By: Dr. Sahib
Over the past 10 years, teams at Bhangra Fusion, a competition based in Michigan USA (www.bhangrafusion.net) have experimented with a number of different costume styles ranging from the modern, to traditional, to the downright bizarre.
Taking a look back, we can appreciate an evolution of on-stage fashion at one of the longest-running Bhangra competitions. It's also good to help people understand what the trends have been and where we are going.
I'm also mostly referring to the men's costumes; the women dance in a salwaar kamiz, which many Desi women are already accustomed to wearing. Most men, however, have never worn anything close to what'srequired for a bhangra performance.
1. Kurta, short lungi, bandanas or head bands
2. Slightly longer lungis, turban usually tied in the typical "sardar" style, brighter fabrics, jewelry
3. Turbans still tied in the "sardar" style but now with turlas (fans). More elaborate jewelry
4. Even longer length lungis, turbans tied in the traditional bhangra style with starched turlas, printed fabrics, phumans (yarn decorations on arms)
So what do you think of the cosutumes? Drop your comments below.
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