PUNJABI VIRSA & CULTURE ACADEMY




    York University Bhangra Team (NJ Team Captain Ranjit Singh and other members) 1st Place at OPA Bhangra Competition 2010.
    Nachdi Jawani Bhangra Girls team 1st Place at
    Canadian Punjabi Dance Academy
    1st place – Nachdi Jawani (Bhangre Di Mehfal) Lima,
    Ohio. October 23, 2010
    1st Place Jawani Warriors,
    AVAP- Virginia
     2nd Place at Mosaic Festival ,
     Mississauga, ON
    1st Place - Jawani Warriors, Bhangra Masti 4 (2010) Rose Theatre,
    Brampton, ON
    Elite 8 Bhangra Invitational 2010, The East Coast's most anticipated Bhangra Competition. 2nd Place NJ Washington, DC.
    1st Place NJ Girls Bhangra, TBYF 2009, Living Arts Centre, Mississauga, ON
    1st Place Nachdi Jawani Toddlers TBYF – Living Arts Centre, Mississauga, ON.
    1st Place – NJ Toddlers Punjabi Showdown- Vancouver, BC. on 19th Jan., 2008
    3rd Place
    NJ VIBC- Vancouver, BC.
    1st place Bhangra- Nachdi Jawani Dhol Team Bulldog World Cup Bhangra Competition 2007 - Fresno, Calefornia.
    1st Place Bhangra
    Bhangra Invasion- London, ON.
    1st Place and Best Dress (Dhol and Music)at Bhangra Idol
    2008- Vancouver, BC.
    NJ Malwai Gidha team with Jagdish Grewal, Mr Thind and Baljinder Atwal 1st place at Majha Club’s Bhangra Competition, Mississauga, ON
    2nd Place Dhol competition at Bhangra masti,
    Rose Theatre, Brampton.
    3rd Place Punjabi VACA Gidha Team PCS Chicago, USA
    Nachdi Jawani Dhol Team, 2nd Place at Bhangra Nation
    1st Place Jawani Revolution Scarborough, at Mosaic Dance Competition, Mississauga, ON
    Nachdi Jawani Dhol Team,
    1st Place at Bhangra Nation 2005
    Nachdi Jawani 1st Place
    At Jawani Bhangra Competition     2k7
    Nachdi Jawani Dhol Team 2002
    1st Place Majha Cultural Club Bhangra Comp. Mississauga, ON
    NJ Captain Ranjit Singh with Champion trophy in London
 YEAR  COMPETITION  Place
 2007  Jawani 2K7 (Mississauga, ON)  1st Place
 2007  Bhangra Invasion 2 (London, ON)    1st Place
 2006  Bhangra Nation 10 (Mississauga, ON)  2nd Place
 2006  Bhangra Idols, (Vancouver, BC)  1st Place
 2006  BCG 4 (Collab. with UTM), (Mississauga, ON)   1st Place
 2006  Bhangra Invasion, (London, ON)  1st Place
 2005  PCS International Bhangra, (Chicago USA)  2nd Place
 2005  Bollowood Dance Challenge. Markham  1st Place
 2005  Bhangra Nation, (Mississauga, ON)  1st Place
 2005  BCG 3 (Collab. with UTM), (Mississauga, ON)  2nd Place
 2005  Bhangra Masti, (Brampton, ON)  2nd Place
 2004  Jawani 2K4, (Brampton, ON)  1st Place
 2004  Bhangra Nation, (Brampton, ON)  2nd Place
 2004  PCS International Bhangra, (Chicago)  2nd Place
 2002  Jawani 2K2, (Mississauga, ON)  1st Place
 2002  Bhangra Nation (Brampton, ON)  2nd Place
 2002  Majha Cultural Club Bhangra Competition
 Mississauga, ON 		 1st Place

Largest Bhangra dance - 31 August 2008 – Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Unbothered by the hot and muggy afternoon weather 763 elaborately costumed dancers leaped across a grassy field and into the Guinness World Records family, by participating in the “largest Bhangra dance.

In an event organized by South Asian non-profit groups Nachdi Jawani Association and Punjabi Virsa Arts and Cultural Academy (V.A.C.A), the dancers joined in an effort to preserve South Asian culture by spreading awareness of their native Indian state, Punjab.

In addition to dance education, Punjabi V.A.C.A holds classes for Bhangra, Gidha, art, instruments and turban tying lessons to individuals of all ages. In sum, the organization aims to enrich young children and teenagers with healthy physical activity and creative art work, which is designed to reinforce “important values such as respect, team building skills, and tolerance.”

Punjabi V.A.C.A. currently has 1000 students, and has taught over 5000 students in total since the organization began in 2001.

    Sukhshinder Shinda (Singer/ Music Director) at PVACA, Brampton.
    NJ Malwai Gidha Team with Gurdas Mann.
    Nachdi Jawani Malwai Gidha Team with Baljinder Atwal and Mr Thind (Des Pardes TV/MW Vancouver)
    Punjabi VACA Team in India at NJ Bollyball Tornament, 2010
    T Sher singh, Iqbal Virk and Jagdish Grewal (Punjabi Post) at Grand opening of Punjabi Virsa Arts and Culture Academy in Brampton, Ontario.
    Nachdi Jawani Florida Trip for Vaisakhi Show in Tampa Bay.

    Nachdi Jawani Florida Trip for Vaisakhi Show in Tampa Bay.
    Nachdi Jawani Florida Trip for Vaisakhi Show in Tampa Bay.
    NJ teaching Bhangra on stage at Masala Mehndi Masti at Ontario Place, Toronto.

    NJ/PVACA team at successful 1st VACA nite 2005
    (NJ Youth Festival)
    Punjabi VACA Gidha Team performing at South Asian Festival at Dundas Square, Toronto.
    Punjabi VACA/NJ crew with Geeta Zaildar at Vaisakhi show Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.

    Nachdi Jawani Florida Trip for Vaisakhi Show in Tampa Bay.
    Nachdi Jawani Florida Trip for Vaisakhi Show in Tampa Bay.
    NJ Malwai Gidha Team with MPP/Ontario Minister Harinder Takhar