Although the bar owners claim that they only showcase the traditional Indian dance form of Mujra in their establishments, but as the evening gives way to the night, the women dancers are forced to put up a sensual dance shows with Bollywood numbers playing in the background. And there is no shortage of male crowd, cheering and grinning with lecherous gleams in their eyes, clutching wads of money to toss them on stage to assert their approval of pleasure.“The tip money is usually collected by the waiter and handed over to the bar owner. We only get 10 to 15 percent,” said a 25-year-old Nepali woman, who did not wish to be named. She said that they work throughout the week from 9 pm till 4 am without a day off.
A building at Nairobi’s Park Lane alone has three dance bars ; each has at least 10 Nepali women as dancers. Another such establishment at Park Lane is famous for shower dance, wherein the performers dance underneath a spray of water, drenching their bodies. “The bar owner also orders these women to get on top of the table and perform for individual client for money,” said a Nepali man, who works at a restaurant in Nairobi.Although most of these dance bars are owned by Indian nationals, a Nepali man also operates the business in Kenya. Rajan Thapa runs three dance bars at Mambosa and Nairobi.
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