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Who or what inspired you to get into bhangra?

cheena

cheena

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Lavesh from present-day Gajjde Gabroo taught me the basics and really got me to a good head start in my journey to become the best cheena dancer ever.. lol jk

I was really into the music and would visit desitorrents almost every week for the latest albums and hits..

Then i was introduced to Gabroo.tv. And like everyone else, Khalsa Junction at Bruin 06 was on repeat on my computer and in my mind everytime i was at practice... especially the infamous Naagne. Then there was SGPD at masti 2... :eek:

Now its just getting confused looks from indians when I dance..
 
Joey

Joey

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Senior year of highschool in 2002, my friend showed me the song Bally Jagpal "Ranjha". I never heard Punjabi music before then (I'm Filipino/Guatemalan) and thought it sounded pretty cool. Next I started downloading madd songs/videos like the old school Rutgers, Michigan, Cornell, KJ and practiced at home. When I got to college I eventually joined the fusion team TCNJ Saathiya and later THE Bhangra Team, along with other teams. It's been a rap since then and I can't get enough!
 
r.sidhu

r.sidhu

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KhalsaJunction back in the day when they used to come to bhangra fusion in detroit and rippp it uppp, but then watching live teams on youtube got me into doing live, and once u go folk u never go back....
 
singhgugu

singhgugu

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first was on a kids team for a culture show.......that my dad put in boliyaan for
then....those punjabi restaurant parties with the sharabi uncles
then kj.....soormay......sher.........yea
then a few years later
i did a team from where pretty much every1 on there has moved onto some big team like apd or sher.....and now
met some chill ppl from around oc....stared a new team.....lets see how it goes
 
Sharin

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Always wanted to be on a team because my dad danced on a team for a long time and I'd watch the videos.. try on his vest and pagh and dance around :D... that was when I was little.. and then when I "grew up" :) I started really listening to songs and writing down the lyrics, and just overall paying more attention to the lyrics rather than just the beat (my junior high planners/agendas are just filled with song lyrics and translations lol). I'd have to say that got me the most interested in bhangra.

After that, watching VIBE on tv blew me away..I thought WOW you can DO THAT??? They had crazy formations and all this funky stuff.. then I heard that SFU Elite was having tryouts, I went on the site and signed my older sister up without her knowing (I was too young to go) and went with her to tryouts... I was like "I can do this I can't wait till I grow up!" hehe. Then... I went to VIBC 05...saw KJ, Rutgers, Michigan and all these amazing teams, found POL joined SFU Elite and bam. Dropped out of school. Lol jk (kind of).
 
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Harina

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Ramani said:
Harina said:
Ramani said:
Khalsa Junction.
Nachdi Jawani.
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haha sorry raman had to be done <3 thought that was hillarious!
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AHAHAHAH HARINA i didnt start the chant on the bus :-* :-*
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hahah i know i did it twice! you have to admit thoo.. that was the highlight of dda!

the best chant was when we were heading home.. the bus was crowded and all of a sudden i walked in and i look around see u and started the whole damn thing all over again
 
Desi Dhamaka

Desi Dhamaka

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I would have to say the teams I deal with each year. Seeing all the hard work and talent all these teams have make me proud of my shows. But even more than that they inspire me. And its because of those teams I try create more shows. There are so many teams to name.
 
Remy

Remy

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j_gill said:
FOREVER AND EVER KHALSA JUNCTION!!!!
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Agreed. If it wasn't for KJ I am positive that many of today's teams would not even be existing right now.
 
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Pallan

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The person who inspired me to do bhangra was Suchet Mitter when he would always talk abt his bhangra performances at local parties and he was the first to show me a video of a bhangra team performance which was virsa: Our Tradition and i just fell in love with bhangra after that..virsa inspired me to do bhangra and Lavesh Pritmoni captain of Gajjde Gabroo taught me real bhangra rather than "party" bhangra that all the uncles did once they got drunk at parties lol even tho itz very fun to do party bhangra but it just gets hard to do once u know how to Bhangra.

I would like to thank Suchet Mitter, Virsa:Our Tradition, and Lavesh Pritmoni for introducing me to the Bhangra Scene
 
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sonehdataweet

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Pallan said:
The person who inspired me to do bhangra was Suchet Mitter when he would always talk abt his bhangra performances at local parties and he was the first to show me a video of a bhangra team performance which was virsa: Our Tradition and i just fell in love with bhangra after that..virsa inspired me to do bhangra and Lavesh Pritmoni captain of Gajjde Gabroo taught me real bhangra rather than "party" bhangra that all the uncles did once they got drunk at parties lol even tho itz very fun to do party bhangra but it just gets hard to do once u know how to Bhangra.

I would like to thank Suchet Mitter, Virsa:Our Tradition, and Lavesh Pritmoni for introducing me to the Bhangra Scene
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awh abhi that is so sincere :)
and you gotta thank me ;) cause with out me
you wouldn't know the infamous kidd :p
 
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