
Sinha's lead, they pump their shoulders up and down, point their hands in the air and grit their teeth during intense squats and high kicks - all to the tune of exuberant melodies that could have been lifted from a Bollywood movie.

Sinha and other instructors now teach bhangra fitness classes at private studios and community centres in downtown Vancouver and on the west and east sides, as well as in Surrey, hub of the South Asian community.īhangra aerobics are less well known elsewhere in Canada, although there are a few classes in Toronto at private Indian dance studios.Īt a fitness centre in Vancouver's body-conscious Kitsilano neighbourhood, about 20 novices sweat their way through a Tuesday-evening bhangra class, open since January.Ī few participants are South Asian and a couple are men, but most are Caucasian women in their 20s and 30s who sport the latest workout wear. Play over 265 million tracks for free on SoundCloud. Srimix & DJ Law) 1st Place by DJ Law on desktop and mobile. In the past year or so, bhangra aerobics have bounded out of Vancouver's traditional Punjabi community and into the city's trendiest gyms. Stream First Class Bhangra Clutch City Bhangra (First Class Beats, Dr.


"It's large, simple moves that anyone can do." "It's not delicate, intricate movements," she adds.
