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Nachle Deewane: Bollywood-Bhangra Dance Competition

Saturday, April 12, 2014, 06:00pm

Santa Barbara, CA—Thursday, February 13, 2013—UCSB student organization, Dhadkan, is proud to announce its first ever national dance competition to be hosted at Santa Barbara’s historic Arlington Theatre on April 12. Nachle Deewane will feature eight collegiate Indian dance teams – in two styles: Bollywood fusion and bhangra – from all over the country competing for the top prize. In addition, the audience will be treated to a special guest performance by emerging Indian popstar, Mickey Singh. The teams include veterans of renowned competitions such as Bollywood America, Jhoomti Shaam, Bollywood Berkeley, and Bruin Bhangra.

Attendees will get to enjoy an enchanting night ofboth traditional and modern Indian cultural dances, with food provided free-of-charge for VIP ticket holders by North Indian restaurant, Tamira, located on State Street. All proceeds from the event will go towards assisting Thousand Oaks-based non-profit organization, India Friends Association (IFA).

This year, the collaborative focus of Dhadkan and IFA is to empower children living in impoverished sectors across India through improvement of nutrition and primary education. The competing teams hail from a number of schools ranging from California to the East Coast: Bollywood-Fusion: • UC Irvine Zamana • UC Berkeley Zahanat • UC San Diego Zor • CSU Fullerton Nazara Bhangra:

• Da Real Punjabiz
• Bhangra Regiment
• Tufts Bhangra
• Bruin Bhangra

The teams will be staying in Santa Barbara for three days in order to attend the competition. Dhadkan is an Indian cultural organization founded by two UCSB undergraduate students, Soham Tikekar & Nishitha Viswanathan.

Dhadkan is committed to hosting the best possible dance competition, providing entertainment and an unforgettable experience for everyone. Any and allare invited to attend. Press and sponsorship inquiries can be directed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. As a sponsor, your organization will contribute significantly towards the success of the competition weekend events.
Dhadkan will put its best efforts forward to increase your organization’s reach as it publicizes to over 30,000 people across the nation. Promotional video for the event: http://bit.ly/NachleDeewanePromo

Saturday, April 12, 2014

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