Description: Gurdeep Pandher, an educator and a Bhangra artist from the Yukon, promotes joy, hope, & builds cross-cultural bridges through his art. During the pandemic, he brought optimism and hope through online dance classes, videos, and messages. His performances in extreme cold & on frozen lakes have gained national recognition
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Bhangra is the traditional dance of Punjab. It is native to the Punjabi nation. A long time ago, Punjabi-Sikh farmers started to use different aspects of farming to create a dance form. This farming influenced style of dance celebrates food-growing, harvesting and relationship to the land, which they later called Bhangra.
Gurdeep’s videos have, collectively, been watched over fifty million times from various platforms. His work has been published/used by The Governor-General of Canada, Canadian High Commissions, The Prime Minister of Canada, Air Canada, Department of Canadian National Defence, Royal Canadian Navy, RCMP, Department of Canadian Heritage, BBC News, CBC, The Globe and Mail, CTV News, USA Today, SBS Australia, Toronto Star, Twitter Moments Canada , diverse media and community organizations.