teej celebrationsteej is considered an important festival for women both married and maiden since they pray for marital bliss but in gurgaon when a group of women decided to let their down on teej they didnt mind that their habs husbands and boyfriends werent around dressed in green members of the ladies club aadita and other guests celebrated teej at a sohna road hotel in stylei like to move itat this do held on tuesday afternoon about 175 women mostly from gurgaon chose greencoloured attire for the preteej party after the pleasantries which were loaded with compliments for each others outfit makeup and jewellery were exchanged the party began with dance games there were impromptu and choreographed dance sessions vibha saboo one of the hosts of the do said i made videos of my dance and shared it with other members on whatsapp so they could learn the steps we all met a day before the event to rehearse but as one would have noticed it still was a messdressing upwhile it looked like the women spent hours getting ready given their elaborate outfits and flawless makeup everyone told us that they merely did some touchup and came for the party most of them chose to wear ethnic wear but a few like anu yadav preferred to wear a western outift i feel comfortable in western wear frankly i think i look sexy in it moreover gurgaon has a cosmopolitan culture where everyone is welcome to show their oomph factor she said archana sachdev came from hauz khas to attend the party she told us about the significance of the colour green which represents fertility when asked if she was there to make everyone else feel green with her dress and meticulously done nail paint she said i dont think so everyone is looking so graceful when asked if she was being modest she said sahi pakde hain mimicking the popular tv soap character bhabhijiteej or friendship daythough the organizers maintained that such a gathering means a lot for the women in terms of learning about their own traditions and culture others were treating it like a friendship day celebration i dont go to pubs but i love dancing so for me such an event is a perfect opportunity to dance like theres no tomorrow everybody is either a friend or a friend of a friend and here i feel very comfortable showing my moves said jyoti singh a resident of sector 56 the threehour long party continued with the dj belting out groovy numbers and women dancing to their hearts content kiosks where guests could shop for rakhis handbags and dresses had been put up at the venue