Houston Jannat

University of Houston's Premier Bollywood Fusion Dance Team |
est. 2013

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Introducing our 11.0 Upper Board for the 2023-2024 dance season!!

- Captains: Jeslyn Abraham & Reya Patel
- Managers: Diksha Krishna & Rushil Mehta
- Advisors: Julia Kavanal, Shaan Patel & Charmi Bhanushali

#strutthat

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Introducing the newest Upper Board for the 2021-2022 dance season:

• Captains: Shalini Patel & Prita Kapoor
• Manager: Haya Ukani
• Advisor: Janki Prajapati

Excited to see what you all have in store for Jannat 9.0! 🤩👐🏾♥️ #strutthat

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Happy 21st birthday to the guy who can’t escape us, Sully! We loved having you back on the team & living up to your “bhangra king” title. We can always count on you to bring laughter and✨positive vibes✨ to practice. We hope you have a great bday & have some food that SMACKS. ♥️

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Happy 21st birthday to the BEST male dancer ON the team, Rishab! Thank you for being such a dedicated member all the way from Dallas! We truly appreciate your commitment to the team & hope to see you in person soon. Jannat wouldn’t be the great {Co-Ed} team it is without you.😉🥳

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Happy birthday to our “team doctor” Prita! 🩺We hope you get rowdy for your 20th but not too much or else you’ll need to take a salt bath.🛀Thank you for all your help and support this year regardless of being injured. We can’t wait to see all that you do next year!♥️

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Happy 20th birthday to one of our newbies, Ria! Don’t let her sleepiness fool you,😴 she’ll be asking questions and exposing Haya before you know it. We are so glad to have had you on the team this year even if it was ~virtual~. We hope you had a great day! ♥️ #sleep #haya #20

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Happy birthday to one of our newbies this year, Muskan! We appreciate and enjoy your talent and are happy that you are part of this team! We hope that you have a very happy birthday and that we get to see you ~in person~ very soon! ♥️ #newbie #virtual

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Happy birthday to one of our newbies, Celina! We are so glad that you joined the team even though it’s been a very virtual year but we hope you have a great day and even better 20th! #20 #newbie

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Happy birthday to one of our newbies, Jyothika! If you’re ever in need of fruits or puns at practice, she’s got you covered. We love your enthusiasm and dedication to Jannat and appreciate all of your hard work! We hope you have a great 19th! #10 #points #one #summer

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Happy 21st birthday to our favorite dandiya twirler! 💃🏾 Don’t be fooled by her quiet side; she’ll ask you the most intense questions in a game of paranoia 👀. We love having you as a newbie and we hope you have a great day! #legal #newbie #gujju

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Happy Birthday to one of our co-captains & favorite Canadian Desi Baddie, Janki! 🇨🇦 We love your fierce energy in every dance style & everything you do for the team regardless of being injured and virtual.😔 Hopefully you won’t need as much KT tape in your 20s! ♥️ #ketchup

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Happy birthday to one of this year’s newbies, Anika! We love your energy you bring to practice and your dolphin moves even more. 🐬 We hope you have a great 18th! ♥️ #tiktok #facials #dolphin #legal

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Check out this awesome article about Houston Jannat for The Cougar! Special shoutout to @hayalarious for writing this! ♥️

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The UH Bollywood dance team, Houston Jannat, has had a peculiar semester in regards to coronavirus changes to competitions. https://t.co/fjDVVPyeyP

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Happy birthday to the our fav Croc & LuluLemon sponsor! From production chair to manager & social media chair, we love having you on the team! Even though we ruined your leggings your 1st year we hope you have an amazing day this year & eat lots of Malayalee snacks!♥️ #20 #lulu

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Happy 19th birthday to one of our newbies, Neha! We are so excited to have you on our team and love to see your dedication (even if it’s through a screen). We hope you have the best day! ♥️

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Happy 20th Birthday to one of our returning members & fundraising chairs!🤑 We’re so excited to have you back and can’t wait to see that “S” shape & cute ankle brace again. Enjoy your first day as an official big girl 🙈! #middleschooler #whataretheodds #S #sport #tiktok

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INTRODUCING OUR NEW 2020-2021 JANNAT ANGELS! 👐🏽 We are so excited to show off our newest members for this season!💃🏾We are so happy you joined & look forward to seeing what you guys bring to the team! ♥️

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BOARD REVEAL DAY 4

Samira Rafiq - Manager

Year: UH Alum - 3rd year on Jannat 👐🏼

Major: Studying for MCAT 📚

Favorite Memory: Traveling to comps ✈️

Fun Fact: I’m half trained 🥴

Edit by: @manshesht
Mix by: DJ Vishnu
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BOARD REVEAL DAY 3
Sonya Andrews | Manager

Year: Junior | 3rd year on Jannat 👐🏼

Major: Political Science ⚖️

Favorite Memory: Jannat surprising me on my 18th birthday 🥳

Fun Fact: Ran cross country and track for 8 years! 🏃‍♀️

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Mix: Bassdoctor
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BOARD REVEAL DAY 2

Shalini Patel - Captain

Year: Sophomore - 2nd year on Jannat 👐🏼

Major: Nursing 👩🏽‍⚕️

Favorite Memory: Our team photoshoot in 50 degree weather ❄️

Fun Fact: I don’t have a fun fact

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Mix by: @saiborg_
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