Dancing in Bangalore although it is banned....

I have to say - there are certain things you just cannot ban. In my mind - DANCING, the very basic movements your body naturally does when rhythm is present (or at least that is how I react) you just cannot ban. Well, that has happened here in Bangalore. First they banned Live music - then they realised that dancing was just as bad - so banned that too. Not entirely sure why, but something went wrong during a concert, and thus the ban.

Well I was out this week end, shaking my shoulders, my head and my hips religiously to the amazing Indian music, and so was the rest of the club. (As you can see on the video - takes time to upload so be patient...) The ban ain't stopping the mood or the dancing - long live shaking.... We, (Me, Silje, Ed, Sharlyn, Tim, Ben, and a couple of more very nice people) were located at a fancy hotel discotheque where the entrance apparently was 2000 rupees (250 kr) to get in, if you were not on the guest list. Now the pool and the amazingly expensive drinks made it just unbelievable in itself, but then i heard the music and the noise people where making and just got into the best party mood ever... Great night... But it did not stop there..

It was not until the after party, where I met the organizer of this amazing night out - who told me about how he had to bribe the police (who are really good at taking advantages of this law) by letting them eat in the fancy hotel restaurant together with their entire family. So much for a functioning system... I still cannot believe that you can ban dancing...

As for the after party - this was in the middle of Bangalore city, on a rooftop with green grass. It was amazing too. All the people I met that night was just having such a good time and we ended up laughing, dancing and doing handstands on the grass. Felt like being at a festival...

Working today, reading all the theory on how to structure my findings empirically - according to a theory. Not so easy to pick the right one, but starting to get the hang of a few potential ones, so just need one more day of heavy reading and ill be fine. I will be leaving for field on friday the 29th- and then I am not sure how the access to internet will be. I am reachable on my Indian mobile (number at the bottom of the blog) but I will be writing a lot, so if the chance comes up - you will be getting some good insights into MY and their everyday life...

Cheers everyone - and miss you all very much,
Klem Mai