April 11, 2009

What is that sound of music? Why is everyone dancing?

If you haven't already seen this video from Belgium, you should.

What took place broke the monotony of a train station and it certainly knocked me out of my otherwise restless and pensive mood. Julie Andrews and a flash mob can do wonders at a time when the newspapers seem more depressing than the novels on my bedside table. The stunned and delighted reactions of the people in the station are priceless, and you gotta love the suit guys breaking out in coordinated dance moves!

Could we pull off something like this in Singapore? Maybe at Orchard MRT station? Would the transport officials allow a horde of dancers to take over the floor for a few minutes? It seems unlikely, but I'd love to be proven wrong!


A few minutes of rummaging around the Internet and I found this -

What a little music and dancing won't do for the soul! And synchronized dancing? Makes me all nostalgic for my junior college days.

Don't Cha, by Pussycat Dolls
Get Down On It, by Kool & The Gang
Do You Love Me, from "Dirty Dancing"

Posted by Monoceros at April 11, 2009 12:00 AM
Comments

you MADE my day!!! =)

i love the spontaneity of europeans...

maybe we should never stop dancing at all... give it a skip and a hop... and see who might follow... =)

Posted by: tiggie at April 11, 2009 5:58 AM

Glad you loved it, tiggie! It made me smile plenty. It's not really about spontaneity though, since both situations involved a lot of planning (auditions, applying for permits, rehearsals, setting up hidden cameras). But I marveled at how dancing and music made those involved come alive and the surprised audience feel incredibly inspired and moved.

If you go to the T-Mobile (London) video on Youtube, there are related videos, one of which shows people's reactions. One lady said it perfectly - I was in a bad mood when I went into the station, and now I'm in a good one!

Posted by: monoceros at April 11, 2009 8:22 AM

no... i meant those audiences (at least i thought they were) who decided to join in too. =)

i want to get out of this spell of gloominess that's making everyone cranky and difficult to work with =(

sigh.

i'll go to youtube to look up fun stuff... when i get a chance to procrastinate! =) yipppeee

Posted by: tiggie at April 12, 2009 1:46 AM

did you know that the T-mobile ad got a flashmob going the following week at the same station? That was spontaneous - and shut down liverpool street station for a good 2 hours!!! =) (police not amused of course)

but thanks for digging up the belgian one - i didin't realise it was done there as well!

Posted by: a l at April 18, 2009 3:21 AM

a l, I did read about the flashmob in the following week. Insane!

tiggie - hope things are looking up on your end!

Posted by: monoceros at April 20, 2009 9:09 PM