If your weekends involve busting moves at your favourite pub, or finding comfort in a corner, fearing judgement from a bunch of strangers, an upcoming event this Sunday is just where you need to unwind.

No Lights No Lycra (NLNL), an hour-long dancing session combined with groovy foot-tapping music is the ultimate stress buster that enables you to shake those arms, legs and head whichever way you want. Once the music begins, the lights go off, and you are free to jump, sway and move sideways without meeting any cold or awkward stares. 

Yooti Bhansali, a music enthusiast and Indian ambassador of NLNL who commenced the Mumbai chapter, wants people to ditch the norms associated with dancing on public platforms, “Originally started in Melbourne, Australia in 2009, Alice Glenn, the founder was tired of the performative aspect of dancing in pubs and bars. To get rid of this, the concept of dancing in a dark room was started, initially involving four to five people.” stated Bhansali. The idea was liked by people and spread from neighbourhoods in Melbourne to other cities in Australia, and eventually, in different parts of the world such as Beijing and LA to name a few.