Bhangra Blowout 18

The Awards for Bhangra Blowout 18

 So this Texan had never heard of Bhangra before he got to GW. However, once I got here I discovered GW had one of the best teams in the country and that a friend and fellow Texan friend of mine, Nadia, was involved with the group. For those of you who don't know about Bhangra, it is a form of traditional dance from the Punjab region of India to celebrate the harvest season that has now been increasingly popularized to incorporate pop music with the traditional saaps and drums.

A portion of the theatre filling crowd

In this years competition, GW performed in exhibition while the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Cornell, Columbia, Drexel, the University of California-Los Angeles, Virginia Commonwealth University, the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor  and the University of Virginia competed for over $4,500 and bragging rights. This event was held on Saturday night at the Warner theatre only 5 blocks from campus and below are some pictures. This is a good example of a cultural event here at GW and exemplifies how students are exposed to many different cultures and traditions while at a national/international school like GW. Hope you enjoy and sorry for some of the pictures poor quality. Technology has only come so far and Blackberry's can only take such good pictures.

GW BHANGRA!!!!!!

Nadia and Mama Nayar

If you have any questions about this or anything else, feel more than welcome shoot me an email. I will be posting soon why I chose GW and maybe a bit more on housing. Hope your decisions are coming easy perspective students and hope to see some of y'all at April Visit Days.

Peace, Love and Hippos,

Brandon
brmoore@gwmail.gwu.edu