Recent content by shreeps

Team: CMU Bhangra School: Carnegie Mellon University Location: Pittsburgh, PA Founding Year: 2005

Quick thoughts: Song selection: You guys used a lot of songs that I've heard other teams use over the past 3-4 years, but didn't put as much of a twist on them as I would've liked. I think it's okay to reuse songs, but as soon as I hear a song I've heard before, I immediately think of that...

Same. I usually have it cover only half of each head so I can still play on the surface of the head. I don't mind hitting the dagga side when it's covered with a towel but I don't like hitting the towel with my tilli.

Made a mix with some songs from a couple teams I mixed for this season and a bunch of new stuff. If anyone is interested in using any part of this mix for their team's mix, let me know. Enjoy! https://soundcloud.com/shreeps/ocpd-2015

Not a bad idea but start out going really slow and with really low weight. If you try to go too quickly or use higher weight than you're capable of using, there's a decent risk of injury, especially if you're just starting out. I'd suggest switching off between weights and saaps if you're...

I prefer to put my thumbs on the part of the handles that's facing me (the same face against which I'm pushing my palms). Some people put their thumbs on the outside. I'd suggest trying both and figuring out which is more comfortable. I would advise against putting them on the inside.

Thanks!

What song was used in the mela? Around 7:50ish. I've heard it a bunch of times but never caught the name of the track. Thanks in advance!

Kamal Heer & Sangtar - Google Te (2012)

Kamal Heer Facebook Punjabi Official Video (Dec, 2010)

Salera Rang by Amrinder Gill

Hey BTF, Here are all of CMU's videos and mixes from this season. Enjoy! Critiques are welcome, as usual. Thanks to my co-captain, Mitra, and managers, Sid and Shubhit, and all of CMU Bhangra for their hard work this year. Huge thanks to everyone who helped us get ready at comps (especially...

Thanks for all the comments! And Anik, thanks for the detailed critique. You definitely made some good points, and we really appreciate the feedback. I hope you liked the changes we made for WBBC (and the ones we'll make for Blowout)!

Lot of good points here, Hardeep. Just wanted to comment on this specific point. I've danced at competitions where judges did take this into account. I'm not sure if it was on the rubric, but I know that there was some disparity between how much of the stage different teams used, and that...

I think it would make sense to just post the mix after a delay, just like you do for videos, and just let teams choose a different delay time than for the video (in case they don't want to release the mix, or want to wait until the end of the bhangra season, as I'm sure many teams do).