A Night to Remember

Last night we got all dressed up for a local club (widely known here as a discoteque). It was Bike & Barrell's 5th anniversary and we went for the Hindi themed celebration. I wasn't sure what to expect from a discoteque's Hindi night with my host parents and all their friends, but it ended up being one of, if not the best night in India so far. The place, which had a large sign stating that they only admitted single women and couples, was located below a 5-star hotel and it was completely westernized. Actually it looked like it came straight out of Colorado; There was all this cowboy stuff and big metal signs in English on the walls. The floor of dance was in the corner and we started feeling the beats of Hindi techno as soon as we got there. Most of the songs were good, but the background beat definitely lacked variety, which didn't leave much room for coinciding creative movement. This didn't seem to bother one guy who was about 40. He bounced around and did some of the weirdest moves I have ever seen dancing. I don't even know how to explain some of the things this guy was doing, but it automatically made all of our group confident in our own dancing. He could probably give a certain Italian in our school (some of you know who I'm talking about) a run for his money on the dance floor. I have decided that, in my opinion, the best way of meeting new people and bonding is to go out and have a great time, and everything will just fall into place. I had a great time bonding with my host parents, their friends, other assorted Rotarians, and a small group of people my age that ended up being there last night. It was so different to dance in a group of people with ages varying from 16 to mid 40s, but I might even prefer it now.