There was soooo much dancing too. [You must rent a Bollywood movie to really know what I'm talking about ... give Bride and Prejudice a try, since it's an adaptation of the novel Pride and Prejudice ... you'll see quite a few Bollywood song and dance numbers. It really is difficult to describe, since we don't have anything comparable to it in the US. Even our movie musicals (like Singing in the Rain or The Bandwagon) don't compare very well as a reference point. Get a Bollywood movie and you'll see what I mean. ]
Okay ... this is where my ineptitude in taking night time photos - and of dancers - just shows ... sorry about the blurriness ... I'm hoping that someone else has much better pictures of all the dance numbers so I can keep them as a fitting memento of the night's fun.
This group were decked out in T-shirts, wraps, and body paint ... they danced to a raucous song that had everyone hooting, cheering and clapping. They were such a hit, that the crowd chanted: "Once more! Once more! Once more!" ... so, after a few minutes to catch their breath, the troupe came back onstage to perform the number again. 
The one thing I'm sorry that I didn't capture in photos was a "history of dance" from the movies. A troupe from the Pune team danced to numbers that were from the 60's, 70's, 80's ... and concluded with a HUGE Bollywood number - with at least 20 people onstage dancing to an incredibly fast and driving beat.
They even changed costumes inbetween the musical numbers - the costumes reflecting the era ... so, we had "mod" suits for the 60's, sequinned shirts and headbands for a disco number, jeans and t-shirts for an 80's number and such ... And the lights played an important role as well ... effects from a glitter ball, flashing colors of red, yellow, orange, and green ... a strobe ... I mean it was quite a production number!
And the talent was awesome. I've met and worked with several of these folks ... and their personalities at the office are nothing like what I saw on stage tonight. They are soooo serious at work, and quiet too. But when the drums and music started to blast through the speakers ... LOOK OUT! ...
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