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Who or what inspired you to get into bhangra?

Romy

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We all have one thing in common here, which is that we love bhangra, either the music, the dance, but most often both. Most of us here are or were on a team, so I was just wondering who or what inspired you to start learning bhangra? We all started somewhere, and I'm intrigued to here stories of where people started and who your inspirations are.

As for me, 2 of my bhuas were on the SFU girls bhangra team back in the mid 90's and my other bhua was on the UBC girls bhangra team in the 90's. Seeing them on stage as a child, I was in awe. I'd copy their moves at parties and I would dance non stop, even by myself as a kid at these parties.
As I grew older, at first I became distant from bhangra but in the past 5 years I started to become more and more involved. I'm not on a team due to school commitments, however I try to volunteer for competitions as much as I can and I try to become more and more involved within the lovely Bhangra community we have here.

Okay enough of my schpeil, lets hear your stories!

And if there was already a topic similar to this, I'm sorry.
 

faizan

Just shut up and dance
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Cornell Bhangra/NYU Bhangra/KJ

Putt Jattan de by Surinder shinda.
 

jvirk

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i only started doing bhangra abt 2 years ago..wut inspired me was the fact that alll of my friends and cousins knew how to do bhangra (and they thoroughly enjoyed it at every party) and i had no clue...not only that but i absolutely loved listening to bhangra music

i got started and am still learning today continuously from videos, and feedback from other ppl in the bhangra scene, and also lavesh pritmani - gajjde gabroo's captain was the primary teacher i had in learning bhangra (hes sickkk for those who dnt kno him)

as far as teams that inspired me: kj - they were just too good and too hype, and even vcu - always wanted to do bhangra for college :)

-justin
ecu bhangra
 

rajkaran

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Well, for me it started out with just listening to Bhangra songs...but I only listened to music...by no means did I ever imagine dancing to it...

then my cousin mentioned some team named Khalsa Junction...so I youtubed them and watched their Bruin 05 performance...i think that's what got me hooked

then after being on Columbia bhangra for short while and being exposed to the whole bhangra scene, i got even more into it...

...then BTF happened

...and now my grades in school have plummeted haha
 

campy614

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Faizan

... I was drunk, vulnerable, and wearing my lucky shirt. And he took advantage of me.

I liked it ;)
 

KushK

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Anakh E Gabroo in their first season, and their Lime GReen nd White Outfitss =)
 

Dippy

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amancheema said:
mar chadapa pindh vich aaaajaaaaaaaa and three rivers lol
Seriously!! ;D ;D

Actually when I was little my mom wanted me to learn gidha (I stank at that..apparently I don't know how to CLAP!?!?!) and I would always watch the boys during their bhangra practice and wish I could do that instead...and that is how it started....after that it was all bhangra for me!!! ;D
 

Laddi

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KHALSA JUNCTION at ZEE BHANGRA COMPETITION!!!!

n helping out with various committees in the past got me hella into it...met some of the most amazing and passionate people!!!

its a lifestyle! lol...and as said above...Grades hella sink during the Bhangra season! lmao
 

Jackie

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actually as a matter of fact, kj sher and soormay got me interested in competitive bhangra....
but I've been doing bhangra way b4 that, since I was 7. San Jose Khalsa School used to teach kids bhangra.
 

siddyp

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I first danced at a wedding engagement that an older friend asked me to do. Then zee tv bhangra competition aired on tv and my parents recorded it for me. NYU, phulorida, KJ, then the next year TRB, Soormay. nuff said
 
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