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Ankhile Coed at TBC 2014 and WBBC 2015 (Matchup winners / 3rd Place)

hskalirai1

Harnaik Singh Kalirai
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Hi guys, here are our videos from TBC 14 and WBBC 15. The whole team are grateful to share such stage with great talent. We thank the commitees from both comps for allowing us to stage our talent. In addition, we thank all the teams for being great sport including our wbbc matchup rivals at WBBC, Cornell.

Any feedback is appreciated :) !

TBC 2014:

Ankhile at TBC 2014 (The Bhangra Competition)

WBBC 2015:

Ankhile @ Worlds Best Bhangra Crew 2015
 

Prabhzy

Active Member
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Smashed it guys!


My fav bit was the khunda drop. OH MY DAYS YOU WENT IN




It had me going like


 

mrchicity

Active Member
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Great performance, this is exactly how I would try to make a set if I was still on a coed team. Great form, great choreography, great formations. Only thing I had in mind for you guys was to keep the Juvenile song as the instrumental for the end of your saap segment as well, I liked it better than the other instrumental you used there. I know your guy in pink/black had a busted ankle after the performance, hope he's doing better!
 

Shahrukh

Active Member
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505
My favorite dancers of the night, and my favorite set of the night, just like karthik said this is how I would make a coed set. The flow of the set was great, a lot of teams these days don't take "Set Flow" into consideration when making routines, but it was clear that you guys did, congrats!
 

romie

Member
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STR* Fire, great nakhre everyone upto par and dances very well! Great power, finesse and use of stage, these guys just took their bhangra to another level! THE WBBC MIX NEEDS TO BE RELEASED ASAPP!!!!!
 

RsKderpu

Member
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This mix is straight fire. The choreo/execution justified this mix 100%. Props to whoever made you mix, as well as the team for killing it.\


Not to take credit away from the rest of the team but Red Jodhi was having too much fun with the jhummer haha. Its great being able to see a dancers passion for bhangra through their nakhra/energy.

Any word on when mix will be released?
 

Sue Sylvester

kinnell
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467
As Karthik said, great form, great choreography and great formations. By the end of it, it didn't even matter that there weren't many x-factors or big game-changing gimmicks that you might expect from teams at WBBC because the quality/creativity and execution of the routine were high enough to hold your attention and leave a lasting impression.

Some quick thoughts: Absolutely loved the transition from "Munda iPhone Warga" into the Kaato Segment - unexpected, original and hard-hitting. A few things needed to be better standardized. (ie: angles of hands during squats or like how girls were clapping hands but some of the guys hands were angled and were barely even touching during the hekh before dhamaal) While dancers were dancing similarly, it felt like some dancers were a nudge earlier or later on certain parts. The high energy and faster pacing of the routine helped to hide some of that discrepancy. I really liked that while certain dancers were stronger than others, you still got a sense of everyone dancing like a team. You guys also have amazing stamina - the girls at the very end are getting mad air on those jumps with feet wide apart which is hard to find on a lot of teams. In regards to form and execution, I really enjoyed how well you guys extended your arms and lifted your legs but at the same time, how gracefully you executed a lot of the steps - that duality not only allowed you to look big on stage and have good stage presence but also allowed us to enjoy the nuances of the choreography. My only big pet peeve with form was that backs were bent a lot during squats which took away from the power and aesthetic appeal of some of the more climatic parts of segments. Overall, definitely my favorite routine of WBBC this year (of the performances that I've seen) and probably my favorite co-ed performance of the season.


9/10 Would Bang(ra)
 

DamanSingh

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I was in awe immediately after watching this performance live at WBBC. I had seen some of Ankhile's youtube videos from the past year or so (and their audition on UK national television), but honestly wasn't quite sure what to expect. This performance was refreshing, to say the least.

I agree with Shahrukh about set flow (e.g. transition from munda iphone varga to Bindrakhia song was dope). The choreo was just awesome. Vardiyaan were beautiful and the nakhra was great throughout - especially the yellow and redi jodi. My favorite segments were the khunde and jhoomer, and abrupt jhoomer to jhoothi vich jark na hove near the end. I wasn't a fan of the mela in the WBBC video. The pakhiyan didn't hit as hard standing up; they looked a lot better when the girls were kneeling (as they were in the TBC video), and even better in JVD's mela where the girls were sitting cross-legged. Shout-out to Dalip and Karan(?) in the yellow - killed it man!

I love that so many UK teams, collegiate and independent, dance with 16. It endows them a greater stage presence and the opportunity to showcase some awesome formations.
 

ishaankolluri

Member
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Dope set. I loved the choreo for the Ah Ni Kuriah segment, and the callouts were done in a really cool way.


What's that song you guys used at 0:49 behind Mitran Da Boot? DEF heard this on the radio before, but I can't place it...been driving me nuts.
 

Guppi

Member
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based on all the videos that have been out from WBBC i honestly feel like you guys had the best routine and execution of the competition. I thought you guys should have possibly been the overall winners of WBBC. Everything was great in the set!!! Favorite set of 2015 so far!!
 

hskalirai1

Harnaik Singh Kalirai
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ishaankolluri said:
Dope set. I loved the choreo for the Ah Ni Kuriah segment, and the callouts were done in a really cool way.


What's that song you guys used at 0:49 behind Mitran Da Boot? DEF heard this on the radio before, but I can't place it...been driving me nuts.
Jevenile - back that a$$ up instrumental
DJ Mustard - 24 Hours instrumental

:)
 

ishaankolluri

Member
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hskalirai1 said:
ishaankolluri said:
Dope set. I loved the choreo for the Ah Ni Kuriah segment, and the callouts were done in a really cool way.


What's that song you guys used at 0:49 behind Mitran Da Boot? DEF heard this on the radio before, but I can't place it...been driving me nuts.
Jevenile - back that a$$ up instrumental
DJ Mustard - 24 Hours instrumental

:)

Thanks very much :) and congratulations!! Can't wait to see what you do next!
 

mitrapatel09

New Member
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This set was Sooooo Fire. I really liked the Saaps and Kunde segment. They were both very high in energy segments especially for a Co-Ed Team. After completing those segments, having the energy to get through the rest of the set... Hats off. You guys destroyed it. The Kunde segment especially was one of my favorites. I even enjoyed the fast Jhumar. There was just no slowing down at all in this set which sometimes can backfire, but you guys just went Hammm and destroyed it. Great work!
 

KironMizanur

Loughborough & Gabru Furteley
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Amazing sets at both the competitions, choreography was really good!
Enjoyed how you represented folk with the mela segment at the end of both sets!
Vardiyan color choices were good, blue and black being the best imo.

The WBBC mix might just be my favourite of the year so far, props on whoever made that & the intro video was just fucking sick
One thing that bugged me was the use of shikke, it did not look as effective and as clean to me, felt as if some of the girls lacked the techniques of using them - but that might be your style, e.g Ankhi Jawan

Well done on 3rd place and beating the matchups, hoping to compete alongside you guys soon!

Here is a side view angle of their performance at TBC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEU3Ywt2Cn8
 

R_Dhillon

One Dance. One Love
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WOW! These sets were just insane. Clean, high energy and from was all on point, well done! Have to say though, the guy in yellow and red really stood out to me. He was just fire and made the performance even more enjoyable :D


Really loved the choreo and the mixes, especially the WBBC one. Hoping the mixes are out soon!
 

Bilal_Ali

Member
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Awesome routine!! Really enjoyed the WBBC set, Saap and Khunda drops were my favorites. Ending was very well done, although I felt it would've been stronger without the mela. Jhummar and jugni were a little too fast paced for my taste, but it definitely fits with your overall style. I think the khunda chaal could also use some movement. That's just my 2cents. I can't stress enough how much fun this performance was to watch. Congrats on the win, looking forward to your next season
 

Psant

UNC Bhangra Elite Alum, Brandeis Bhangra
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Should have won.
The best co-ed set I've seen in a while and the best set out of the UK ever to me.
The mockery of Cornell in spirit of the competition was great.
 

ramv88

www.dholiram.com
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One of the top 3 mixes of the competition------please post it soon. Congrats guys on a great set and win.



- Dholi Ram
 

shwinerz

Member
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Just seen the Cornell vid, and watching this right after really puts it in a different perspective. Set creation had so much to it, as did the mix. Something exciting happening all the time, so fast paced, technically much more difficult but even then, execution was better too. Excited to see what comes up next!
 
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