Bhangra Blowout 16 - REGISTRATION is now OPEN!!

[pritpal94]

Yeah we need like really big teams for VCU to compete with because I think they are easily beating Drexel, Cornell, Columbia etc etc..
It would be awesome if Bhangra Empire came!

 

[turabali]

yeh deff tru. but this year drexel are amazing. i dont know about cornell but u never know . they still have good dancers on the team from what i saw last year. they have madddddd potential . its not the fact becasue vcu are better then all of them. it just because they been more to the west coast competetion then any others teams from here. so they more experienced. and columbia. love love thurr outfits. yo. but they always got placed no matter what last year they were 3rd i think. and a year before that they were 1st. so they good. i jsut need to see some more west coast teams yoo hahah. and that would be awsome if bhangra empire comes. I do wanna see more traditonal in these young teams. .

 

[pritpal94]

Yeah I got to say Drexel did a great performance at Burgh. But if you know what I mean VCU needs to compete against another very good team that are surfing around the same level as VCU.

 

[faysal]

I re-read the email, its definitely an invitation to compete and not as an exhibition act as the sender of the email came across the university competition happening here. I may have failed to mention the team is a univ team. They also ask to spread the word to other uni teams from here who may be interested.

p.s. can someone tell me the title of the song playing in the intro video on the comp site please? thanks.

 

[pritpal94]

Dude what is the teams name!?

 

[faysal]

lol stop spazzing out...shaan punjabi

 

[pritpal94]

Bro, what University Shaan Punjabi representing.. Will you be performing if you go? Whereabouts the team based?
It's amazing if you perform at blowout

 

[faysal]

lol because technically its not my team, im just helping them out, nor will i be performing with them if they do get accepted. They represent leicester university (pronounced lester for special people like avni) and demontfort university.

 

[pritpal94]

Oh dude, I seen them perform before at a Leicester Lohri competition. We also performed there. They were pretty sick and I think they would be amazing at Blowout if they go Co-ed!
Man that lorhi competition was disaster lol, we took like 10 dancers and stage was 4 meters wide

 

[pritpal94]

Here's a video of the team at the lohri function..

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=1gTE1KG47Ng

 

[faysal]

yea they're not co-ed anymore, they're ok, it'll be a good experience for them if they do get to go.

 

[pritpal94]

Oh aren't they co-ed anymore?!
Well I think their performance in Paris was quite bad, no offence...
But yeah will be great experience if they go..
Do they have any sponsors or anything for travel expenses, if so let me know cos we need to find a good sponsor.
Thanks,
Pritpal

 

[jvirk]

frm the vid that pritpal posted..how in the world do they get an invite??

 

[jvirk]

Yeah we need like really big teams for VCU to compete with because I think they are easily beating Drexel, Cornell, Columbia etc etc..
It would be awesome if Bhangra Empire came!

unless empire reps a college..i dnt think they can come

bhangra blowout is an all collegiate competition..theyre very strict w/ the dancers as far as everyone pretty much hsa to be frm the same school...

 

[Saab]

I just think its interesting how since it seems that attendance has been on a decline that now the money is non-refundable. I don't know of too many competitions that are like this, so its interesting that this would be thrown in considering that this is a college competition(you know with colleges needing resources) and it seems that some teams might be turned off by this. Also, although I know they said the packet would come out in January, I find it surprising that they would give only three weeks from the start of january to turn it in, since most college teams have to contend with large spring breaks. Just my two cents

 

[faysal]

lol justin i was as surprised as you were...I don't know how they did but they did, I don't know if blowout have actually seen a video of them, but they have to send a tryout video all the same so I guess they'll see then.

 

[pritpal94]

lol justin i was as surprised as you were...I don't know how they did but they did, I don't know if blowout have actually seen a video of them, but they have to send a tryout video all the same so I guess they'll see then.

That video was a year ago, they must have been through a lot of changes since then as Faysal has said they aren't co-ed any more and another change is that they got their mix done by Akhil, who is sick.
So if Faysal or anyone else in the team has a newer video of them could they please post it?

 

[jvirk]

I just think its interesting how since it seems that attendance has been on a decline that now the money is non-refundable. I don't know of too many competitions that are like this, so its interesting that this would be thrown in considering that this is a college competition(you know with colleges needing resources) and it seems that some teams might be turned off by this. Also, although I know they said the packet would come out in January, I find it surprising that they would give only three weeks from the start of january to turn it in, since most college teams have to contend with large spring breaks. Just my two cents

ram..u mean winter break? hahaha not spring break...

 

[Tarminder]

Tips for the Blowout squad:


- Attempt to persuade/select colllegate teams from Texas, Florida, CALIFORNIA and the non traditional parts of Vancouver to compete (if they do apply, if not, go with whatever you have) - please don't accept any Toronto collegiate team because if they don't place you know what might happen.

- Put more emphasis on entertainment and a lot less on traditinalaity in selecting teams and judging - this make the performances more fun to watch and memorable. When KJ came to Blowout 10 it was the talk of the town.

- Do whatever you can to have a positive memorable afterparty if you have the money get a well known dj/singer

- Engage non south asians at your university to take part in any way possible, make it a campus wide event.

- Dare i say it....have a category of collegiate bollywood/Bhangra fusion teams (i.e. NYU Pand.) to compete, it will add a new unique vibe to the competiton.


Maybe this will enhance diversity in the audience and possibly increase attendence.

 

[jvirk]

- Dare i say it....have a category of collegiate bollywood/Bhangra fusion teams (i.e. NYU Pand.) to compete, it will add a new unique vibe to the competiton.


Maybe this will enhance diversity in the audience and possibly increase attendence.

dude u gota be kidding me on that...get bollywood/fusion teams to compete??? wtf...this is the most popular bhangra competition..theyre doing fine as the way they are..sure the crowd wasnt packed last year but im sure they dnt have to get bollywood or fusion teams to bring ppl..