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Flash Mob dancers stun London commuters

by Victoria Revay | April 5, 2007 at 07:47 am

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I read the coolest story on Drudgereport today and I thought I'd share it with you. London experienced the largest flash mob stunt -- ever-- yesterday in the middle of rush hour, when over 4,000 of Britain's finest most daring hipsters gathered at London's Victoria Station to dance "like they've never danced before." Following a ten second countdown, at exactly 6:53pm, the mob turned on their headphones and danced in silence to their soundtracks in silence for two hours.

What is a flash mob you ask and why would people start dancing in the middle of the street for no reason? Flash mob is a group of people that gather suddenly in a public place for a brief period of time, and do something spontaneous, like start dancing to their own music (with headphones on) or have a pillow fight. They're usually organized through e-bulletins and Internet communities. Bill Wasik, a Senior Editor for Harper's started the stunt as a social experiment in 2003, and it seems to have caught on.

I can't wait to try this. Has anyone ever participated?

More than 4,000 clubbers danced through the rush hour at Victoria station in Britain's biggest flash mob stunt.

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Chris Beckett

at 12:16 on April 6th, 2007

It was exhilarating to be there, especially just before the start, as
knowing winks and smiles were exchanged with strangers. As the
concourse swelled with a large body of people, a perplexed look slowly
swept across the faces of the three or four transport police on duty in
bright yellow jackets, which only added more fluro-colour to the
occasion.

Silent dancing it may be sometimes called, but there were cheers and
whistles throughout. At one point a stranger tapped me on the shoulder
to ask: "Who is it?" - as if some Celebrity was arriving. The look of
uncomprehending disappointment in her face as I told her what was going
on was priceless.

It was an occupation. And it had the laudable spirit of Dada about it.