Hey on this episode we talk to Romy Bassi, a dancer and competition organizer for the past 11 years. Our discussion with Romy focuses:
-Competition Organizing - #bhangracompetitions
-VIBC - ay #vancouver
-Duniya All Stars - eh #folk
-OMG Why Am I in DC? #suspense #dc
[0:00] Ride Wit Me X Look Lak by JANIBOI https://soundcloud.com/karan-jani-4/ride-wit-me-x-look-lak
[1:11] Romy’s introduction into the Bhangra circuit
[4:20] Duniya All Stars at Notorious Bhangra 2012 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBtdYIg-NQg
[7:11] First joining a team in 2006
[8:53] Starting to take on more of an organizer role at VIBC http://www.vibc.org/
[10:04] Taking over liaison duties for UNC after the original liaison broke her ankle
[11:41] Joining Jawani Bhangra and meeting her husband JSK, Jasmeet Singh Kapoor, at Bruin 2011 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atemb3RZ5ec
[14:22] A Bhangra Wedding https://blog.shaadishop.co/2015/06/19/bhangra-competition-wo-the-competition-romy-and-jasmeet/
[16:43] JSK and Romy Wedding Performance Collab https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGU-8UBgCGE
[18:25] The topics that Romy wants to cover in the podcast
[23:40] VIBC and its Punjabi community influence on the festival
[26:11] Get in touch with Romy!
Romy’s Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RomyBassi
Romy’s Instagram - @romesauce
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