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 --------------- Support us on Patreon to get all episodes a week earlier. If you liked this podcast be sure to rate and review on Apple Podcasts and share it with a friend. Subscribe to the podcast Follow us on Discord Instagram Youtube Tik Tok Interested in making Bhangra mixes? Here's a link for 100+ free loops to get you started