Heart pounding music is the backdrop of exhilarating, world-caliber performances at Vancouver’s premiere bhangra competition, Bhangra Idols. Having established itself as North America’s hardest judged competition, for the last 10 years teams have come together from across the nations to compete to be number one. This year, on the 10th anniversary of Bhangra Idols, let’s delve a bit into a few of the teams that are coming out to compete.

One of the premiere junior teams in the circuit is Shan E Punjab Little Stars, who have a 9-time first place streak going into Idols. Their academy has won over 40 first place trophies in countless competitions. Shan E Punjab Arts Club was founded in April 2008 by a group of passionate bhangra and giddha devotees, all of whom have countless years of practice and knowledge under their belt. The joint passion for their culture, heritage and musical art was combined to create this flourishing academy. Shan-E-Punjab Arts Club promises to keep the next generation linked with their beautiful folk dances and to keep the ethnic Punjabi culture and heritage alive. Through winning numerous competitions coast to coast throughout North America, they have helped their students build confidence, important life skills and lifelong relationships.

The senior competition gets more intense as the years pass with teams constantly bringing out ways to one-up the competition and establish themselves at Bhangra Idols.

One of the premiere senior teams to compete is VanCity Bhangra, which is a high energy bhangra team based out of Vancouver B.C. The team’s claim to fame is that they have placed at each and every competition they have competed at since 2012, when they formed with 16 members. As their team developed into the success they are today, their membership has swollen to 25 members. They offer high impact routines with high entertainment value and are confident going into Idols this year.

New to Bhangra Idols this year is Dub City Bhangra, hailing from Seattle, Washington. Their members are a blend of professional dancers and new students, across various cultures, who are all devoted to the advancement of Bhangra. They do much more in addition to competitions but at this time are focusing their resources to establishing themselves at Bhangra Idols 2015.

Last but not least is PANJ Bhangra, one of Vancouver’s oldest standing teams hitting the ten year mark very shortly. They have competed and placed at many of North America’s large scale competitions, but are always most pumped to compete in front of a home crowd. PANJ focuses on folk bhangra and traditional steps but likes to experiment and add a modern touch with gimmicks and entertainment value to engage a variety of audiences.

Audiences have much to look forward to at Bhangra Idols 2015, with organizers pulling out all the stops for their 10 year anniversary! Please visit www.bhangraidols.com for more information about tickets, it’s an experience not to be missed!