throw a stone and watch the ripples flow…

it is now quarter to two in the morning.

about three hours ago we returned from virsa punjab da, a bhangra competition between about 10 colleges.

it was absolutely brilliant, of course. lifechanging.

and while we were waiting on the judges to announce a winner, we had a sing-along with one of the mcs, in which mehndi laga ke rakhna was sung, which made me very very happy. it’s one of my favourites.

and for the last few hours, we’ve been bouncing around the lounge, playing the bhangra and punjabi music i have on my computer, trying to figure out the routines we’ve just been watching.

ever since akd, another competition last september, i have wanted to learn bhangra. not a little bit, a lot. an insane amount. and of course, vpd made it even stronger.
i can’t help it. i watch them dance – their movement, the expressions on their faces, are so full of energy, passion, exuberance, delight in what they are doing – completely lost in movement – and it is infectious and i just watch, i can’t even think, all i want to do is jump out of my seat and dance. the music is so hard to resist, pulsing and strong and jumps from one rhythm to another and the movement of the dancers follows it perfectly. the colours of their costumes are so vibrant and swirl around the stage – red on yellow, yellow on red, purple on pink, pink on purple, blue on orange, orange on blue, green on darker blue, darker blue on green. swirling around the stage full of life.
and i need to learn! must must must must must learn!

sigh.