Flash Mob

I have always wanted to be a part of a flash mob, so when our Stake (a group of several church wards/congregations) was having a youth dance festival and wanted the adults to surprise the youth with a flash mob performance I was all in. Matthew took a little convincing because he is a bit self conscious when it comes to dancing, but he eventually agreed (I think mostly to make me happy). We had several secret practices at the church and we soon found that we would be dancing to "Thriller," "Staying Alive" and "Footloose." It was a lot of fun to practice although there were moments that Matthew and I weren't sure we were really contributing to the dance group!

On the night of the dance festival we enjoyed the efforts that all of the youth put forth to entertain us. Although none of these groups were professional we could see how hard they had all practiced in order to master the choreography. Matthew and I were very proud of our ward's youth group; they learned a swing dance routine. Other groups did hip hop dances including boys verses girls, with black lights and with props such as ladders, brooms, cups and their bodies.

 The top two pictures are from two different youth groups in our Stake and the bottom two are pictures from the youth group in our ward.

The plan for the flash mob was that as the MC was thanking all of the groups he would begin coughing. That was our clue to begin making our way towards the stage. Shortly after the coughing fit began, music from "Thriller" would start and the flash mob would begin! It was a so much fun. The best part was the kids' reaction; they were completely surprised, many began cheering and clapping. It was fun to talk to a couple of the young women whose mothers were in the mob because they thought it was really cool, but were super embarrassed that their moms participated.

Although it wasn't the traditional sort of a flash mob it did surprise a lot of people and if I never get to do one again, I will still count this as one more thing crossed of my bucket list!