Blitzkrieg Dance Crew – Manipal to perform in USA
‘Blitzkrieg Dance Crew’ comprising of 23 Manipal University students to perform in World Hip Hop Championship in Las Vegas-USA
Mangaluru: A bevy of Manipal University students are all geared up represent India in “World Hip Hop Championship” in Las Vegas-USA, and they are seeking the support of readers of Mangalorean.com, corporate sectors general public through donations to cover their expenses, which is around Rs. 45-50 lakhs. But regardless of whether they raise the funds, the group is all gearing with the practices, travel arrangements and other preparations. The Blitzkrieg Dance Crew has vaulted Manipal onto the global hip hop circuit after it won in the mega-crew category (15-40 people) at the Indian Hip Hop Championship held in Mumbai recently.
Started in the year 2007, ‘Blitzkrieg Dance Crew’ has been noted to be the Best Dance Crew in Manipal with a string of achievements to speak about. They are the Winners of : Gold Medalist at Hip Hop International – India ’16 (Mega Crew category); Revels ’11, ’12, ’14, ’15, ’16 – Western- NMAMIT(Anandotsav) ’16; SOC (Article 19) ’16; NIT K (Incident) ’16; Bollyshake Online Dance Fest ’16; Atharva ’12, ’13, ’14, ’15; Dance Mania Season 5; IIMB (Unmaad) ’13; IIMK (Echoes) ’13; Brandscan ’12, ’14; Utsav ’10, ’11, ’12; Conscendo ’12 and Manipal’s Got Talent ’12. They were Runners Up in : NIT Calicut (Ragam) ’16; Revels ’15 (Eastern); IIMB (Unmaad) ’12.; NITK (Incident) ’12, ’15; Utsav ’14, ’16; IIM B – Unmaad ’16 (2nd Runners up); BITS Goa (Waves) ’11; IIT Bombay(Mood Indigo) Finalists; and Dance 2 Dance (Season 1) Finalists.
Winning in this Mumbai dance contest was a dream come true for many of the dance crew.. Speaking to Mangalorean.com, member of dance crew, Urbi Chanda said, “On the first day, each of us had just 30 seconds to unleash what we were capable of. The second day was the final. We did not expect to win it. As a group, we were glad for the exposure, but the moment we found out we had won, everyone screamed. It was incredible. After the exams, we stayed back in Manipal and practiced eight hours a day for two weeks before heading to Mumbai for the national level event. Although Manipal University has agreed to sponsor part of the expenses,(Rs 25 lakhs) but we still have a long way to go to meet our target of 45-50 lakhs “.
Keshav Goyal, President of Blitzkrieg Dance crew said, “It was indeed a hard won victory in Mumbai. Last December, we all began working on an entirely new sequence that was not influenced by other choreographers. Our first test was at IIM-Bangalore. Even though we finished third, we did a get a very good response from the crowd, so we thought the sequence would work. We kept improving and with every performance we improvised. We decided not to repeat a performance. We also won the qualifiers for the Indian Hip Hop Championship held in NIT-K Suratkal in March.
Riding high with confidence, the crew is now looking for funds to participate in the championship in Las Vegas starting from August 8. “We need around Rs 50 lakhs to bear the expenses of travel, accommodation, visa costumes and other miscellaneous things. Manipal University has agreed to sponsor around Rs 25 lakh. But for the rest of the amount, we are seeking sponsors from the corporate world. It is the dream of every aspiring dancer to perform on that stage and with your help and support we can not only achieve that but also bring laurels to the country and establish India on the World Hip Hop map ” said John Daniel, student of Mechatronics, and Vyshnav Kumar, student of Aeronautics- MIT, Manipal speaking to Mangalorean.com
Blitzkrieg Dance Crew, apart from participating in various competitions, actively participates in social awareness, promotion of various events and club activities as well. Blitzkrieg has affiliations with various orphanages, child homes, etc, and they also actively promote various events at Manipal. Blitzkrieg Dance Crew has its official fan following on various social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, etc.The Crew constantly updates the achievements and videos on these platforms so as to spread awareness and gain recognition on masses. Famous Dancers and Choreographers are in contact with the crew and willing to help and guide anytime. Namely, Anjan from the organizing committee of ‘Hip Hop International’- India; Suresh and Vernon from the ‘Fictitious Group’; Tushar Shetty choreographer at ‘I am Hip Hop’, etc.
Hip Hop International is among the best platforms for dancers all around the world and it’s a dream for every crew to perform and represent its nation on such a platform. Crews like, Kings United – Fictitious Group, 13.13 Dance Crew have already marked their presence on the best stage and represented India. Today, Kings United and many other crews are working professionally under the guidance of few among the best mentors such as Prabhu Deva and Remo D’Souza.
The crew members of Blitzkrieg adding that they are confident of winning the championship, have started a campaign on crowd funding website Ketto and already collected couple of lakhs in just few days. Through our website the Blitzkrieg Dance Crew wants to convey the following message:
“Hey Guys, as you know Blitzkrieg Dance Crew will be representing India at the World Hip Hop Championship in Las Vegas-Nevada, USA, and we are in need of funds for participating. We are still short of some amount to realize the dreaming Las Vegas and we are thoroughly preparing to blast the international stage as well. We are being actively supported by the university with a huge grant along with the help from families, friends and other college students. Manipal University has always been an outstanding support to our crew, and we hope that they support us in future as well. Please support us by contributing to our cause. Any contribution small or big will be whole heartedly appreciated. Blitzkrieg Dance Crew will be grateful and will be obliged to get support from you all. This is once in a lifetime opportunity to represent India and make the nation proud. Please consider this, as this is the world biggest dance challenge and representing India at such a platform will be a pride for all of us. A little help from each one of you will help us move closer to achieving our goal.And please share this post and help us spread the word -we have started a campaign on crowd-funding website Ketto : https://www.ketto.org/indiaatworldhiphop…”
