The Anti-Party

Priya Dsouza loves to dance like no ones watching. Her steps,in sync with the loud beats thundering in the room with red lights,celebrate the 28-year-olds return to Mumbais disco-parties of the early 2000s.

The alternative party has arrived in India. Will it trip and fall or go a long way?

Priya Dsouza loves to dance like no ones watching. Her steps,in sync with the loud beats thundering in the room with red lights,celebrate the 28-year-olds return to Mumbais disco-parties of the early 2000s. I feel so free right now, she says,At most places these days dont even have a dance floor anymore.

Welcome to Cool Chef Café,Mumbais Grim Riot Disco night,a hideout of the new,new party. With a 250 square feet dance floor,everyone is busy letting their hair down. The price helps. The cover charge is just Rs 250,alcohol is subsidized,the DJ spins eclectic music,the venue has an old world charm. To top it all,there is no dress code. What’s required is an RSVP on the Grime Riot Disco (GRD) Facebook page or the website and you are invited,gender or company notwithstanding.

A good party with great music and no ego always works anywhere, says designer Kunal Lodhi,who with singer-actress .

Monica Dogra first began organising these parties. We call it the anti-party which comes from trying to create one for those who dont want to go to places where they are not wanted unless they are rich. This party is for everyone we are not trying to pull in a specific type, explains Dogra.

The name is unique alright Grime Riot Disco (Disco for the venue,Riot describing a good time and Grime depicting the place they host it at). The website is funky too. It suggests Leave your ego and your Pali Hill salon,triple essential oil shampooed hairdo at the door . The flyers seem bold. They announce it as Bombays Realest Dance Party. But the Facebook group is modest at the moment with a membership of 386. GRD loyalists want the organizers to take the anti-party to Delhi. You will have a GRD in Delhi in 2012, promise the organizers.

A welcome change or a passing fancy?

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The Anti-Party

Priya Dsouza loves to dance like no ones watching. Her steps,in sync with the loud beats thundering in the room with red lights,celebrate the 28-year-olds return to Mumbais disco-parties of the early 2000s.

Priya Dsouza loves to dance like no ones watching. Her steps,in sync with the loud beats thundering in the room with red lights,celebrate the 28-year-olds return to Mumbais disco-parties of the early 2000s.