thanks slh...n inshallah u will get to dance at my wedding too ;)
haha if my dad leaves the room
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My inlaws wont be there on my bridal shower or my mayun...they're all flying in the weekend of the wedding and mehndi. So, I get to go all out!
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same here...i will be dancing on my mayun as well as the bridal shower...but dont knw if will be able to do so on the mehndi.
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Mehndis are SO DULL without dancing. No offence but who wants to go to a mehndi were all you do is sit and watch the dulha/dulhan and eat? The last couple of mehndis ive been to have had amazing choreographed dances, theyre so much fun to watch.
At my cousins wedding last year, my chachi got us all up and dancing at the valima too, first the guys did their thing and then the Dj asked the men to leave so all the ladies could get up and dance, was such a perfect end to the evening.
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Ladies only and yes, lots and lots on naaching! Its the punjabi way innit, sing a few songs, change a few lightbulbs!
I personally am a huge fan of proper choreographed dances. We usually always have a daandiya dance and then a medley of bollywood, bhangra and then free style. I very rarely take part. Im good at the wolf whistling though! ;-)
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No Maza of weddings Without weddings songs nd dance
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LOL
oops I guess I should have been more precise with the thread
guys at my weddings ALWAYS dance, I was talking about girls dancing
and I agree with you guys, if its all girls then its fine
but sometimes what happens at our weddings is that its all girls but the cousins will be there too, but there used to be a lot dancing before, now its just meh' , doesnt happen much, especially if its WITHIN the same family
this question is for the girls who had dancing at their wedding...did u girls dance at ur mehndi??? were ur inlaws ok with that? did u dance a lot or a little? n if ur inlaws were on the conservative side how did u deal with that?
[start=reminiscing] Hmm i didn't dance at my mehndi but his sister and bhabhis and brothers did, only my phupho from my side danced as well. Tere was no dancing at the wedding, but we had an "open" floor on the valima. It was mostly guys though, his friends dragged the groom off the stage and onto their shoulders, my nand grabbed me off and the three of us danced, funniest part was seeing my dad and chachu dance too. even my nephew danced (well my brother shook him). One of hte highlights of the wedding :@: [end=reminiscing]
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^^ so sweet.
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We don't dance at our weddings/mehndis. And they are a lot of fun!
Depends what your idea of fun is ;-)
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Wow @ some of the replies here. 
For those of you who have said they wouldn’t want to go to a “boring” mehndi, wedding, etc. and just look at the faces of bride and groom, here is a reality check for you: Two people have decided to tie their knot and chose you as someone they’d like to share it with. It is an honour for you to be invited on the first place so that you can share their special moment with them. If you don’t want to loook at their faces and instead shake your ass, then by all means you can go to jams. Better for everyone.
Now to answer the original question: so long as it’s females, you can do whatever you like - and most girls do take advantage of the moment and get up and dance. 
Around males, we are on our best behaviour. 
We're four girls and we love to dance. We dont have mixed dance parties or anything...our functions are usually ladies only. For the last wedding, my sisters and I put together this choreographed dance that was such a hit we were asked to do it again. It was so cute and we used dandiyan too.
I guess it just depends. On my mehndi, Im having dancing because its all girls, I get to dance with my sisters, dhol, etc. On the wedding, Ive got a completely different program set up so there might not be a need for dancing. We're having live singing but these are performers. We're also doing speeches, skits and a slideshow. My BILs are family comedians so I think we'll be okay. Might not do all of those things but its nice to have some entertainment on the reception so the party doesnt seem so dull. Dancing isnt the only thing that can make it fun, kwim?
hey.. psquared.. i was wondering what kind of slideshow are you guys planning? because as much as i'ld to have dancing on our mehndis, it just doesnt happen because it cant e just an all girls' function. so yeah any other ideas to make a mehndi interesting?
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Hi everyone! I need help and soon!! I know I can turn to my fellow GS's for help. My cousin who is also my best friend is getting married in a few months and I want the perfect song to dance to at her mehndi. I had chosen the song "dhoom tana" but when grandma heard it she said it had "unappropriate" meanings. The thing is, my family is very strict. I can't dance to a song with "behuda" meanings but I can't seem to find a song that doesn't have such a lyric. I need a song thats fast and modern but not too fast. It has to be special. I was thinking of the song "sajan ke ghar jaana he" but its too old for my taste..any new song suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks girls!!!
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here r a few songs: i dont really know if they r not behuda buyt whatevs
-bole churiyan
-chalka re
-sajna ve sajna
-salaam-e-ishq
-dhoom machale
-maahi ve
-saiyaan re
-MAYEE NI MAYEE-HUM AAP KAI HAIN KOUN
MEHNDI RUGH LAYE-CHAL MERE BHAI
MEHNDI HAIN RUCHNEY WALE-ZUBEIDA
BHOOMBRO-MISSION KASHMIR
DHOLE TARO-HUM DIL DE CHUKE SANAM
MERA MAAHI-DHAYEE AKSHAR PREM KAI
YEH BEETIYA TU BABUL KI RANI-NA TUMH JANO NA HUM
MEHNDI-CHORRI CHORRI
PEHLI PEHLI BAAR DEKHA AISSA JALWA-SILSILA
SUN SAHIBA- RAM TERE GHUNGHA MELRE
SAJAN JEY GHAR AYEE- KUCH KUCH HOTA HAIN
QASAM SAI -JANWAR
MAHE VE-KAL HO NA HO
TIME TO DISCO-KAL HO NA HO
MERA MAAHI-DHAYEE AKSHAR PREM KAI
DHOLNA- DIL TU PAGAL HAIN
BOLE CHURRIYE-KABHI KHUSHI GHUM
MAYYA YASHOODA-HUM SATH SATH HAIN
CHUL pyar karege -JUBH PYAR KISI SAI HOTTA HAIN
DULHAN KA SEHRA-DHADKHAN
MERE MAKHNA-BAAGHBAN
NELLE AMBER PURR-
JIYA JALE-DIL SE
TERa CHEHRA jubh nazar ayee -KABHI KABHI..Sami
YUTA LE JAYOONGE-YEH DIL AASHIQANA
YEH LARKI HAYEE aLLAH -KKKG
Dhol Baje
Mehndi Laga Ke Rakna
Mehndi by Haroon
Aaja Nachle
Ban Than
Bhumro
Bole Churiyaan
Chale Jaise Hawaien (Main Hoon Na)
Chunnari Chunnari
Dhoom Machele
Dil Dooba (Khakee)
Its the Time to Disco (Kal ho na ho)
Maahi Ve (Kal ho na ho)
Pretty Woman (Kal ho na ho)
Koi Kahe Kehta Rahe (Dil Chahta hai)
Mahbooba (Haroon)
Kya Soorat hai (Bombay Vikings)
Medleys from Mujse Dosti Karogi and Bride and Prejudice
Mehndi (Jawad Ahmed)
Mehndi hai Rachne vali
O Mehndi Rang Layee (Chal mere bhai)
Sharara Sharara
Shava Shava
You are my sonia
Zara Dholki bajao Gorio (Adnan Sami, Asha Bhosle)
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here r a few songs: i dont really know if they r not behuda buyt whatevs -bole churiyan -chalka re -sajna ve sajna -salaam-e-ishq -dhoom machale -maahi ve -saiyaan re -MAYEE NI MAYEE-HUM AAP KAI HAIN KOUN MEHNDI RUGH LAYE-CHAL MERE BHAI MEHNDI HAIN RUCHNEY WALE-ZUBEIDA BHOOMBRO-MISSION KASHMIR DHOLE TARO-HUM DIL DE CHUKE SANAM MERA MAAHI-DHAYEE AKSHAR PREM KAI YEH BEETIYA TU BABUL KI RANI-NA TUMH JANO NA HUM MEHNDI-CHORRI CHORRI PEHLI PEHLI BAAR DEKHA AISSA JALWA-SILSILA SUN SAHIBA- RAM TERE GHUNGHA MELRE SAJAN JEY GHAR AYEE- KUCH KUCH HOTA HAIN QASAM SAI -JANWAR MAHE VE-KAL HO NA HO TIME TO DISCO-KAL HO NA HO MERA MAAHI-DHAYEE AKSHAR PREM KAI DHOLNA- DIL TU PAGAL HAIN BOLE CHURRIYE-KABHI KHUSHI GHUM MAYYA YASHOODA-HUM SATH SATH HAIN CHUL pyar karege -JUBH PYAR KISI SAI HOTTA HAIN DULHAN KA SEHRA-DHADKHAN MERE MAKHNA-BAAGHBAN NELLE AMBER PURR- JIYA JALE-DIL SE TERa CHEHRA jubh nazar ayee -KABHI KABHI..Sami YUTA LE JAYOONGE-YEH DIL AASHIQANA YEH LARKI HAYEE aLLAH -KKKG Dhol Baje Mehndi Laga Ke Rakna Mehndi by Haroon Aaja Nachle Ban Than Bhumro Bole Churiyaan Chale Jaise Hawaien (Main Hoon Na) Chunnari Chunnari Dhoom Machele Dil Dooba (Khakee) Its the Time to Disco (Kal ho na ho) Maahi Ve (Kal ho na ho) Pretty Woman (Kal ho na ho) Koi Kahe Kehta Rahe (Dil Chahta hai) Mahbooba (Haroon) Kya Soorat hai (Bombay Vikings) Medleys from Mujse Dosti Karogi and Bride and Prejudice Mehndi (Jawad Ahmed) Mehndi hai Rachne vali O Mehndi Rang Layee (Chal mere bhai) Sharara Sharara Shava Shava You are my sonia Zara Dholki bajao Gorio (Adnan Sami, Asha Bhosle)
THANKYOU for the extensive list but many of these songs are done..I mean have been played out, done too many times. Also, most these songs are old. Alot of them have "unapropriate" meanings..like kya soorat has the word "sexy" or whatever and its not even a song you should play at a wedding/mehndi not just b/c of lyrics but it just doesn't go. But thanks for your help anyways. P.S.-I prefer songs to which a female has sang. Oh and the song Maya Yashoda that u have listed is all about some Hindu thing. That is a big no no..No songs about Hindu Gods or anything like that.. Also I don't want any songs that have American words thrown in them to seem cool..
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