Purdue Kahaani
Purdue Kahaani is Purdue University’s Premier Competitive Bollywood Fusion dance team. As the Founder, President, Captain, and Marketing chair of Purdue Kahaani, I have spent endless hours training my team to prepare them for competitions!
As someone who has been dancing for the majority of their life, dance is a passion that I will never be able to let go of.
Becoming a competitive dance team in the DDN circuit as a first-year team has always been unheard of and difficult to do. I made sure to use this as motivation to put in the effort and care into the team that I love and created and established an organized culture to allow for us to become competitive within our first year.
Making it Official
STEPS I TOOK:
1. There was a very tedious and lengthy process involved in making Purdue Kahaani an official organization. I created a constitution, spoke with Purdue organization supervisors, created a timeline and goals page for clarity on my vision, and began researching the Desi Dance Network Circuit.
2. Once approved, I began the process of interviews and auditions to elect executive board members and dancers for the team.
3. After finalizing my team roster, I trained the board members and dancers by preparing them to understand and be confident in their roles. Some of these positions include captains, choreography chairs, marketing chairs, operations chairs, managers, etc.
4. One thing I have always emphasized and preached to my entire team over the past two years is the importance of communication and inclusivity especially in a team environment.