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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