Somebody Please Explain This To Me

We spent last weekend on a campsite just outside the Himalayan hill station of Shimla. The scenery was fantastic, and it was a nice change from the hectic pace and heat of day-to-day Delhi.

Sharing our campsite was a group of three young men. They were friendly people, offering to give us a lift when they drove past us on our trek in from town. I saw nothing out of the ordinary about them; in fact they seemed the type I would be friends with back home. They parked their car not far from our lodging and disappeared from view, presumably enjoying the outdoors just like us.

Later that evening, we left our campsite for another walk up the road to watch the sun set over the mountains. As we passed their car, we discovered the boys had returned from their activities. And ... they were dancing.

Not just dancing. Grooving.

They barely paused to acknowledge us as we walked past, and in fact were not embarassed whatsoever about being caught mid-boogie. One of the men said hello, but that's about it. In a country where blondes are routinely asked to be photographed and where conversations with strangers are commonplace, it was almost a little disconcerting to feel so ignored. At the time, I figured they had just... wanted to dance.

We continued on to a two-storey platform in the woods which afforded a treetop view of Himalayan foothills. In the fading light, we sat in blissful silence soaking in the beauty of our surroundings. Until, of course, the sound of a Hindi pop song came drifting down the road, and the same car of three gentlemen hurtled to a stop below us.

We assumed the boys had come for the same vantage point as ourselves, and so prepared to share the view. It turns out, however, these boys were not interested in scenery. They opened their car doors, turned up their stereo, and ... continued to dance.

This went on for about five minutes. They danced to a song or two, then turned off their radio, got back into their car, and drove away.

We never saw them again.

Can someone give me an explanation for what on earth just happened?