Mumbai, Immerse Yourself In 1920s Jazz With Lindy Hop Sunday Socials
There’s nothing as bad as a Monday morning–except perhaps the lull of a Sunday evening. Forcefully willing yourself to get the house chores done, still recovering from the previous night’s binge drinking and summoning the energy to get through yet another work week. However, I recently discovered something that, I found, takes my mind off of impending doom and is a worthy Sunday evening activity? It gets better–this one calls for a fedora, your finest evening outfit, and the brightest red lipstick you own. And no, it doesn’t require any time travel. Lindy Hop In Mumbai organises fun Lindy Hop socials in bars and art spaces across the city every Sunday, and they’re a proper distraction from Monday morning blues.
For the uninitiated, Lindy Hop was danced to swing jazz in the 1920s and became popular in Harlem, New York. Influenced by European partner dances and the improvisation elements of African-American dance, Lindy Hop is fairly easy to learn as long as you get the basics right. If you are convinced you have two left feet, that’s still no reason you should stay home because, at these soirees, beginners are warmly welcomed! Chaitanya Senapathi who is the organiser, administrator and instructor of Lindy Hop Mumbai will take you through the infectious beats of this dance with both ease and style, till you’re moving uninhibited through the night!
If you don’t have a partner, there is no need to panic. Lindy Hop requires you to switch partners with the changing tempo of the music, so you will never find yourself alone when on the dance floor! Moreover with Lindy Hop as the groovy ice-breaker you can also meet new people and perhaps even make some friends without any of those long awkward silences.
Socials at Lindy Hop Mumbai are the perfect space for a digital detox–you won’t see much of that phone while you are swinging around– along with the promise of an incredibly entertaining night.
Pre-registration charges: Rs 200 per person.
Charges at the gate: Rs 300 per person
For details about Lindy Hop Mumbai’s next social visit there Facebook page here.
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