Best Performances of 2010

[BUCKTOWN]

Overall Best Performance: Jawani Warriors @ Masti


Most Creativity: Nachdi Jawani @ Elite 8


Best Execution: PPA @ Masti


Best Gimmik: ABC @ Idols


Best Dressed: SGPD @ Idols/BAB


Best Mix: SGPD @ BAB and PCBCA @ VIBC

 

[Varun00]

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[Psant]

Overall Best Performance: Jawani Warriors at Masti 4.


Most Creativity: Nachdi Jawani at Elite 8


Best Execution: Shan-e-Punjab at Big Apple Bhangra


Best Gimmick: Violin in Bhangra Knightz routine


Best Dressed: SGPD at Idols


Best Mix: First Class Bhangra at Big Apple Bhangra

 

[nitinchand]

best

Overall Best Performance: Any team that danced their heart out on stage and had fun after 8 minutes without a care for the prize.

best reply anybody could have given! it's a shame some people forget about the bhangra and think about the competition!

 

[kinnell]

best

Overall Best Performance: Any team that danced their heart out on stage and had fun after 8 minutes without a care for the prize.

best reply anybody could have given! it's a shame some people forget about the bhangra and think about the competition!

As heart-touching as Rajkaran's reply may be, it's also kinda weak-sauce. Kudos and respect to those who dance their hearts out and compete without care for recognition, but replies like those undermine the objectivity of the question. Why belittle those who have put countless hours and countless dollars into choreography, mix, vardiyan, props, dancers, practices, travel expenses..etc so that they can bring a polished final product to competitions in hopes for glory, honor, respect and upholding tradition and simplifying all that into the sentiment that you're the best just if you had fun?

I applaud those who dance their hearts out and aren't competing for prizes. I have no doubt that almost everyone here dances because they love dancing itself. But objectively speaking, there are only a few performances in 2010 that can call themselves the "best" - haven't we grown out of the "everyone's a winner!" mentality?

 

[Nikhil]

Herm Edwards- Greatest Coach Ever!

 

[smehta313]

Overall Best Performance: SGPD BAB


Most Creativity: Bhangra Empire throughout the year


Best Execution: VCU Elite 8


Best Gimmick: VCU Elite 8,Joker "magic trick"


Best Dressed: AEG's vaardiyaan. So hot


Best Mix: NYPD Fusion, VCU Elite 8, or NJ Elite 8 all were mad sick

 

[sangeensingh]

best

Overall Best Performance: Any team that danced their heart out on stage and had fun after 8 minutes without a care for the prize.

best reply anybody could have given! it's a shame some people forget about the bhangra and think about the competition!

As heart-touching as Rajkaran's reply may be, it's also kinda weak-sauce. Kudos and respect to those who dance their hearts out and compete without care for recognition, but replies like those undermine the objectivity of the question. Why belittle those who have put countless hours and countless dollars into choreography, mix, vardiyan, props, dancers, practices, travel expenses..etc so that they can bring a polished final product to competitions in hopes for glory, honor, respect and upholding tradition and simplifying all that into the sentiment that you're the best just if you had fun?

I applaud those who dance their hearts out and aren't competing for prizes. I have no doubt that almost everyone here dances because they love dancing itself. But objectively speaking, there are only a few performances in 2010 that can call themselves the "best" - haven't we grown out of the "everyone's a winner!" mentality?

+1

 

[Ashveer]

best

Overall Best Performance: Any team that danced their heart out on stage and had fun after 8 minutes without a care for the prize.

best reply anybody could have given! it's a shame some people forget about the bhangra and think about the competition!

As heart-touching as Rajkaran's reply may be, it's also kinda weak-sauce. Kudos and respect to those who dance their hearts out and compete without care for recognition, but replies like those undermine the objectivity of the question. Why belittle those who have put countless hours and countless dollars into choreography, mix, vardiyan, props, dancers, practices, travel expenses..etc so that they can bring a polished final product to competitions in hopes for glory, honor, respect and upholding tradition and simplifying all that into the sentiment that you're the best just if you had fun?

I applaud those who dance their hearts out and aren't competing for prizes. I have no doubt that almost everyone here dances because they love dancing itself. But objectively speaking, there are only a few performances in 2010 that can call themselves the "best" - haven't we grown out of the "everyone's a winner!" mentality?

+1

I disagree. I think the attitude inherent in Rajkaran's post is that everyone should be applauded for their commitment to dancing bhangra, "promoting Punjabi culture", and being committed to their team/themselves. I don't think that the "everyone's a winner" mentality means that you can't delineate between a good performance and a great one. For comps like Boston, Bruin, and VIBC, you have many teams that don't make it to the stage in the first place, so getting in already means that you're a winner in some regard. I think the most delegitimizing phenomena in the bhangra circuit were those teams that had members from all around the country and never practiced, gave poorly-coordinated performances, and then came online and said "well we did the best we could since we never practiced as a team until the night before LAWLZ." Thank God that doesn't fly anymore.

Some teams make the objective choice to put all of their resources into a performance for the sake of performing (I think of a team like PDDS who reassert this) and others do it to win and you see it in their faces on stage when they get third place, or nothing at all. Yeah, saying 'everyone's a winner' delegitimizes their experience when they don't win because they started practicing with the goal to win a title. The teams that I have been a part of have not had winning/placing on their to do list, so I am unfamiliar with that attitude. That said, I agree that this thread is valid, but it only speaks to each person's aesthetic. Just looking at responses, some people are more "entertainment" oriented, others are "OMG FOLKK" oriented etc. etc.

 

[PGE]

No one is showing the love for the live teams, and it is impossible to compare live and music because people have their opinions and favorites, so I'm going to give live awards.

North America
Overall Best Performance: Heeray@ Pioneer

Most Creativity: ?

Best Execution: Heeray @ Pioneer

Best Dressed: Heeray whenever using the white vests and different colored kurtaa

Best Background Band (chimpta, bugchu, tumbi): Virse de Waris @ DDA XIII

Best Band (boliyan dhol): Amar Gill and Pali @ Pioneer with Heeray

Ya...Heeray dominated everything

+1

 

[kinnell]

I disagree. I think the attitude inherent in Rajkaran's post is that everyone should be applauded for their commitment to dancing bhangra, "promoting Punjabi culture", and being committed to their team/themselves. I don't think that the "everyone's a winner" mentality means that you can't delineate between a good performance and a great one. For comps like Boston, Bruin, and VIBC, you have many teams that don't make it to the stage in the first place, so getting in already means that you're a winner in some regard. I think the most delegitimizing phenomena in the bhangra circuit were those teams that had members from all around the country and never practiced, gave poorly-coordinated performances, and then came online and said "well we did the best we could since we never practiced as a team until the night before LAWLZ." Thank God that doesn't fly anymore.

I'm critiquing Rajkaran's response on the basis of the context, that is as an answer to the question "Who do you think had the best overall performance of the year?". While it does ask for one's opinion, I feel that his response is kinda dodgy in terms of what is asked. You're right that everyone should be commended for their commitment to bhangra and that even with a "Everyone's a winner" mentality, you can still differentiate between a good performance, a great performance and determine the best performances according to your personal preference. Yet, that was not how the question was answered and that's why I am disagreeing with Rajkaran.

 

[Rajbir]

I disagree. I think the attitude inherent in Rajkaran's post is that everyone should be applauded for their commitment to dancing bhangra, "promoting Punjabi culture", and being committed to their team/themselves. I don't think that the "everyone's a winner" mentality means that you can't delineate between a good performance and a great one. For comps like Boston, Bruin, and VIBC, you have many teams that don't make it to the stage in the first place, so getting in already means that you're a winner in some regard. I think the most delegitimizing phenomena in the bhangra circuit were those teams that had members from all around the country and never practiced, gave poorly-coordinated performances, and then came online and said "well we did the best we could since we never practiced as a team until the night before LAWLZ." Thank God that doesn't fly anymore.

I'm critiquing Rajkaran's response on the basis of the context, that is as an answer to the question "Who do you think had the best overall performance of the year?". While it does ask for one's opinion, I feel that his response is kinda dodgy in terms of what is asked. You're right that everyone should be commended for their commitment to bhangra and that even with a "Everyone's a winner" mentality, you can still differentiate between a good performance, a great performance and determine the best performances according to your personal preference. Yet, that was not how the question was answered and that's why I am disagreeing with Rajkaran.

so you're monitoring the forum to see if people are replying to the threads in a manner which relates to the topic? if so, you need to pick up the pace on regulation.

if not, then are you simply disagreeing because you don't like the manner in which his reponse was formulated (because he gave an opiniated reponse in a "unique" manner, yet allowing others to share their opinions simply because they followed the "parameters")?

 

[KushK]

Kinnell and Rajbir, i am booking a room for you two at fever! lol =)

 

[Gurbir23]

Kinnell and Rajbir, i am booking a room for you two at fever! lol =)

sexy time

 

[ENVY BANG-RUH]

Kinnell and Rajbir, i am booking a room for you two at fever! lol =)

sexy time

karna pehnda

 

[kinnell]

so you're monitoring the forum to see if people are replying to the threads in a manner which relates to the topic? if so, you need to pick up the pace on regulation.

if not, then are you simply disagreeing because you don't like the manner in which his reponse was formulated (because he gave an opiniated reponse in a "unique" manner, yet allowing others to share their opinions simply because they followed the "parameters")?

I'm expressing my disdain for a "heart-felt" response (that has become too prevalent these days) that did nothing to answer the question at hand. Yes, I eat babies for breakfast. NOM NOM NOM.

To me, that's like answering the question "What was the best song used this year?" with "Every song that allowed me to dance fully!" or "What was the best vardiyan set?" with "Any vardiyan set that was made with sugar, spice and everything nice!". The opinion is valued, but really silly in the context provided. In no way am I monitoring answers as I am also just a member sharing my own opinion, which is open to critique as well. I personally love the joke answers to a lot of these questions, but some of the more serious-intended replies baffle me at times.

 

[SUsmanpuria]

No one is showing the love for the live teams, and it is impossible to compare live and music because people have their opinions and favorites, so I'm going to give live awards.

North America
Overall Best Performance: Heeray@ Pioneer

Most Creativity: ?

Best Execution: Heeray @ Pioneer

Best Dressed: Heeray whenever using the white vests and different colored kurtaa

Best Background Band (chimpta, bugchu, tumbi): Virse de Waris @ DDA XIII

Best Band (boliyan dhol): Amar Gill and Pali @ Pioneer with Heeray

Ya...Heeray dominated everything
India
Overall Best Performance: Lyallpur Khalsa College

Most Creativity: Shiv Chand@ under 19 state championship

Best Execution: Lyallpur Khalsa College
Best Dressed: GNDU Amritsar's Jhumar

Best Background Band: Patiala University @ PU Saufest

Best Band: Pappi Gill and unknown dholi with Lyallpur Khalsa College

+1

 

[Gsimz]

Overall Best Performance: NYPD Fusion


Most Creativity: SGPD BAB


Best Execution: VCU Burgh or Boston


Best Gimmick: ABC Koti te speaker


Best Dressed: WB Blowout


Best Mix: NYPD Fusion or VCU Boston

 

[KingGeorge]

best performance- shivchand @ ?
best execution- shan-e-punjab @ bab/nj live @ masti
best mix- nypd @ fusion

 

[Gugu]

Best gimmicks: LBC at Elite and Heeray at Masti - phumman tricks.. glad to have been part of both performances lol