UT Jazba, based at The University of Texas at Austin, was established in 2012 by Janvi Agarwal. Their unique style allows them to contribute amazing routines to the circuit and helps distinguish them from other UT teams.
UT Jazba, based at The University of Texas at Austin, was established in 2012 by Janvi Agarwal. Their unique style allows them to contribute amazing routines to the circuit and helps distinguish them from other UT teams.
UMBC Raascals, based at the University of Maryland- Baltimore County, was established in 2004. With several nights of hard work, UMBC Raascals became a well known team throughout the Garba/Raas community and their perseverance led them to a second place win at the prestigious Raas Revolution in 2014. This team continues to amaze the dance community so keep your eyes open for more brilliant performances.
Tej Sutariya, also known as DJ Jet, is a junior at Plymouth High School. In the near future, he would love to attend the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and pursue a career in either business or medicine. He is intrigued by business because of his experience in running three companies, at the young age of 13! Tej is definitely a force to be reckoned with and is truly inspiring. He, eventually after college graduation, would like to open and manage his own consulting firm or clinic, depending on his major.
George Washington University is one of the most established colleges in the DMV area and is home to one of the oldest standing Raas teams, GW Raas. GW Raas was founded in 2001, by a group of passionate students who wanted to share the Gujarati culture through raas-garba. With their dedication and uniqueness, they are taking over the Raas circuit by storm.
The Desi Dance Network Ambassador Program is an initiative to establish DDN on campuses across the country. The initial group has 23 Ambassadors on 18 campuses. Ambassadors will help integrate campus South Asian Organizations into DDN, explain DDN’s Mission and projects, create events calendars for DDN’s database, complete Pearups for South Asian organizations registered with DDN, and initiate their own DDN projects on their respective campuses.
ATTN: DDN Brand Ambassadors will now be considered on a rolling admission basis, and you can apply at this link: http://goo.gl/forms/JciDlQ2gquKTtULC2. Please email rlarsen@desidancenetwork.org with any questions you may have regarding the DDN Ambassador Program!