Boston University Bhangra @ Srujan 2014 (1st Place) and Boiler 2014 (1st Place)

[gurteg]

Hey everyone!

We wanted to share our performances from this past season. It’s been another incredible year for us and we are always working hard to improve ourselves. We would love to hear any critiques and feedback!


Srujan – 1st Place
Dancers:
Red – Gurteg Singh and Divya Madhusudhan
Blue – Deep Deb and Maya Seshadri
Yellow – Rohan Vaswani and Anita Sulibhavi
Teal – Harjaap Singh and Kajal Sangal
Green – Arjun Kapoor and Krystal Kallarackal
Purple – Pratik Singh and Alia Khan
Pink – Chitanya Gopu

BU Bhangra - Buckeye Mela 7: Srujan 2014
Boiler – 1st Place
Dancers:
Red – Gurteg Singh and Divya Madhusudhan
Blue – Jake Kallarackal and Maya Seshadri
Yellow – Rohan Vaswani and Anita Sulibhavi
Teal – Harjaap Singh and Gina Nathwani
Purple – Arjun Kapoor and Krystal Kallarackal
Green – Pratik Singh and Chitanya Gopu

Boston University @ Boiler Bhangra 2014

Also, a huge shout-out to our DJ, Notorious DEB! Here’s the link to the mix:


[soundcloud]https://soundcloud.com/notorious-d-e-b/bu-bhangra-mix-at-boiler-bhangra-2014[/soundcloud]

 

[sammyk]

First off, congrats are your awesome season! Sorry we weren't able to catch you at any comps this semester. You guys have a lot of good stuff going for you and everything else is just small fixes here and there. I watched both vids, but most of my comments will be based on the Boiler vid.


The formations were awesome! Love the stage coverage and the shapes you were making. Really gave me the impression that each dancer touched every part of the stage. Mix was dope especially the jhummar backbeat. Your jugni from both comps were different but they were both great. Choreo was also unqiue (i.e. bethi step). Hit hard for the hard hitting spots (synced dancers).


Improvements: One thing I noticed was that some of the dancers got lazy with their legs and arms as the set progressed onwards (Blue and Teal jodis). The resting segments came across a little too much for me (faslaa segment after jhummar). If it is going to be a break, then hide it with nakhra and shoulders. For some steps, a person or two is always a little off (late or early) which ruins synchronicity of the team.


Those comments were pretty minor things to find. You guys did a fantastic job with everything. Shoutouts to Gurteg and Deep, always great watching you two dance. Also, red jodi girl, Divya, you rocked it. Good luck with the rest of the semester of school and your next comps!

 

[sartajjudge]

I don't get why this team is never in the Bhangra Blowout line up. ???

 

[Bilal_Ali]

Really liked the creative moves. The Boiler Jugni was sick

 

[mrchicity]

First off, the dancing is a big plus for this team, execution and style is on point. The red guy is probably one of the chillest dancers I've seen, you execute moves almost lazily (in a good way, like you make it look super easy) and with such control/grace. Props for that, I definitely appreciate teams that can dance like this.


The routine is good, although I think it drops off a bit after jhummar. Segments kinda started to run together and became less memorable for me. It's not that the formations and choreo weren't good, but I don't think it had as much impact towards the latter segments. Figure out a way to keep things interesting in the second half and build towards a great ending.

Congrats on the first place, hope to see more from this team soon!

 

[Psant]

Over the past two years, BU Bhangra has been one of my favorite co-ed teams. Keep up the amazing work! Only critique is that the guys are out-dancing the girls on most segments. Gurteg - you make that shit look easy, wow. So much grace.