PHF is a registered foundation and has been providing quality dance education in a fun friendly environment since 2011. Positive motivation combined with teaching styles that are nurturing and supportive. We teach children ages 4 and up in: GIDHA, BHANGRA, JHUMMER, LUDDI, SAMMI, MALWAI GIDHA, DHAMAAL, AND FITNESS CLASSES. Bhangra is an energetic, folk dance and music form that originated from Punjab, India. Today, it’s the newest dance, music, and fitness phenomenon spreading all over the world. Bhangra has made its way to America’s Got Talent, the London Olympics, and even the White House.

Malwai Giddha

Malwai Giddha is a traditional dance form of Punjab performed by the men as they sing and dance simultaneously to celebrate a festive occasion. What sets this firm apart is the fact that Gidha- literally meaning the rhythm of clapping- is commonly associated with women, and this is the only example of men making a foray into the art form.Usually performed when the groom returns home with the bride and the marriage party, it an informal collective celebration rather than a performance.  It begins where a lead vocalist sings a few lines of ‘lok boli’ (folk couplets) addressing the others and builds up the emotional tempo to a point where the backing vocalists join him. This is when the instruments are played as well and all dance to the rhythm that reaches a crescendo and then is brought to a cadence to lower the pace to a halt. Once again the lead vocalist sings to continue the cycle and is encouraged in his solo rendition with joyous cries from the other participants. There are many cycles of such singing and collective dancing in one performance. The themes revolve around romance and relationships with the in-laws thereby giving the performance its tease and rhapsodic raptures, compounded by the furious beating of the Dholki. A detuned Algoza (a local woodwind instrument) continually produces the same notes and melody in succession thereby providing a suitable backdrop for the vocals.

At two locations

SOUTH SIDE BURNWOOD CUMMUNITY HALL (4118-41 AVE) & NORTH SIDE NORTHGATE LION CENTRE (7524-139 AVE)