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AND FINALLY OUR VETERANS, GIVE IT UP FOR OUR 2025-2026 SENIORS! 🚀

Dancers (left to right): Kavin Bharathi, Shreenija Daggavolu, Ananya Anand, Sanya Jain, Shivam Patel, Meghana Ramoju, Sanju Gongati, Renatta Jacob, Naomi Abraham, Ann Biju (not pictured: Arul Palaniappan)

Oh what will we do without our seniors, our backbone, the people we idolize! 💫 These Terrific Ten are ready for a final showdown to leave behind a legacy that will shine long after the curtain falls ✨🎭

AND FINALLY OUR VETERANS, GIVE IT UP FOR OUR 2025-2026 SENIORS! 🚀

Dancers (left to right): Kavin Bharathi, Shreenija Daggavolu, Ananya Anand, Sanya Jain, Shivam Patel, Meghana Ramoju, Sanju Gongati, Renatta Jacob, Naomi Abraham, Ann Biju (not pictured: Arul Palaniappan)

Oh what will we do without our seniors, our backbone, the people we idolize! 💫 These Terrific Ten are ready for a final showdown to leave behind a legacy that will shine long after the curtain falls ✨🎭

UP NEXT WE HAVE OUR 2025-2026 JUNIOR CREW💥

Dancers (left to right): Dhruv Jain, Sushrut Warekar, Shaunak Marathe, Anika Manelkar, Shreya Perumalla, Rozanne Joy

This experienced crew is more than ready to take on senior and executive duties after a year of unforgettable shenanigans that have basically cemented their legacy ⚔️ We can’t wait to see this Super Six bring their explosive energy to the stage this year⚡️

UP NEXT WE HAVE OUR 2025-2026 JUNIOR CREW💥

Dancers (left to right): Dhruv Jain, Sushrut Warekar, Shaunak Marathe, Anika Manelkar, Shreya Perumalla, Rozanne Joy

This experienced crew is more than ready to take on senior and executive duties after a year of unforgettable shenanigans that have basically cemented their legacy ⚔️ We can’t wait to see this Super Six bring their explosive energy to the stage this year⚡️

LETS HEAR IT FOR OUR 2025-2026 SOPHOMORE SQUAD 🔥

Dancers (left to right): Jeslyn Varghese, Meenu Pillai, Allen Chennoth, Alliya Bains, Ritika Ankathi, Shriya Mokkapati, Saloni Karwa, Alyssa Thakadiyil, Smira Sonthalia, Sandra Krishnan

They’ve survived their rookie year and are officially in their “we know what’s going on (mostly🤣)” era 😎 We can’t wait to see these second-years steal the spotlight this year 💃

LETS HEAR IT FOR OUR 2025-2026 SOPHOMORE SQUAD 🔥

Dancers (left to right): Jeslyn Varghese, Meenu Pillai, Allen Chennoth, Alliya Bains, Ritika Ankathi, Shriya Mokkapati, Saloni Karwa, Alyssa Thakadiyil, Smira Sonthalia, Sandra Krishnan

They’ve survived their rookie year and are officially in their “we know what’s going on (mostly🤣)” era 😎 We can’t wait to see these second-years steal the spotlight this year 💃

INTRODUCING OUR 2025-2026 FRESHMAN BRIGADE! 🧨

Dancers (left to right): Bhanu Sadhu, Amanda Krishnan, Sanjay Lakshmanan, Vanshika Mergu, Viraj Shah, Nivetha Subramanian

These young stars are ready to light up the stage this year, and we can’t wait to see what they accomplish! 🙌 🤩

INTRODUCING OUR 2025-2026 FRESHMAN BRIGADE! 🧨

Dancers (left to right): Bhanu Sadhu, Amanda Krishnan, Sanjay Lakshmanan, Vanshika Mergu, Viraj Shah, Nivetha Subramanian

These young stars are ready to light up the stage this year, and we can’t wait to see what they accomplish! 🙌 🤩

WE’RE BACKKKKK‼️🙌🏽
Introducing GDC 2025-2026🤩🎉
Exciting things coming soooon 👀

WE’RE BACKKKKK‼️🙌🏽
Introducing GDC 2025-2026🤩🎉
Exciting things coming soooon 👀

Another month, another fundraiser! 🚨🚨
This time we’ve got Mia Za’s on November 3rd from 4-8 pm 🍕🍝 Come grab your midday meal or dinner when you show this flyer and mention Ghungroo Dance Company at the time of purchase 😁 We can’t wait to see you all at Mia Za’s real soon and support GDC! 🔷🔶

Another month, another fundraiser! 🚨🚨
This time we’ve got Mia Za’s on November 3rd from 4-8 pm 🍕🍝 Come grab your midday meal or dinner when you show this flyer and mention Ghungroo Dance Company at the time of purchase 😁 We can’t wait to see you all at Mia Za’s real soon and support GDC! 🔷🔶

It’s that time of year again for GDC DARES but this time they’re HALLOWEEN EDITION!! 🚨🚨We’re going to be collecting dare requests for anyone on the team. We’ve got a whole variety of dares to choose from so choose wisely. There’s no limit to how many dares you can give out so give as many as you want. 🤪🤪 As always, friends and family are more than welcome to help prank our dancers as well. Dares will be completed on a specific day next month (TBD), but stay on the lookout. You can request specific dares in the memo of our Venmo or Zelle account transactions or shoot us a DM if you’d like to give someone a dare. So, without further ado, let the dares begin! 👻👻

It’s that time of year again for GDC DARES but this time they’re HALLOWEEN EDITION!! 🚨🚨We’re going to be collecting dare requests for anyone on the team. We’ve got a whole variety of dares to choose from so choose wisely. There’s no limit to how many dares you can give out so give as many as you want. 🤪🤪 As always, friends and family are more than welcome to help prank our dancers as well. Dares will be completed on a specific day next month (TBD), but stay on the lookout. You can request specific dares in the memo of our Venmo or Zelle account transactions or shoot us a DM if you’d like to give someone a dare. So, without further ado, let the dares begin! 👻👻

GDC FUNDRAISER INCOMING!

Why not grab some chicken tenders and fries after a long day of classes and hard work! Come join us at Raising Canes this Monday (Sept. 22) from 4-9 pm and make sure to bring your friends for some mouth watering food. 🍔 We hope to see you all there! 🍟

GDC FUNDRAISER INCOMING!

Why not grab some chicken tenders and fries after a long day of classes and hard work! Come join us at Raising Canes this Monday (Sept. 22) from 4-9 pm and make sure to bring your friends for some mouth watering food. 🍔 We hope to see you all there! 🍟

WE ARE SUPER EXCITED TO INTRODUCE GDC’S FALL NEWBIES FOR 2025! 🚀 We are so thrilled so see what you all achieve this year and we can’t wait to see the talent you bring to the team🔥

WE ARE SUPER EXCITED TO INTRODUCE GDC’S FALL NEWBIES FOR 2025! 🚀 We are so thrilled so see what you all achieve this year and we can’t wait to see the talent you bring to the team🔥

GDC TRYOUTS ARE BACK! 🚨

Come to clinics this coming week on September 2nd and 4th to get familiar with the dance styles and learn the tryout routines! We will be teaching Bollywood, classical, southie, and hip hop. 🙌 You are not required to attend both clinics, but are more than welcome to join us for both. You are required to try out for at least 1 dance style but two are encouraged. 🕺🕺

If you are interested in trying out, fill out the interest form in our bio to be updated on the process! We cannot wait to meet and dance with all of you real soon.🤞

GDC TRYOUTS ARE BACK! 🚨

Come to clinics this coming week on September 2nd and 4th to get familiar with the dance styles and learn the tryout routines! We will be teaching Bollywood, classical, southie, and hip hop. 🙌 You are not required to attend both clinics, but are more than welcome to join us for both. You are required to try out for at least 1 dance style but two are encouraged. 🕺🕺

If you are interested in trying out, fill out the interest form in our bio to be updated on the process! We cannot wait to meet and dance with all of you real soon.🤞

Last but certainly not the least, we have our Fundraising Chair for the year, Sanya Jain! She’s a rising senior majoring in Industrial Engineering. ⚙️🚜 Her favorite place to lock in for her weekly quizzes and exams is none other than the most efficient building on campus, the CIF (makes sense). 🏢 You can find her sipping her usual crême brûlée matcha from Matcha En while on the go to her classes or any other time during the week, so if you’re free, just hit her up for a matcha run. 🍵🍵 Besides being a matcha enthusiast, she loves to stay active by playing tennis and pickleball whenever she gets the time. 🎾🏃‍♀️ After a long day of classes and assignments, she’ll wind down by watching her favorite rom coms or watching Aashiqui 2, her favorite bollywood movie. We are so thrilled to have our classical and hiphop queen help raise our funds for the year and make GDC better than ever! 🔷🔶

Last but certainly not the least, we have our Fundraising Chair for the year, Sanya Jain! She’s a rising senior majoring in Industrial Engineering. ⚙️🚜 Her favorite place to lock in for her weekly quizzes and exams is none other than the most efficient building on campus, the CIF (makes sense). 🏢 You can find her sipping her usual crême brûlée matcha from Matcha En while on the go to her classes or any other time during the week, so if you’re free, just hit her up for a matcha run. 🍵🍵 Besides being a matcha enthusiast, she loves to stay active by playing tennis and pickleball whenever she gets the time. 🎾🏃‍♀️ After a long day of classes and assignments, she’ll wind down by watching her favorite rom coms or watching Aashiqui 2, her favorite bollywood movie. We are so thrilled to have our classical and hiphop queen help raise our funds for the year and make GDC better than ever! 🔷🔶

And now, we have our Social Chair of the year, Shreya Perumalla! She’s a rising junior majoring in none other than the almighty Computer Science. 👾 💻 You can find this girl at Grainger Library writing her notes on her ipad with her headphones on almost all the time 🎧 When she hardly catches a break from her academics, you can find her grabbing some Bangkok Thai on the way to her apartment where she catches up on some thrilling TV shows or the latest action movie. 🎬 🍛 During the summer and on campus, she loves Cafe hopping throughout the week trying out new places to sip and study. When she’s not got the computer open, you’ll find her hiking away up some hill or mountain. ⛰️ 🥾 We are stoked to have Shreya join us as our social chair and we can’t wait to see what social events she has planned for us this year. 🔷 🔶

And now, we have our Social Chair of the year, Shreya Perumalla! She’s a rising junior majoring in none other than the almighty Computer Science. 👾 💻 You can find this girl at Grainger Library writing her notes on her ipad with her headphones on almost all the time 🎧 When she hardly catches a break from her academics, you can find her grabbing some Bangkok Thai on the way to her apartment where she catches up on some thrilling TV shows or the latest action movie. 🎬 🍛 During the summer and on campus, she loves Cafe hopping throughout the week trying out new places to sip and study. When she’s not got the computer open, you’ll find her hiking away up some hill or mountain. ⛰️ 🥾 We are stoked to have Shreya join us as our social chair and we can’t wait to see what social events she has planned for us this year. 🔷 🔶

Next up, we have our Treasurer of the year, Sushrut Warekar! He’s a rising junior majoring in Computer Engineering. (talk about bot behavior) 🎮👨‍💻 Locally known as the Grainger camper, if this guy isn’t in the apartment or out eating a Chicken Torta from a local food truck like Burrito King you’ll find him absolutely dead locked in on his work at Grainger Library (his second home), maybe even day dreaming a little on the side. 📚🥙 When he’s enjoying his time off academics for some hours, find this guy at Lion or Kams but if you don’t find him then just look for a guy with broccoli hair. 🥦If he’s not out and about, you can find him winding down with a movie like Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara or a TV show like Breaking Bad. 🧪🌍With dance being one of his hobbies, you can also find him playing Volleyball or working out. 🏐We are excited to have Sushrut join us as our treasurer this year and we really hope he manages our money well and not let us hit ground zero! 💰🔶🔷

Next up, we have our Treasurer of the year, Sushrut Warekar! He’s a rising junior majoring in Computer Engineering. (talk about bot behavior) 🎮👨‍💻 Locally known as the Grainger camper, if this guy isn’t in the apartment or out eating a Chicken Torta from a local food truck like Burrito King you’ll find him absolutely dead locked in on his work at Grainger Library (his second home), maybe even day dreaming a little on the side. 📚🥙 When he’s enjoying his time off academics for some hours, find this guy at Lion or Kams but if you don’t find him then just look for a guy with broccoli hair. 🥦If he’s not out and about, you can find him winding down with a movie like Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara or a TV show like Breaking Bad. 🧪🌍With dance being one of his hobbies, you can also find him playing Volleyball or working out. 🏐We are excited to have Sushrut join us as our treasurer this year and we really hope he manages our money well and not let us hit ground zero! 💰🔶🔷

Up next, we have our Publicity Chair, Shaunak Marathe! He’s a rising junior majoring in Computer Science & Economics. 💻💰When he’s working hard on his assignments and studying for his exams, you can find him at Grainger Library or the CIF locked in, probably snacking on some atomic wings or Mia Za’s pizza. 🍕When this bhangra and bollywood menace isn’t studying, you can find him watching his favorite movie genre, action and thrilling mystery, so you can definitely catch him watching a movie or TV show to unwind. 🎬🍿 Outside of dance, you can find him playing cricket almost all the time 🏏, working out 🏋️, or making some chai for everyone in the room. 🍵 We are super thrilled to have Shaunak join us as Publicity Chair this year, and we can’t wait to see all the new content he comes up with! 🔷🔶

Up next, we have our Publicity Chair, Shaunak Marathe! He’s a rising junior majoring in Computer Science & Economics. 💻💰When he’s working hard on his assignments and studying for his exams, you can find him at Grainger Library or the CIF locked in, probably snacking on some atomic wings or Mia Za’s pizza. 🍕When this bhangra and bollywood menace isn’t studying, you can find him watching his favorite movie genre, action and thrilling mystery, so you can definitely catch him watching a movie or TV show to unwind. 🎬🍿 Outside of dance, you can find him playing cricket almost all the time 🏏, working out 🏋️, or making some chai for everyone in the room. 🍵 We are super thrilled to have Shaunak join us as Publicity Chair this year, and we can’t wait to see all the new content he comes up with! 🔷🔶

Up next, we have our second show coordinator, Ritika Ankathi! She’s a rising sophomore majoring in Systems Engineering & Design. 🚨When she’s not studying hard for her engineering quizzes, you can find her enjoying a spicy level 5 Pad Thai at Bangkok Thai, the kind of spice that wakes you up faster than coffee after a long day at Grainger Library. 🌶️😱When she’s not snacking, she’s likely crocheting her next favorite piece and listening to crime podcasts with the focus of someone solving the case herself. 🧶Her favorite movie genre is Action, so you can definitely chat with her about James Bond or the recently concluded Mission Impossible franchise. 🔫🔫 We’re excited to see what storyline she’ll create alongside Ananya as show coordinators this year. 🔷🔶

Up next, we have our second show coordinator, Ritika Ankathi! She’s a rising sophomore majoring in Systems Engineering & Design. 🚨When she’s not studying hard for her engineering quizzes, you can find her enjoying a spicy level 5 Pad Thai at Bangkok Thai, the kind of spice that wakes you up faster than coffee after a long day at Grainger Library. 🌶️😱When she’s not snacking, she’s likely crocheting her next favorite piece and listening to crime podcasts with the focus of someone solving the case herself. 🧶Her favorite movie genre is Action, so you can definitely chat with her about James Bond or the recently concluded Mission Impossible franchise. 🔫🔫 We’re excited to see what storyline she’ll create alongside Ananya as show coordinators this year. 🔷🔶

Up next we have our first show coordinator, Ananya Anand! She’s a rising senior majoring in Computer Science. 💻When she’s working hard on her MPs, you can find her at Grainger or the Idea Lab locked in, possibly eating her favorite pizza combo from Mia Za’s 🍕Her favorite Bollywood movie is a murder mystery called Ittefaq where the ending was unexpected in the best way 🎢 Besides academics though, you can find her lifting away at the ARC or a nearby gym and skiing, now that’s a new one! 🏋️ We can’t wait to see what script and characters she comes up with alongside our second show coord, Ritika! 🔷🔶

Up next we have our first show coordinator, Ananya Anand! She’s a rising senior majoring in Computer Science. 💻When she��’s working hard on her MPs, you can find her at Grainger or the Idea Lab locked in, possibly eating her favorite pizza combo from Mia Za’s 🍕Her favorite Bollywood movie is a murder mystery called Ittefaq where the ending was unexpected in the best way 🎢 Besides academics though, you can find her lifting away at the ARC or a nearby gym and skiing, now that’s a new one! 🏋️ We can’t wait to see what script and characters she comes up with alongside our second show coord, Ritika! 🔷🔶

Up next, we have our second head choreo, Smira Sonthalia! She’s an upcoming sophomore majoring in Neuroscience and praying to get into Med School soon after. 🧬A fun fact about her is that you can find this girl rolling around on the ground more than her doing the steps. Her favorite spot to get her mid-day snack is Kung Fu Tea and to study it’s gotta be the upstairs level at Ikenberry Hall. 🍵 Her favorite movie is Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani epitomizing Bunny and Naina’s romantic bond and Bruno Mars, now that’s what we like. Besides listening to Bruno Mars hit singles, she loves going to Lion most Fridays where she unleashes her inner party animal in and out. 🕺🕺We are super thrilled to have Smira join the head choreo team and see what moves she comes up with throughout the year alongside Rozanne and the rest of the choreo team. 🔶🔷

Up next, we have our second head choreo, Smira Sonthalia! She’s an upcoming sophomore majoring in Neuroscience and praying to get into Med School soon after. 🧬A fun fact about her is that you can find this girl rolling around on the ground more than her doing the steps. Her favorite spot to get her mid-day snack is Kung Fu Tea and to study it’s gotta be the upstairs level at Ikenberry Hall. 🍵 Her favorite movie is Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani epitomizing Bunny and Naina’s romantic bond and Bruno Mars, now that’s what we like. Besides listening to Bruno Mars hit singles, she loves going to Lion most Fridays where she unleashes her inner party animal in and out. 🕺🕺We are super thrilled to have Smira join the head choreo team and see what moves she comes up with throughout the year alongside Rozanne and the rest of the choreo team. 🔶🔷

Up Next, we have one out of two of our Head Choreos, Rozanne Joy! She’s an upcoming junior majoring in Molecular and Cellular Biology who’s aspiring to become a Doctor 🧬Often mistaken as Roxanne by a lot of people in the past, you can find our Hip-hop fanatic eating at Sakanaya after a long few hours at practice or on-the-go for lunch 🍜 When she’s not rotting in bed and actually has to study for that MCB Quiz coming up, you can find her grinding away on her Ipad (talk about ipad kid) at the Grainger Library 💻 Her favorite bollywood movies are the all time favorite Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and the thrilling Raazi. Besides solving organic chemistry problems, Rozanne loves travelling, late night drives, reading, and hanging with friends and family 📚We are thrilled to have Rozanne join us as a Head Choreographer this year and we can’t wait to see what steps she comes up with throughout the year! 🔶🔷

Up Next, we have one out of two of our Head Choreos, Rozanne Joy! She’s an upcoming junior majoring in Molecular and Cellular Biology who’s aspiring to become a Doctor 🧬Often mistaken as Roxanne by a lot of people in the past, you can find our Hip-hop fanatic eating at Sakanaya after a long few hours at practice or on-the-go for lunch 🍜 When she’s not rotting in bed and actually has to study for that MCB Quiz coming up, you can find her grinding away on her Ipad (talk about ipad kid) at the Grainger Library 💻 Her favorite bollywood movies are the all time favorite Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara and the thrilling Raazi. Besides solving organic chemistry problems, Rozanne loves travelling, late night drives, reading, and hanging with friends and family 📚We are thrilled to have Rozanne join us as a Head Choreographer this year and we can’t wait to see what steps she comes up with throughout the year! 🔶🔷

Up Next, we’ve got our former Head Choreographer and new External President, Renatta Jacob! She’s an upcoming senior majoring in Speech and Hearing Sciences with a double minor in Child Health and Well-Being and Business, now that’s a lot! 🗣️🗣️Her favorite study (or self-reflection) spot became 3rd floor Grainger Library after she got banned from Lion for 6 months and was forced to take that up for her nightly 10pm to 2 am shift (imagine the amount of fomo she felt poor girl) But just like Anika & Ann, she also likes to settle for Bangkok Thai after a long day of classes and grind 🍜. When she’s not yelling out “Again” at practice for the 20th time in a row, you can find her snuggled up watching Rom Coms from the comfort of her bed 🎬. Outside of dance, she doesn’t really have a life besides maybe a hike, baking, and hanging out with her friends (idk if she does). Her favorite dance styles to choreo are Classical and Bhangra but this year we’ll see a new side of her as president of GDC. We can’t wait to witness your leadership and all that you achieve throughout the year and hopefully not lose your sanity! 🔷🔶

Up Next, we’ve got our former Head Choreographer and new External President, Renatta Jacob! She’s an upcoming senior majoring in Speech and Hearing Sciences with a double minor in Child Health and Well-Being and Business, now that’s a lot! 🗣️🗣️Her favorite study (or self-reflection) spot became 3rd floor Grainger Library after she got banned from Lion for 6 months and was forced to take that up for her nightly 10pm to 2 am shift (imagine the amount of fomo she felt poor girl) But just like Anika & Ann, she also likes to settle for Bangkok Thai after a long day of classes and grind 🍜. When she’s not yelling out “Again” at practice for the 20th time in a row, you can find her snuggled up watching Rom Coms from the comfort of her bed 🎬. Outside of dance, she doesn’t really have a life besides maybe a hike, baking, and hanging out with her friends (idk if she does). Her favorite dance styles to choreo are Classical and Bhangra but this year we’ll see a new side of her as president of GDC. We can’t wait to witness your leadership and all that you achieve throughout the year and hopefully not lose your sanity! 🔷🔶

Next up, we have our former Show Coordinator and new Internal President, Anika Manelkar! She’s an upcoming Junior majoring in Political Science and Statistics with a minor in English 📚👩‍⚖️. Our two-in-one author and dancer loves to read books, specifically fantasy and romance novels, and write her own short stories in her free time while studying at the Law Library where she gets most of her work complete. An avid caffeine addict, she can’t go a day without her freshly brewed coffee to fuel her up for the day, which makes sense as her favorite place on campus is Espresso Royale! 🤪☕️ (Peep her viral TikTok on Espresso Royale) Besides coffee though, she’s just like our senior advisor when it comes to food places. Bangkok Thai is her go-to place to eat when she’s not cooking food at her apartment or eating leftovers from the day before. Her favorite movie is Hum Tum, an absolute classic, and her favorite dance style is Garba 🕺(now that’s a new one). We can’t wait to see Anika in action as our upcoming GDC internal president after her amazing stint as our show coordinator last year. Upwards and Onwards! 🔶🔷

Next up, we have our former Show Coordinator and new Internal President, Anika Manelkar! She’s an upcoming Junior majoring in Political Science and Statistics with a minor in English 📚👩‍⚖️. Our two-in-one author and dancer loves to read books, specifically fantasy and romance novels, and write her own short stories in her free time while studying at the Law Library where she gets most of her work complete. An avid caffeine addict, she can’t go a day without her freshly brewed coffee to fuel her up for the day, which makes sense as her favorite place on campus is Espresso Royale! 🤪☕️ (Peep her viral TikTok on Espresso Royale) Besides coffee though, she’s just like our senior advisor when it comes to food places. Bangkok Thai is her go-to place to eat when she’s not cooking food at her apartment or eating leftovers from the day before. Her favorite movie is Hum Tum, an absolute classic, and her favorite dance style is Garba 🕺(now that’s a new one). We can’t wait to see Anika in action as our upcoming GDC internal president after her amazing stint as our show coordinator last year. Upwards and Onwards! 🔶🔷

🚨PRESENTING OUR EXEC REVEALS🚨

First up on our agenda, we have our VIP and Ms. Senior Advisor, Ann Biju! She’s an upcoming Senior majoring in Accounting & Information Systems. 🧾💵 With a knack of editing most of her texts right after sending them 🤦‍♀️, she’s been our petite in-built bhangra queen and choreography expert for all four years of college (talk about commitment). After grinding her Accy assignments all day at Grainger Library, she loves to wind down and grab food from her favorite place, Bangkok Thai. 🍜When she’s free on the weekends, she loves to watch TV shows and movies with her favorite being Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara though she doesn’t mind Ye Jawaani Hai Deewani either. We are super thrilled to have Ann back with us for her final year as an advisor for GDC and we can’t wait to see everything you accomplish throughout the year but most importantly performing on campus with your crew! 🔷🔶

🚨PRESENTING OUR EXEC REVEALS🚨

First up on our agenda, we have our VIP and Ms. Senior Advisor, Ann Biju! She’s an upcoming Senior majoring in Accounting & Information Systems. 🧾💵 With a knack of editing most of her texts right after sending them 🤦‍♀️, she’s been our petite in-built bhangra queen and choreography expert for all four years of college (talk about commitment). After grinding her Accy assignments all day at Grainger Library, she loves to wind down and grab food from her favorite place, Bangkok Thai. 🍜When she’s free on the weekends, she loves to watch TV shows and movies with her favorite being Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara though she doesn’t mind Ye Jawaani Hai Deewani either. We are super thrilled to have Ann back with us for her final year as an advisor for GDC and we can’t wait to see everything you accomplish throughout the year but most importantly performing on campus with your crew! 🔷🔶

Our summer fundraiser is here and better than ever! Grab some Chipotle on August 9th from 4-8 pm at the Elmhurst Chipotle for your go-to dinner and make sure to show them this flyer at checkout. Come show your support for GDC! We’d love to see you all there! 🌯💰

Our summer fundraiser is here and better than ever! Grab some Chipotle on August 9th from 4-8 pm at the Elmhurst Chipotle for your go-to dinner and make sure to show them this flyer at checkout. Come show your support for GDC! We’d love to see you all there! 🌯💰

If you’re looking for some finals fuel, join us at Chipotle tomorrow!! 🌯 We’d love to see you guys there, make sure to show this flyer at checkout!!

If you’re looking for some finals fuel, join us at Chipotle tomorrow!! 🌯 We’d love to see you guys there, make sure to show this flyer at checkout!!

As the semester comes to end, we wanted to congratulate all of our seniors!! We are going to miss you guys, and we wish you all the best in the future 🩵 Come visit us soon! 🥹

As the semester comes to end, we wanted to congratulate all of our seniors!! We are going to miss you guys, and we wish you all the best in the future 🩵 Come visit us soon! 🥹

The countdown begins… 🎬🍿✨

The countdown begins… 🎬🍿✨

Want to get all your favorite food spots before spring break? Come join us at Shawarma Joint this Tuesday!! 🥙 Bring your friends to get some yummy food and support GDC! See you there!! 🧆

Want to get all your favorite food spots before spring break? Come join us at Shawarma Joint this Tuesday!! 🥙 Bring your friends to get some yummy food and support GDC! See you there!! 🧆

Want to go on an adventure through your favorite Bollywood Films? If your answer is yes, then join us for our Annual Ghungroo Dance Company Showcase 🎥 It’ll be an evening filled with action, love, and lots of dancing ✨ Get excited and come cheer on our dancers to see what we’ve been working on this semester!!! We hope to see you there! 🩵

Want to go on an adventure through your favorite Bollywood Films? If your answer is yes, then join us for our Annual Ghungroo Dance Company Showcase 🎥 It’ll be an evening filled with action, love, and lots of dancing ✨ Get excited and come cheer on our dancers to see what we’ve been working on this semester!!! We hope to see you there! 🩵

If you’ve been recently craving some boba, come join us on February 18th at Kung Fu Tea!! 🧋 We’d love to see you all there not only to have a fun drink but also support GDC!! 🩵 (Be sure to show this flyer at checkout!!)

If you’ve been recently craving some boba, come join us on February 18th at Kung Fu Tea!! 🧋 We’d love to see you all there not only to have a fun drink but also support GDC!! ��🩵 (Be sure to show this flyer at checkout!!)

Thank you to everyone who sent in dares, we definitely had a lot of fun completely them!! 🩵

Thank you to everyone who sent in dares, we definitely had a lot of fun completely them!! 🩵

INTRODUCING OUR SPRING 2025 NEWBIES! 💐 We are so excited for you guys to join our team and can’t wait to have an amazing semester full of lots of dancing and fun! Welcome to the team! 🩵

INTRODUCING OUR SPRING 2025 NEWBIES! 💐 We are so excited for you guys to join our team and can’t wait to have an amazing semester full of lots of dancing and fun! Welcome to the team! 🩵

🚨SPRING TRYOUT INFORMATION🚨

If you are looking forward to trying out for GDC for the upcoming Spring semester, then get excited because tryouts are coming up! This semester, ALL AUDITIONS will be through video submission and tryout pieces/submission forms will be on our LinkTree shortly. Be on the lookout as we will keep you updated on when everything is posted. ALL audition videos must be submitted by the end of the day on January 19th.

Good luck!! ✨

🚨SPRING TRYOUT INFORMATION🚨

If you are looking forward to trying out for GDC for the upcoming Spring semester, then get excited because tryouts are coming up! This semester, ALL AUDITIONS will be through video submission and tryout pieces/submission forms will be on our LinkTree shortly. Be on the lookout as we will keep you updated on when everything is posted. ALL audition videos must be submitted by the end of the day on January 19th.

Good luck!! ✨

GDC Semester Wrapped ✨

Thank you to everyone who made this semester so amazing, can’t wait to see what next year holds!! 🩵

GDC Semester Wrapped ✨

Thank you to everyone who made this semester so amazing, can’t wait to see what next year holds!! 🩵

If you’re looking for some good food to eat on Saturday, November 16th and want to support our team, GDC is having a fundraiser at Mia Za’s! It’ll be from 4-8pm, and we would love it if you could come support us while also eating some yummy food 🍕Please show this flyer when you checkout, hope to see you there!

If you’re looking for some good food to eat on Saturday, November 16th and want to support our team, GDC is having a fundraiser at Mia Za’s! It’ll be from 4-8pm, and we would love it if you could come support us while also eating some yummy food 🍕Please show this flyer when you checkout, hope to see you there!

Introducing our Seniors! 🩵

Dancers: Shivani Patel, Suhasni Venkatsubrahmmanian, Saranya Yegappan, Sreya Mummadi, Henna Patel, Sanjana Addanki, Aayush Shah, Harshil Jain, Aryan Patel

Introducing our Seniors! 🩵

Dancers: Shivani Patel, Suhasni Venkatsubrahmmanian, Saranya Yegappan, Sreya Mummadi, Henna Patel, Sanjana Addanki, Aayush Shah, Harshil Jain, Aryan Patel

Introducing our Juniors! 🦋

Dancers: Renatta Jacob, Naomi Abraham, Ann Biju, Meghana Ramoju, Shivam Patel, Jessica George, Sanya Jain, Ananya Anand, Arul Palaniappan

Introducing our Juniors! 🦋

Dancers: Renatta Jacob, Naomi Abraham, Ann Biju, Meghana Ramoju, Shivam Patel, Jessica George, Sanya Jain, Ananya Anand, Arul Palaniappan

Introducing our Sophomores! 🩵

Dancers: Swetha Yegappan, Rozanne Joy, Shreya Perumalla, Dhruv Jain, Anika Manelkar, Sushrut Warekar, Shaunak Marathe, Himani Patel (not pictured: Aryan Sharma)

Introducing our Sophomores! 🩵

Dancers: Swetha Yegappan, Rozanne Joy, Shreya Perumalla, Dhruv Jain, Anika Manelkar, Sushrut Warekar, Shaunak Marathe, Himani Patel (not pictured: Aryan Sharma)

Introducing our Freshman! 🦋

Dancers: Smira Sonthalia, Saloni Karwa, Likhitha Boggavarapu, Jeslyn Varghese, Ritika Ankathi, Alliya Bains

Introducing our Freshman! 🦋

Dancers: Smira Sonthalia, Saloni Karwa, Likhitha Boggavarapu, Jeslyn Varghese, Ritika Ankathi, Alliya Bains

Introducing GDC 2024-2025 🩵

Introducing GDC 2024-2025 🩵

INTRODUCING GDC’S NEWBIES FOR 2024-2025 ✨ We are so excited for you guys to join our team and we can’t wait to have an amazing year filled with lots of fun and dancing! 💙

INTRODUCING GDC’S NEWBIES FOR 2024-2025 ✨ We are so excited for you guys to join our team and we can’t wait to have an amazing year filled with lots of fun and dancing! 💙

‼️IMPORTANT AUDITION INFORMATION‼️
We can’t wait to see everyone at auditions! Make sure to sign up for a timeslot and reach out to us with any questions. Good luck! 💙

‼️IMPORTANT AUDITION INFORMATION‼️
We can’t wait to see everyone at auditions! Make sure to sign up for a timeslot and reach out to us with any questions. Good luck! 💙

🚨IMPORTANT INFORMATION🚨
If you’re looking forward to trying out for GDC, come to either of our clinics to learn the audition pieces! We will be teaching four different styles of dance (Bollywood, Southie, Classical, and Hip-Hop). For auditions, you can tryout with 1-2 styles, but 2 is preferred. All four styles will taught both days, and if you can’t make it to either of the clinic dates we will have our audition videos uploaded to our LinkTree!

Come on out to learn some amazing choreo in preparation for your auditions! We hope to see you there! 💙💚

🚨IMPORTANT INFORMATION🚨
If you’re looking forward to trying out for GDC, come to either of our clinics to learn the audition pieces! We will be teaching four different styles of dance (Bollywood, Southie, Classical, and Hip-Hop). For auditions, you can tryout with 1-2 styles, but 2 is preferred. All four styles will taught both days, and if you can’t make it to either of the clinic dates we will have our audition videos uploaded to our LinkTree!

Come on out to learn some amazing choreo in preparation for your auditions! We hope to see you there! 💙💚

Finally, we have our Publicity Chair, Henna Patel! She is an upcoming Senior majoring in Clinical Psychology with a double minor in Child Health and Well-Being and Public Health.🧠 Her favorite spot on campus is the Union, especially because it has Just Bee Acai. In her free time, she loves to read, hangout with her friends, and bake! 🍪 She loves to shake her hips as her favorite style of dance is Bollywood. For the upcoming year, she’s excited to work with an awesome exec board, getting to meet all the newbies, and forcing the team to make TikTok’s during practice! We can’t wait to reach top publicity status this upcoming year! 💙💚

Finally, we have our Publicity Chair, Henna Patel! She is an upcoming Senior majoring in Clinical Psychology with a double minor in Child Health and Well-Being and Public Health.🧠 Her favorite spot on campus is the Union, especially because it has Just Bee Acai. In her free time, she loves to read, hangout with her friends, and bake! 🍪 She loves to shake her hips as her favorite style of dance is Bollywood. For the upcoming year, she’s excited to work with an awesome exec board, getting to meet all the newbies, and forcing the team to make TikTok’s during practice! We can’t wait to reach top publicity status this upcoming year! 💙💚

Next up, we have our Social Chair, Shivani Patel! She is an upcoming Senior majoring in Kinesiology with minors in MCB and Health Administration.🧫 Her favorite spots on campus are Bangkok Thai and Red Lion (duh). She loves to dance, hangout with her friends, and find new spots around Champaign to eat at. 🍝 You’ll find her jumping on stage as her favorite style of dance is Bhangra. She’s looking forward to planning some awesome social events for the team and working with all the other exec members to create new bonding experiences for all the members! We can’t wait for all the amazing socials this year! 💙💚

Next up, we have our Social Chair, Shivani Patel! She is an upcoming Senior majoring in Kinesiology with minors in MCB and Health Administration.🧫 Her favorite spots on campus are Bangkok Thai and Red Lion (duh). She loves to dance, hangout with her friends, and find new spots around Champaign to eat at. 🍝 You’ll find her jumping on stage as her favorite style of dance is Bhangra. She’s looking forward to planning some awesome social events for the team and working with all the other exec members to create new bonding experiences for all the members! We can’t wait for all the amazing socials this year! 💙💚

Next up, we have our Fundraising Chair, Aryan Sharma! He is an upcoming Sophomore double majoring in Finance and Data Science with a minor is Psychology. 🧠 You’ll definitely spot him at Caffe Paradiso ordering a lavender matcha if you even run into him on campus. 🍵 He’ll be moving and grooving on stage since his favorite style of dance is Bollywood. He’s looking forward to dancing again on campus with all of his GDC besties and becoming more involved within GDC with being a board member. We can’t wait to see all great ideas you come up with for our fundraisers! 💙💚

Next up, we have our Fundraising Chair, Aryan Sharma! He is an upcoming Sophomore double majoring in Finance and Data Science with a minor is Psychology. 🧠 You’ll definitely spot him at Caffe Paradiso ordering a lavender matcha if you even run into him on campus. 🍵 He’ll be moving and grooving on stage since his favorite style of dance is Bollywood. He’s looking forward to dancing again on campus with all of his GDC besties and becoming more involved within GDC with being a board member. We can’t wait to see all great ideas you come up with for our fundraisers! 💙💚

And now, we have our second Show Coordinator, Jessica George! She is an upcoming Junior majoring in MCB and Brain and Cognitive Sciences! 🧠 She likes to pass time by scrolling through Pinterest or watching New Girl. It’s a good thing she a part of a dance team because she has all of Just Dance 4 memorized!🕺🏻She definitely has a good sense of rhythm since her favorite style of dance is Classical. She’s looking forward to writing the script for the Spring Showcase and meeting all of our newbies! We can’t wait to see all of the amazing ideas you come up with! 💙💚

And now, we have our second Show Coordinator, Jessica George! She is an upcoming Junior majoring in MCB and Brain and Cognitive Sciences! 🧠 She likes to pass time by scrolling through Pinterest or watching New Girl. It’s a good thing she a part of a dance team because she has all of Just Dance 4 memorized!🕺🏻She definitely has a good sense of rhythm since her favorite style of dance is Classical. She’s looking forward to writing the script for the Spring Showcase and meeting all of our newbies! We can’t wait to see all of the amazing ideas you come up with! 💙💚

Next up, we have one out of two of our Show Coordinators, Anika Manelkar! She is an upcoming Sophomore with a double major in Political Science and Statistics with minors in Computer Science and potentially South Asian Studies. 🌏 Some facts about her is that she loves to read, especially romance and fantasy novels, writing short stories, and loves to dog sit.🐶 She is also a big lover of coffee hence why her one her favorite spots on campus is Espresso Royale along with the Law Library. Just like many of our other exec members, her favorite style of dance is Bhangra! She looks forward to more team bonding this upcoming year, gaining a little, and working with Jessica to create a script for this year’s showcase! We can’t wait to see you get creative this year! 💙💚

Next up, we have one out of two of our Show Coordinators, Anika Manelkar! She is an upcoming Sophomore with a double major in Political Science and Statistics with minors in Computer Science and potentially South Asian Studies. 🌏 Some facts about her is that she loves to read, especially romance and fantasy novels, writing short stories, and loves to dog sit.🐶 She is also a big lover of coffee hence why her one her favorite spots on campus is Espresso Royale along with the Law Library. Just like many of our other exec members, her favorite style of dance is Bhangra! She looks forward to more team bonding this upcoming year, gaining a little, and working with Jessica to create a script for this year’s showcase! We can’t wait to see you get creative this year! 💙💚

And for our second Head Choreographer, we have Dhruv Jain! He’s an upcoming Sophomore majoring in Information Sciences with a minor in Business. 💻 His favorite spot on campus is Chipotle, and he loves anything to do with music such as singing, dancing, or playing the guitar.🎸He definitely knows how to move around since he’s lived in six different states so far! His favorite dance style is Bollywood, so we can definitely expect some amazing chorea in that department. He’s looking forward to meeting all the newbies and creating choreography that showcases the team’s talent and lets everyone know what GDC is about! We can’t to see what amazing choreography you come up with this year! 💙💚

And for our second Head Choreographer, we have Dhruv Jain! He’s an upcoming Sophomore majoring in Information Sciences with a minor in Business. 💻 His favorite spot on campus is Chipotle, and he loves anything to do with music such as singing, dancing, or playing the guitar.🎸He definitely knows how to move around since he’s lived in six different states so far! His favorite dance style is Bollywood, so we can definitely expect some amazing chorea in that department. He’s looking forward to meeting all the newbies and creating choreography that showcases the team’s talent and lets everyone know what GDC is about! We can’t to see what amazing choreography you come up with this year! 💙💚

Next up, we have one out of two of our Head Choreographers, Renatta Jacob! She is an upcoming Junior majoring in Speech and Hearing Sciences with a double minor in Child Health and Well-Being and Business.🗣️Her favorite spot on campus is either Kams or Red Lion (which fun fact, she got banned from Lion for 6 months).🤣 Her current favorite TV show is Love Island and Chobani Flips would be her last meal on earth. You’ll catch her making her mark on stage as her favorite dance styles are Classical and Bhangra. She’s looking forward to our upcoming socials and being able to perform new dances this upcoming year. We can’t wait to see all the amazing choreography you come up with this year! 💙💚

Next up, we have one out of two of our Head Choreographers, Renatta Jacob! She is an upcoming Junior majoring in Speech and Hearing Sciences with a double minor in Child Health and Well-Being and Business.🗣️Her favorite spot on campus is either Kams or Red Lion (which fun fact, she got banned from Lion for 6 months).🤣 Her current favorite TV show is Love Island and Chobani Flips would be her last meal on earth. You’ll catch her making her mark on stage as her favorite dance styles are Classical and Bhangra. She’s looking forward to our upcoming socials and being able to perform new dances this upcoming year. We can’t wait to see all the amazing choreography you come up with this year! 💙💚

Next up, we have our Treasurer, Suhasni Venkatsubrahmmanian! She is an upcoming Senior majoring in Healthcare Administration with a minor in Business Administration. 📈 Her favorite spot of campus is the Main Library, and some of her go-to hobbies including spin classes, hot yoga, and hanging out with her friends! 🚴🏽‍♀️ You can catch on stage twirling as her favorite dance style is Garba. She’s excited to spend this upcoming year working the exec board and putting on an amazing showcase! We can’t wait to see what treasures you bring to GDC this year! 💙💚

Next up, we have our Treasurer, Suhasni Venkatsubrahmmanian! She is an upcoming Senior majoring in Healthcare Administration with a minor in Business Administration. 📈 Her favorite spot of campus is the Main Library, and some of her go-to hobbies including spin classes, hot yoga, and hanging out with her friends! 🚴🏽‍♀️ You can catch on stage twirling as her favorite dance style is Garba. She’s excited to spend this upcoming year working the exec board and putting on an amazing showcase! We can’t wait to see what treasures you bring to GDC this year! 💙💚

Next up, we have our External President, Sanjana Addanki! She is an upcoming Senior double majoring in Statistics and Political Science. 📊 She is a big music person as she’s played three different instruments and loves rewatching classic shows such as One Tree Hill, Gossip Girl, or Vampire Diaries. If you ever see her out on the weekends, she’ll most likely be at Lion, especially Happies.🍹 You’ll definitely find her moving across the stage since her favorite dance styles are Bhangra and Southie. She’s looking forward to building a new team with our exec board and showing all our future newbies how fun GDC is! We can’t wait to see what you accomplish this year! 💙💚

Next up, we have our External President, Sanjana Addanki! She is an upcoming Senior double majoring in Statistics and Political Science. 📊 She is a big music person as she’s played three different instruments and loves rewatching classic shows such as One Tree Hill, Gossip Girl, or Vampire Diaries. If you ever see her out on the weekends, she’ll most likely be at Lion, especially Happies.🍹 You’ll definitely find her moving across the stage since her favorite dance styles are Bhangra and Southie. She’s looking forward to building a new team with our exec board and showing all our future newbies how fun GDC is! We can’t wait to see what you accomplish this year! 💙💚

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