Gurdeep Pandher

What Gurdeep Pandher makes

Topics bhangra, dance, inclusivity, yukon, culture

Gurdeep Pandher is a Yukon-based, Bhangra artist and educator. He creates performance pieces that bring together people from all backgrounds while promoting inclusivity. He is best known for bringing joy, hope and positivity during the pandemic through his online dance classes, videos and uplifting messages. Videos of Gurdeep dancing Bhangra in frigid cold temperatures at -45ºC/-49ºF, and on frozen lakes and rivers of the northern Canada gained worldwide recognition. He lives in a small cabin without running water in the wilderness of the Yukon. Many international art and media organizations, including BBC News, CBC National, The Globe and Mail, CTV National, and NBC, have published Gurdeep’s works. Gurdeep was also named “This week’s Greatest Canadian” by Global News Radio! Gurdeep’s sessions are a joyful way to introduce exercise, the land of Punjab and the culture of the Punjabi traditional folk dance – “Bhangra.” For more info, please visit Gurdeep.ca

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