Bollywood!

Ten years ago, when I stopped in Delhi on my way to Bhutan, I took a Bollywood class. It was so much fun, I decided to repeat the experience.

Because this visit I was staying in a different part of town, I had the concierge find the studio and make the transportation arrangements.

My private lesson was at “Moving Souls”, with an instructor who trained in NYC. Thanks to my fantastic Zumba instructors at the Y, (Uma, Kamila, Nancy and Daysi) I was able to learn TWO routines during my hour there. I also amazed my instructor who was surprised I learned so quickly and wasn’t exhausted after an hour of bouncing around. (Thanks again, ladies—you’re the best!)

So, for those of you who had no idea what Bollywood IS and those who requested video, here ya go. They are now on YouTube as 2 shorts. Why? Because I wasn’t able to upload the full video remotely. I wasn’t even able to upload a partial video, but breaking it into two short segments worked. That’s okay, because you probably wouldn’t want to watch almost 3 minutes of me prancing around.

If you are interested, here are the links:

I can’t check to make sure these work, because the internet here is slow and kludgy with videos.

On the way back to the hotel, my driver took me to Khan’s market. It reminded me a little of Marrakesh—a maze of streets packed with little shops and food places. Given my legendary sense of direction, I was afraid I’d never find my way out of there, or my driver, so I didn’t stay long. Just long enough to determine I didn’t want to ever go back!

The tour officially starts in a half an hour, with an information session, followed by a tour of Delhi and a welcome dinner, so it’s time to sign off.