint

25:20 We also talk some smack and Nimit throws out a few callouts by name

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3 – Introducing: Angela Luo

Umer Qureshi — Fri, 21 Jul 2017 03:38:00 -0400

Angela Luo, a non-desi dancer in the circuit that has made quite a name for herself. She danced for Da Real Punjabiz before becoming a captain of Duniya De Rang, a team made entirely of non-desi dancers. In this episode we cover:

-How she as a non-desi dancer got interested in Bhangra

-How Duniya De Rang began

-Her thoughts on the current climate of the circuit

And more!

1:18 - Intro to Angela Luo

1:52 - Da Real Punjabiz at Bruin this year vs last year - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqG5lFU0Urk

3:56 - Angela's hopes for the podcast

9:52: Lack of 'fire' in the circuit

12:19 Being helpful to other teams in the circuit

15:24 - Origins of Duniya De Rang - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2m2aahnmN8

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2 – Naach di Cleveland with Akash Menon

Umer Qureshi — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 13:34:00 -0400

"For dancers by dancers"

The Naach di Cleveland motto is something that co-director Akash Menon stands by when playing his part in running the comp. With an e-board full of current and former dancers NDC aims to provide a comp experience that they themselves wished they had. Check out the latest episode of the podcast where we will cover:

- Why NDC was founded and what their mission is.

- What they look for in teams when they select for their lineup

- The side of competitions people don't see (funding, acquiring judges, etc.)

And more!

Enjoy!

Recorded: 2/15/2017

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1 – Introducing: The Bhangra Podcast

Umer Qureshi — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 15:50:00 -0400

Welcome to The Bhangra Podcast - where we discuss all things bhangra. This is the first (of hopefully many) episodes, and we hope you get a chance to tune in and let us know what you think!

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