Sarina Jain created her dance programme Masala Bhangra, as a fusion of the traditional Punjabi dance form and western fitness, over two decades ago. A lifestyle programme where the Dhol drum beats ...
Long before "Slumdog Millionaire," "Bend It Like Beckham" or "Monsoon Wedding" brought Indian culture to the American mainstream, Sarina Jain was teaching Californians how to move to the rhythms of ...
Bhangra, the celebratory traditional folk music of the Punjab of northern India, modernised when Indians and Pakistanis took it to the UK and added programmed beats and synthesisers while retaining ...
Dance can be used to convey many things; it can be a form of intimidation, courtship or celebration. Without a doubt, Bhangra is the latter. “Not all forms of dance are an expression of celebration, ...
MIDTOWN, Manhattan (WABC) -- A mix of Bollywood music and fitness is changing lives in New York City and around the world. Masala Bhangra, as it's known, was started by Sarina Jain, a Queens woman, ...
“Act like you own the stage,” Saager Buch one of the head captains of the ASU competitive Bollywood fusion dance team, ASU Andaaz, says. “The footwork is harder than the hands.” Buch, a senior ...
Daily Bruin columnist Christi Carras’ limited dance background consists of bingeing episodes of “So You Think You Can Dance,” grapevining her way through high school show choir and stumbling through ...