Repost: Dance socials: Events where people can not only socialise but also dance their heart out

Dancing tango in Hyderabad, India.

https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2021/jul/22/dance-socials-events-where-people-can-not-only-socialise-but-also-dance-their-heart-out-2333506.html

Vaibhav Kumar Modi, a Kathak dancer and co-founder of the Hyderabad Dance Festival, says.

“I have attended multiple socials. I come from a classical genre of dance which have baithaks. These are informal meetings where artistes perform and learn from each other. These were the creative outlets for understanding and learning from each other’s experiences. The concept of dance socials is not new — it has got a new name with time.”

He explains further,

There is a filter created that the art is only for the elite, that filter needs to be broken and art needs to be brought into public places.

Agreed!

And Sandeep Rawat, a network engineer with Microsoft, a Tango dancer and trainer, says

“Everyone needs these socials so that people can open up,” he says. In tango, it is called Meelanga, which means a place where people come together to dance. People dance with complete strangers and get better with their moves.”

For sure! You say meelonga, I say milonga, let’s not call the whole thing off ;)