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- Saleem
I agree with your statement that making this into a controversy is not needed and the judges decision needs to be respected. Esp since the top two teams were predicted these positions by almost everyone. However claiming things that supposedly happened in the judges meeting is counter...
I mean my personal predictions after watching this on the night was
Aston
Kings
Imperial (Tbh I am more surprised that Leicester placed 3rd and not Imperial).
In all honesty I was a bit surprised that Aston didnt win but lets face it there were 5 judges and it could have been a split vote...
I think its about the logistics that would be the bigger challenge. Ultimately it would be one country either US/UK/Canada which would need to have an open mind to organise one and the willingness of the above mentioned teams to actually apply to this and travel. But keeping the UK in mind...
First of all I think you may have a misunderstanding of what we agree on. The points that;
- UK teams are now the benchmark for elite Bhangra. You agree with this, I agree with this and I would imagine that the international scene on the whole also agrees with it.
- UK mixers are now mixing...
I would have echoed your sentiments as Ive always wanted to see international teams come to the UK ( and believe me from the chatter ive heard in the last 2/3 years that US/Aus teams are interested in competing here). However when there is only ONE comp in the UK a year and now this year we had...
Ever since the WBBC and Elite 8 stopped happening after 2015, I have always wondered whether we are missing out on a platform where the worlds best teams go head to head to win the coveted title?
JVD won WBBC in 2015 and BBC in 2016, while Ankhile also placed in 2015. Aussie teams have made...
Previously comps like Bhangra Fest were far and between and and teams used to have the same group of dancers which danced for their respective TBS teams too. Thats why the quality of dancers at comps like Capital Bhangra was not very good ( this was during my time) and not many dancers from...
Disclaimer- This is just an observation rather than a personal opinion.
In the last couple of years Ive seen a noticeable amount of team hopping by dancers. Apart from a core group of dancers from each team everyone else seems to change teams at an alarming rate. Is this the case in US/Canada...
Bhangra Fest is back this year. Organised by Folk Stars Limited.
Location- Sadlers Wells Theatre, London
Date- 8th September 2018
Ten teams go head to head in the UK's premier independent team competition