It's My Empire

This past weekend, part of the team had the opportunity to go and perform at VIBC in Vancouver. VIBC started out as one of the top competitions in all of North America and thrived for many years. VIBC 2009 was one of the greatest experiences I’ve had at a competition. Part of this was because we received a standing ovation from a sold out audience. But the other part was because of the grea...

And finally, the wait is over. I know a lot of our fans ask us regularly about posting our videos, but for the last 5 years, we’ve always posted our videos over the summer. I kind of like keeping it like that, so sorry for the delay, but we hope it is worth the wait. As for Bruin Bhangra, I have a lot on my mind about that, but I haven’t decided whether I want to get into everything j...

After a long break from posting, I finally got some time to post and figured I would provide an update on Bruin Bhangra which is taking place this Sunday at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, California. The competition has a history of being the ‘bhangra season finale’ where teams pull out all the stops and bring the audience routines that emphasize entertainment. This year, Bruin B...

This past weekend I had the opportunity to judge Nachda Punjab, which took place at Chabot Performing Arts Center, in Hayward. Some of you avid fans might remember that I judged Nachda Punjab last year as well, and since I must have done an amazing job, they wanted me back. Either that or there isn’t a line of volunteers out the door to judge a bhangra competition. I’ll choose to go w...

As many of you who follow Bhangra Empire might already know, the team had the amazing opportunity to perform at the Bahrain Formula 1 Grand Prix this past weekend. Normally, I would do a detailed recap of the event, but since I was not able to attend, it would be hard. So, I figured this would be a great opportunity to have another guest writer on the blog. After asking for volunteers, and nobody...

I know what you might be thinking: FINALLY, a new post on the blog! And I know everybody must be dying to hear what is going on in the world of Bhangra Empire. Well, currently, there is only one thing that we are focusing on, and that is Bahrain. Performing internationally has always been a goal of mine for the team. Actually, at our America’s Got Talent audition back in 2010, Piers Morga...

With our winter session of bhangra classes coming to a close, we now look forward to our Winter Dance Off. This is an event that was originally called our ‘Class Competition.’ For those who don’t know, our classes are structured in a way where our final day of class is a performance by each class. This gives students the opportunity to showcase what they’ve learned in fron...

As many of you may have heard, this past Monday we had the honor of performing at the Golden State Warriors game for a third straight year as the halftime entertainment. This is something the team looks forward to every year and is a great opportunity to help spread bhangra and South Asian culture. The performance went well. Fortunately, this year we had a good amount of time to prepare. We broug...

In an attempt to go in the complete opposite direction of my post on 10 Reasons Not to Join a Bhangra Team, I’ll tackle the tricky subject of retiring from bhangra. We’ve all tried to hang up our bhangra vardiyan (outfits) time and time again, only to pull a Brett Favre and come out of retirement. The results might be similar to Michael Jordan’s first return from retirement (lea...

I’ve been asked for advice on this topic many times and most people might think it is a difficult question to answer. Others might think that there is no one way to create a perfect routine and it is all a matter of opinion. Well, I am here to prove you wrong. There is a way to create a perfect routine and, below, I will show you how. 1) Do not waste time thinking of a creative intro to you...