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An article I came across http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jan/03/india-rape-violence-culture with a good summarizing excerpt:
Also it talks about (Yo! Yo!) Honey Singh (yo yo? really? ugh) and his cancelled concert after an uproar against some of his lyrics...
Haha this is better than the original
WHITE MAN IMITATES INDIAN - PUNJABI SONG!
Though the Ben K boliyan is still dearest to my heart (he asked I take it off YouTube a few years ago, sigh) and he actually used punjabi words
Just a friendly Public Service Announcement:
Many teams post their dancers' full names by jodi with the video, which is great: it gives the dancers recognition. However, please clear this with your dancers first. BTF is indexed by Google and, often, a BTF page will be within someone's top 10...
I've noticed in the past few years more teams are setting cones up at mid-stage, quarters, eigths, and ends of the stage -- basically all over. I understand the use of these cones during practice to help a team nail its formations, but are they appropriate during a stage performance?
Here's an...
I'm really happy for this guy, he was working 2 jobs to support his widowed mother, had to drop out of college to take care of his family. He's still in awe of it all. Also he sounds like Jesse Pinkman lol
10.17.12 Sandeep "Sunny" Singh claims $30.5 million Mega Millions jackpot
Awesome job SMD!!
Bhangra at the US Open on Vimeo
Siick ending
PS - thanks Sulman for the link via fb
PPS - I'm told it's some SMD dancers and some other amazing women from the NYC area so congrats to all involved :)
There was a terrible shooting at the gurdwara at Oak Creek, Wisconsin this morning. There are articles all over
http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/05/us/wisconsin-temple-shooting/index.html
The latest news as far as I know is that the suspect has been shot by police, 6 victims died, and a...
I received a suggestion on how to handle Song Request threads and wanted to hear your thoughts on it. Currently, members post a new thread that's titled anything from "Song Help!!!" (bad) to "Identify Song from JJ @ Elite 8" (good, precise). Generally, they get an answer and the song!
However...