It's My Empire

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...

You’ve heard it too many times from your parents. Practice again? Another competition? What is wrong with you? Bhangra isn’t going to get you anywhere. And here you thought your parents would be happy that you picked up an extra curricular activity that had to do with your culture and heritage. As an adolescent of South Asian decent, you thought that it would be something your paren...

If someone were to ask me to give them a list of reasons to join a bhangra team, I could probably go on forever. However, this post isn’t about that. It’s about why you should NOT join a bhangra team. Below are 10 reasons you should steer clear of bhangra teams: 1) Guys looking to find a girl through bhangra: it will not happen. The bhangra scene is filled with all guy teams, meaning ...

We are proud to announce that for the third straight year, Bhangra Empire will be performing at halftime of the Golden State Warriors game against the New York Knicks on Monday March 11th. No offense to Dirk Nowitzki and the Mavericks (who were playing when we performed the last two years) but Carmelo Anthony and the Knicks bring a bonafide superstar and a big market team to Oracle Arena for Boll...