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The Founder of D.C. Metro Punjabi Arts Academy is Amrinder Pannu (Nana). He opened the academy in 2009 and led the academy to become one of the most prestigious academies in North America. Amrinder passed on the academy to Yuvraj Rathour, the current Owner. The academy is renamed under D.C. Metro Punjabi Academy (DCMPA).

The academy holds the same goals and values and hopes to pass it on to each generation!

Amrinder Pannu

Founder Of DCMPAA

Amrinder Pannu otherwise known as, Nana, is recognized globally for the hard work he is put in starting up D.C.'s premier bhangra academy. His main goal was to keep the roots of bhangra intact to the youth of this generation.

Yuvraj Rathour

Owner Of DCMPA

Yuvraj Rathour joined DCMPAA in 2015 as a student of the academy and slowly made his way up the ranks in the academy. With the guidance of Amrinder, he re-opened DCMPAA under the name DCMPA. He aims to provide the youth with the knowledge and skills of everything related to our punjabi culture!

Kunwar Rathour

Lead Instructor of Ashburn - VA Academy

Kunwar Rathour also joined DCMPAA in 2015 as a student of the academy he has competed at many competitions across the nation and played a big role in the rise of the academies name! Kunwar and Yuvraj work together alongside their friends and family to spread the Punjabi culture to the youth and keep our Virsa alive!

Mahtab Kahlon

Lead Instructor of Ashburn - VA Academy

Mahtab Kahlon joined DCMPAA in 2014 as a student of the academy. He has competed at many well known competitions across the nation. Mahtab works with Yuvraj alongside their friends and family to spread the Punjabi culture to the youth and keep our Virsa alive!

D.C. Metro Punjabi Academy is a Punjabi folk academy that promotes Bhangra, Gidha, and all the folk elements of Punjab in the DMV (District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia.).

DCMPA aims to deliver the best punjabi arts instruction available anywhere in the world. For over a decade, DCMPA has specialized in

Competitive dancing
Dhol classes
Gidha classes
and more!

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Our environment has been proven, with the success of our students, to produce the highest quality of skill. Whether you want to simply learn proper folk bhangra, you want to travel the world competing at various competitions, or you want to learn a new skill a part of the punjabi culture you will be trained by people with world-class credentials. Our academy serves students of all ages. You do not need any experience to start. At DCMPA, our academy is a platform that improves physical health, mental health and leisure for ALL age groups.