Bollywood dancing has recently become popular amongst the white folks in Blighty since the Pussycat Dolls released their hit single Jai Ho; A cover of the Hindi hit of the same name. Jai Ho was originally sung by Sukhwinder Singh and featured at the finale of the film Slumdog Millionaire. In the Pussycat Dolls version, Jai Ho is given English lyrics but retained the Bollywood inspired dance routine for its promotional video.

This high energy exotic dancing style has captured the hearts and imaginations of many Brits, and a number of dance classes have sprung up to cater for the trend. Bollywood dance parties are the perfect idea for kicking off a hen party. With thumping bhangra music, great costumes and plenty of fun at a Hollywood dance class, hen party dancing has never been so much fun. If you and your ‘hens’ want to learn a new Bollywood dance, London has plenty of great classes to offer.

With a large south Asian community and plenty of adept dance teachers, the classes for Bollywood dancing London has to offer are amongst the best the UK has to offer. If you like the idea of having a hen party dancing class to get you party going, check out www.magicsteps.co.uk to see what they can offer.

By Carl Liver

There are many musical legends who hail from Surrey in south east England. Artists including Paul Weller, Eric Clapton, Peter Gabriel and Norman Cook all found their feet in this county before finding international stardom in bands such as The Style Council, The Yardbirds, Genesis and Beats International. With all this talent in just one county, it should be no surprise that the wedding bands Surrey has to offer are second to none.

From solo performers to huge jazz bands with the full brass section, and everything in between, the wedding bands you have to choose from in Surrey alone will leave you spoilt for choice. Even if a run of the mill rock & pop outfit isn’t your thing, there are plenty of bands and performers who don’t occupy the middle of the road. Classical musicians, folk performers and mariachi bands may be more up your street, and thankfully the wedding bands Surrey can offer cover all these bases, and more!

In fact the selection of wedding performers is so vast, you can hire performance artists who mingle amongst your guests, entertaining them with card tricks and mini magic shows or even drawing comical caricatures of your guests. Surprise singers are also a big hit at any event, not just weddings. You can hire singing waitresses, singing firemen and singing police officers, all of which provide a unique and comical performance which you’ll never forget. Whether you’re after wedding bands or more unusual performers, you’ll find more than enough to choose from in Surrey.

By Barry Summers