Date announcement: Elite 8 Bhangra Invitational 2014

[Elite 8 Bhangra]

[SIZE=medium]Elite 8 Bhangra Invitational[/SIZE]
Battle of the East

October 25, 2014


More details coming soon...

 

[sammyk]

Excited to see Elite come back!! October 25th is going to be wild with both Elite and TDot!!

 

[amancheema]

Interesting ...

 

[sartajjudge]

Glad to see it's coming back, but surprised with the date. Considering 2/3 of the Elite 8 winners were University teams, I think having the comp. in October is a disadvantage to college teams because with students graduating every year from teams, most of the teams have to start from scratch (with a relatively new roster) in September. This would give them only two months to get ready for Elite 8 vs an independent team which likely has a consistent roster that isn't affected as much by the start of a new school year. Just my thought, but I think a valid one.

 

[HdBrar]

Finally! Been a while but the wait will prolly be worth it!

 

[nkrishnan]

Glad to see it's coming back, but surprised with the date. Considering 2/3 of the Elite 8 winners were University teams, I think having the comp. in October is a disadvantage to college teams because with students graduating every year from teams, most of the teams have to start from scratch (with a relatively new roster) in September. This would give them only two months to get ready for Elite 8 vs an independent team which likely has a consistent roster that isn't affected as much by the start of a new school year. Just my thought, but I think a valid one.

second this

 

[disharma1317]

Surprised by the date, as TDot announced theirs awhile ago, but all the best to both competitions! The October deadline is definitely going to be difficult for collegiate teams. If teams that are considered "elite" this past year are being invited to compete in the fall, there's roster changes, possibly some changes in captaincy, getting new dancers up to par, new sets to choreograph and new formations to devise. Logistically, it doesn't seem realistic for a collegiate team to go into a comp of this magnitude so early on in the season and expect to do well. On the other hand, I'd love to be proved wrong. Also, why is this just being limited to the East? Does anyone know?

 

[rbansal4494]

DDA was pretty early last year if i remember correctly (mid October?) and both UVA and GMU placed so I'd say if a collegiate team is invited, while it might be slightly more difficult depending on the amount of returning dancers, it definitely is possible! I'm curious about this whole "Battle of the East" though - can't wait for more details!

 

[yomamajama]

Why do college teams have to be part of the comp at all? I thought blowout was the elite 8 for college teams.. Get the best club teams out there like njw, virsa, aeg, sgpd, knightz, and 3 other teams and you'll have a proper elite 8.

 

[DamanSingh]

I'm not surprised by the date. I think scheduling for the Fall semester was a very good decision.

 

[faysal]

battle of the east...then west....then uber elite from the top 3/4 of each in a final comp? only logical thing that comes to mind.

 

[SGupta7]

Why do college teams have to be part of the comp at all? I thought blowout was the elite 8 for college teams.. Get the best club teams out there like njw, virsa, aeg, sgpd, knightz, and 3 other teams and you'll have a proper elite 8.

As a dancer and fan, watching 8 elite all guys teams is great. But I can see how a less informed audience could potentially get bored after the first few teams. Having collegiate teams breaks up the monotony and adds variation to the competition. And it adds to the reach of the competition.


Collegiate teams have been holding their own on the circuit for a while so I think the argument about the competition being early in the season is a valid one that will affect how a collegiate team can prepare and perform. While DDA was early on last year, I know that UVA (not sure about GMU) competed with some of the same segments that they had taken to competitions the year before. Collegiate teams are usually pretty good about starting the season with a completely new set and having the competition that early won't allow collegiate teams to do that.


Either way, should be a great show and i'm definitely looking forward to hearing the lineup!

 

[Gabroo Tv]

Don't forget that Bhangra In The Burgh 8 is the following weekend!

 

[sammyk]

battle of the east...then west....then uber elite from the top 3/4 of each in a final comp? only logical thing that comes to mind.

that would definitely be a hell of a show, maybe add UK teams into the mix of teams in the East also. GCC and JVD have been fun to watch

 

[sartajjudge]

Why do college teams have to be part of the comp at all? I thought blowout was the elite 8 for college teams.. Get the best club teams out there like njw, virsa, aeg, sgpd, knightz, and 3 other teams and you'll have a proper elite 8.

Considering Cal Bhangra and Cornell Bhangra haven't been in the Blowout lineup for the past two years I'd have to disagree that Blowout is a true Elite 8 of college teams.

 

[uvache]

Considering Cal Bhangra and Cornell Bhangra haven't been in the Blowout lineup for the past two years I'd have to disagree that Blowout is a true Elite 8 of college teams.



^^Agreed 100%.


Anyways, excited to see the lineup!

 

[yomamajama]

Considering Cal Bhangra and Cornell Bhangra haven't been in the Blowout lineup for the past two years I'd have to disagree that Blowout is a true Elite 8 of college teams.



^^Agreed 100%.


Anyways, excited to see the lineup!

Alright, how about making elite 8 all club, blowout all college, then other mixed comps. Winners from each get priority bid to bruin since it's the last comp of the year and everyone watches it.

 

[gdholi7]

[SIZE=medium]Elite 8 Bhangra Invitational[/SIZE]
Battle of the East

October 25, 2014

will there be a battle of the west?

 

[Armaan Kapoor]

Considering Cal Bhangra and Cornell Bhangra haven't been in the Blowout lineup for the past two years I'd have to disagree that Blowout is a true Elite 8 of college teams.



^^Agreed 100%.


Anyways, excited to see the lineup!

Alright, how about making elite 8 all club, blowout all college, then other mixed comps. Winners from each get priority bid to bruin since it's the last comp of the year and everyone watches it.

That probably won't happen lol. They're completely separate competitions and entities.

Adding on to Shawn's point, collegiate teams bring their own style to competitions. They should definitely be allowed to be a part of Elite 8 if they're up to par. Case in point, VCU and UNC.

 

[kman58]

Limiting the competition to the east coast (if that's what they mean by "Battle of the East") throws in teams like AEG and Virsa for sure but fails to include teams like BK, AG, and Empire (not to mention teams like JVD from the UK). Regarding colleges; while it's true teams like UVA and Cornell might be able to compete and put on a full set, since it's so early in the season, we may not get the fine-tuned, well crafted choreo and mixes we would expect at a performance like Elite 8 that we've seen in the past.


I'm from DC though so regardless I'm PUMPED to see this live!!! Should be an amazing event either way good luck to the organizers!