Welcome
to Bhangra Nation
Bhangra Nation is a Punjabi arts and cultural organization dedicated to showcasing the dance of Bhangra to the local community and educating others about the culture of Punjab, a northern state of India. The organization began eleven years ago when the founder, Ranvir Rai, hosted a competitive dance show for Bhangra and Giddha teams at his undergraduate university. Today, Bhangra Nation has grown into an internationally recognized, non- profit organization which holds an annual Bhangra competition in Toronto, Canada. The competition involves dance teams from around the world. Bhangra Nation also provides the Mississauga community with professionally instructed Bhangra dance classes at its dance studio and continues to expand its mission in other areas.
Bhangra
Nation seeks
to promote
awareness
about the
Punjabi
dances of
Bhangra and
Giddha in
order to
incorporate
youth
populations
and diverse
ethnicities
into its
mission of
producing
beautiful
and friendly
dance
competitions
and exciting
new
projects.
Recently
launched
projects
have
included
arts
festivals
about
Punjabi
traditions.
Bhangra
Nation is
proud to be
known as the
first South
Asian
organization
to be
proudly
sponsored by
the Ontario
government.
Bhangra
Nation is an
arts
organization
which seeks
to keep
young
children and
teenagers
involved in
healthy
physical
activity and
creative art
work, while
helping them
build
important
values such
as respect,
team
building
skills, and
tolerance.
The time
Bhangra
Nation
invests in
educating
the young
populations
of Canada
today
ensures an
artistic and
culturally
inclined
population
for the
future.
Most of all
Bhangra
Nation
continues to
achieve new
markers each
year. With
the
organizations’
members’ and
directors’
innovative
ideas,
professionalism,
and
creativity
in pursuing
new
projects;
Bhangra
Nation is
now
recognized
among the
South Asian
community as
an
organization
with a
proactive
and
futuristic
glance. For
example, in
the last two
years
Bhangra
Nation has
gained
corporate
sponsors
such as
TELUS,
Vision TV,
SUBWAY,
Bayer
Healthcare
and Loblaw’s
to assist in
expanding
their
mandate and
to provide
the Bhangra
Nation
Studio with
an increased
volume of
qualified
Bhangra and
Giddha
instructors.
This year
Bhangra
Nation will
continue to
host their
annual dance
competition
in Toronto,
however with
a larger
venue in
order to
meet its
goal in
attaining a
theatre
setting that
is ideal for
team
performances
and audience
enjoyment. |
