79 - Buckeye Mela 2024 Judges Panel The Bhangra Podcast

Sup y'all. On this episode of The Bhangra Podcast, we speak with the judges of Buckeye Mela 2024.
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction and Introductions
03:16 Discussion on Alamo Incident
09:54 Review of Rubric Changes
11:51 Changing the Dancing Time Limit
17:00 Placings Discussion: Alamo vs FCB
24:39 Impact of Deductions on Placings
34:00 Discussion on Pagh and Chunni Deductions
35:34 Discussion on Chunni and Uniform
40:36 Conversation about First and Second Place
51:22 Surprise about Azaad's Placement
01:00:50 Evaluation of MMD's Performance
01:06:10 Discussion on Superlatives
01:14:06 Discussion about Academy teams and their success
01:16:48 Advantages of Academy teams over college teams
01:19:19 Importance of understanding Punjabi culture
01:21:52 Cultural appropriation vs cultural appreciation
01:25:26 Final thought
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