Defining Movement (defMo) Showcase - April 20th, 2012
Back once again for Defining Movement's annual showcase, Dhamaka had a blast dancing in front of this crowd. The alumni, students, parents, faculty, and friends in the audience were going absolutely nuts and Dhamaka responded as it always done - by putting together one of the highest energy performances of recent memory. Dancing to a shortened set, the dancers were able to give every move all they had in store. We were proud of our performance, proud of the new Dhamakans who performed for the first time, grateful to defMo for allowing us to participate in such an amazing event, awestruck by the other incredible pieces, and excited to take our talents to defMo showcase for years to come. Watch us go absolutely ham: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ui7ZYc6fRw
Ohio State Srujan (Competition) - April 7th, 2012
Selected as one of five bhangra teams for Ohio State University's Srujan competition, Dhamaka was honored to compete against the nation's best. After working on the set for months, Dhamaka took off for its first out-of-state competition of the year. After predictable scares (team members deciding not to wake up remotely on time), incredible walks to Tim Hortons, and a thrilling win in overtime of the Mixer games, the team put together arguably its best performance ever in front of an incredible audience in Columbus. But of course the fun wouldn't end when the curtains closed. The night's adventures will be the mark of the weekend forever - sleeping in a hotel lobby with the best friends we could ever ask for. Big shout out to CMU Bhangra for 1st place, Rutgers for claiming 2nd, and to Columbia Bhangra for making this weekend an absolute blast. Check out our video from the competition!
From the balcony: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=io5dZ272OGE
From up close: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHRffoXe_LQ
Download the mix here: http://soundcloud.com/duke-dhamaka/dhamaka-osu-srujan-2012
From the balcony: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=io5dZ272OGE
From up close: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHRffoXe_LQ
Download the mix here: http://soundcloud.com/duke-dhamaka/dhamaka-osu-srujan-2012
Lunar New Year - February 18th, 2012
For the second time in three years, Dhamaka performed as a guest act at Duke Asian Students' Association's production of LNY 2012 in February. Dancing to the second semester set for the first time, Dhamaka was excited to finally preform one of the most hype sets we've had - including unprecedented gimmicks that were executed extremely well! The crowd was incredible, and dancing in a familiar Page Auditorium seems like a return home for us. We were really proud not only of the team's performance, but also of the excellent performances by our new Dhamakans. LNY was a great way to start the semester and get us geared up for competition prep. We hope to be back next February and we hope to see you there!