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DANCE200 - Punjabi Dance Classes in Auckland Dissertation

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DANCE200 - Punjabi Dance Classes in Auckland DissertationThe common features that have been observed across several societies are migrants, ethnic diversity as well as multiculturism.  the increasing rates of global migration.  New Zealand is no exception to this rule as several ethnic groups from around the globe have been attracted to New Zealand due to the existing pro-immigration policies and the migrant history of the country.

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Punjabi Dance Classes in the AucklandRegionNAME -GIAN KAUR MATHARUSTUDENT NO-13463842DRAFT-1
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Contents1.Introduction...................................................................................................................................32.Basic Idea of the Dissertation........................................................................................................33.Research Objectives.......................................................................................................................44.Research Questions.......................................................................................................................45.Literature Review..........................................................................................................................55.1Coming of Indians to New Zealand........................................................................................55.2Dance Culture of India...........................................................................................................55.3Punjabi “Bhangra” Dance of India..........................................................................................65.4Indian Diaspora in New Zealand............................................................................................76.Research Methodology..................................................................................................................77.Analysis and Results.......................................................................................................................88.Conclusion...................................................................................................................................10Bibliography.........................................................................................................................................11
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1.IntroductionThe common features that have been observed across several societies are migrants, ethnicdiversity as well as multiculturism. These arise as a result of diversity which exists within thenations and also the increasing rates of global migration. New Zealand is no exception to thisrule as several ethnic groups from around the globe have been attracted to New Zealand dueto the existing pro-immigration policies and the migrant history of the country. This hasresulted in a society which is highly diverse and Auckland today boasts of a cultural diversitythat is higher than London [ CITATION Tap14 \l 16393 ]. Asians today form New Zealand’sfourth largest group in terms of ethnicity. Chinese and Indians are the leading two minoritiesin the nation [ CITATION Pea16 \l 16393 ]. Among the Indian population in Auckland, themaximum strength is of the Gujarati and Punjabi communities and hence several culturalactivities of these communities are known to exist in the region. The Punjabi dance classesheld at several institutes are among them. This dissertation will be taking into considerationthe Punjabi dance classes in the Auckland region.2.Basic Idea of the DissertationThe basic idea of this dissertation is to find out about the Punjabi people dancing theircultural identities in a region which can be associated with several cultural identities. It isregarding the people who continue the dance practices that belong to the place of their birthand also regarding the people who continue to dance the culture which belonged to theirforefathers who had migrated to Auckland region of the nation. Thus, it can be said that thisthesis is related to transnationalism and migration and also to the “transactional socialspaces” which forms a complex web which go on to construct the lived experience of peoplein the Auckland region. The dissertation is also regarding finding out the local which isembodied both here as well as now and also within the migrated cultural practices. The thesiswill be looking at the ways in which these practices have been maintained and also at theways in which they have changed in a new environment in a different nation, in an urbanenvironment that is unique in itself and how the combination of global and local have takenplace to form “glocal”. The dissertation deals with diversity and multi-culturalism and theways in which people live together in a region that is made up of several cultures. It isregarding the ways in which they celebrate value and acknowledge cultures that are distinctand that have diverse practices. It is also regarding the frictions which take place between
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various cultures within the communities. It is regarding the reasons as to why or why notpeople take the decision to be a part of the dance practice classes that belong to a culturewhich is distinct from their own. It is also about how cultural dance occurs in a place which ismulti-cultural and diverse. It is about the example which Auckland sets in the 21st centuryurban life. It is regarding the urban space and the ways in which people have been imbuing itwith life energy as well as presence by means of Punjabi dancing. It is regarding the ways inwhich the region is brought to life by the people and the ways in which they formconnections within their communities by means of cultural practices. It is also about thethings which make the region special, give the people a feeling that they are at home and howit makes the region feel as being “their place” and also make the region “our place”.3.Research ObjectivesIt is essential to make a note of the fact that “New Zealand Indian” is a category that is morecomplex than what it was more than thirty years back. Today it consists of several religious,linguistic and regional groups along with various generations and is a representation of thevarious experiences of migration. The specific nature of the ways in which the PunjabiIndians born as well as raised in New Zealand actually practice and perform their ethnicity ismalleable, dynamic and fluid. In addition to this, being a diasporic trans-national community,negotiation and re-negotiation of their identities take place in varied social contexts and alsoacross the boundaries of the nation. However, the main purpose of conducting this study is tocarry out an exploration of the experiences of the Indians in New Zealand in managing,accepting as well as rejecting and also negotiating their identity in their day to day lives byholding “Punjabi dance classes”. It tries to identify complex and at times problematic ways inwhich the identity of a Punjabi from New Zealand is managed or mismanaged and the meansthrough which the shaping and reshaping of the boundaries of this particular group residing inthe Auckland region takes place.4.Research QuestionsThis study will be answering the following questions –1.How does the Punjabi population of New Zealand still identify strongly with its“ethnic ancestral roots”?2.How does the New Zealand born Punjabi population define and represent its Indianidentity?
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