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Make your own videos

Pungra instructors explain Pungra in their own voice. Watch the four example videos below, then record your own version of each one. Use your own words, your own class details and your own favourite music. Do not copy the script.

Share your videos with your Pungra tutor when you are ready.

Video 1: Fitness instructor or dance instructor?

What it covers

• Introduce yourself and say you teach exercise to Punjabi music.
• Explain the difference between performing and fitness: performing means learning movement to entertain and impress an audience, which takes time for choreography, outfits and shows.
• Say why some people prefer fitness: no time for shows, no wish to wear outfits, or anxiety about performing.
• Make clear that Pungra is exercise for your health, not for an audience’s entertainment, and invite people to try a class.

Your version: two minutes or less, saying who you are and what makes your class different.

Video 2: Come to a class

What it covers

• Speak to someone who likes Punjabi music and wants to exercise, without doing shows.
• Say where and when you teach, and that the class lasts one hour.
• Suggest phones to the side and notifications off, so the hour is just for exercise. A fitness tracker can show how hard you are working.
• Explain that moves come at four levels, from level one (easiest) to level four (hardest).
• Be honest that it can take a few weeks to get used to the movement, especially for people who already know other styles and may have some unlearning to do.

Your version: an invitation to your own class, with your own day, time and place.

Video 3: The music

What it covers

• Pungra has no choreography, so tracks can change often and participants can suggest music.
• The class uses a bank of movements: everyday exercises like lunges and squats, plus movements inspired by bhangra.
• Performing classes often reuse older music because the choreography takes so long to learn. Fitness classes can try new Punjabi music.
• Share a few artists you like, and the sort of tracks you prefer, in your own words.
• Instructors check new tracks against the music licence register and only use what is allowed. This respects the artists and the record labels.

Your version: your own taste in music, how people can suggest tracks, and how you respect music licensing.

Video 4: Myths about exercising to Punjabi music

What it covers

• Bhangra is a verb, something people do, and not a noun. Anyone can bhangra in their own way.
• For fitness you do not need to be a great dancer. There are no shows, no audience and no competition. Showing up and taking part is what matters.
• Exercise does not simply “burn off fat”. It is not that simple.
• Movement helps the body move things around, including blood flow, the lymphatic system and digestion.
• Finish by inviting people to a class.

Your version: two or three myths you often hear, with your own answers.

Tips for recording

• Keep each video short and speak naturally, as if talking to one person.
• Film in good light, and check that your voice is clear.
• Do not play licensed music in the background unless you have the right to.
• Do not include anyone else without their agreement.