Bhangra Empire , An Indian-American Bhangra dancing group took centre stage at the halftime show during an NBA game between the Golden State Warriors and the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday night and is getting viral on social media for its lively dance performance and great energy.
The troop have 32 dancers – 16 women and 16 men who rocked the house with a nearly 5-minute long performance at Oakland, California’s enormous Oracle Arena.
Bhangra Empire is a dance troupe based in California’s Bay Area formed in 2006. The troupe consists of current college students as well as recent graduates who say their mission is “to bring bhangra to the mainstream, one performance at a time.”
In 2009, Bhangra Empire even performed at a White House State Dinner, hosted by then US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama in honour of then Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh.
The NBA is currently celebrating a series of “Bollywood nights” at basketball games across the league.
Watch Bhangra Empire’s colourful halftime show here:
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