A woman danced to a popular Haryanvi track during her office Diwali celebration. The performance drew sharply divided reactions over festive dancing in workplaces.Woman's office Diwali party dance to Haryanvi song fuels decorum debate (Photos: @_anshiii.malik__/Instagram)A woman’s energetic dance at her office Diwali party was meant to be a festive moment, but her choice of song and dance moves quickly became a talking point online.Instagram user Anshii Malik shared a video from the celebration in which she danced to the popular Haryanvi track Teri Aakhya Ka Yo Kajal by D.C.
Madana, dressed in a red-and-white saree.In the clip, Malik is seen posing with her colleagues as several of them record her on their phones. She then begins dancing to the familiar beats of the song, performing energetic steps while the people around her clap and cheer her on.Teri Aakhya Ka Yo Kajal had become one of the best-known Haryanvi songs associated with dancer Sapna Choudhary, whose performances helped turn the track into a major hit.
The song was sung by D.C. Madana, with lyrics by Veer Dhaiya, and was released as part of the Suit Tera Patla Vol 2 album.
The song had also remained popular well beyond its initial release, with its catchy beats and Sapna Choudhary’s signature dance moves making it a familiar choice at weddings, parties and other celebrations. It had also travelled well beyond India, with people in Amsterdam previously seen dancing to the track during King'As Day celebrations.Malik captioned her Diwali party video, “When you become the pataka on this Diwali”, presenting her performance as a fun celebration moment with her colleagues.
Watch the video here:However, the response online was far less unanimous.Some viewers criticised the choice of performance and felt such dancing was inappropriate for an office celebration. One person called it “a no way Diwali to be celebrated” and described the performance as “atrocious”.Another commenter took issue with the kind of dance being performed at a workplace, saying people resorted to “those cheap Bollywood dances” whenever they got the opportunity.A third reaction went further, arguing that performances like this could invite inappropriate gossip and comments about female colleagues.But not everyone agreed with the criticism.
One person questioned why there was so much fuss over the video and said they did not find anything offensive about the dance.The divided reactions turned what appeared to be a light-hearted office Diwali performance into a debate over how people chose to celebrate at the workplace, and whether a festive dance really warranted the criticism it received.- Ends