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- Saleem
Having experienced bhangra wars first hand, I personally wouldn't recommend it to any established team here nevermind those from overseas. Poorly organised, strange rules/restrictions and constant changes have always let this competition down. It was the only option for independent teams...
Thank you for all the feedback folks :) side angle from the crowd linked below, all the other teams are on the channel as well.
http://youtu.be/ULTC0LJxesE?list=UUWIV9DYzgTOHD_2DVqBkG3A
This comp pretty much ran itself. We arrived in the afternoon to be told..."do what you want but be ready by showtime you have the freedom to come and go as you please until 6pm" that's all we needed. We were provided with plenty of water and there were places to get food across the road...
Chadreh were definitely an issue for almost all of us, it was less how they were tied but more that the material itself was super thin and light. Three placings as previously mentioned. All the videos can be found on here
http://nachdapunjab.co.uk/
Aside from the glaringly obvious mistakes...
Unfortunate situation with the pagh but I think any dancer can understand the panic moment she went through, maybe tying her hair up like a gutti would've been smarter? I dunno. As always with VCU, I enjoyed the set a lot but I think I preferred the burgh routine just a little more in terms of...
Congratulations on the win guys, made the trip all the more worth it I'm sure. Everyone here is proud of your achievement :) Personally didn't feel like this performance was as strong as the Bhangra Wars one, but was still very entertaining to watch, the best we've seen a lot of you dance up...