UK flashmob goes totally 80s for shoppers in “sleepy seaside town”
Club Mob describes Worthing, England as a “sleepy seaside town,” in a video collection of three different flash mobs they staged there in 2018. But it does appear that shoppers at the Worthing Town Centre weren’t too sleepy to stop and watch some dancing set to hits from the 1980s.
For those who don’t know, Club Mob is a professional flash mob troupe. On their website, they explain that they began in 2014 with a group of dancers and singers who could be hired for special events such as weddings and parties.
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They can be hired for everything from “high-impact, amazing dance routines” to “beautiful, and VERY funny, personalised performances.”
They even hire out singing waiters!
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They’ve been hired by companies such as Disney, Google, Mini Cooper, Marriott, M&S, Dominos, Unilever, and TripAdvisor.
But we’re not sure who hired them for Worthing’s three-tiered flashmob performance that’s been viewed on YouTube over 6.6 million times.
In it, three small groups of dancers (barely a mob, but just enough to make people stop in their tracks) get their grooves on to Irene Cara’s “What A Feeling,” The Pointer Sisters’ “I’m So Excited, Madonna’s “Vogue,” Kenny Loggins’ “Footloose,” Katrina & The Waves’ “Walking on Sunshine, and even Michael Jackson’s “Black or White”!
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It’s quite a lineup!
And while they call it an 80s flashmob, we can’t stop ourselves from pointing out that “Vogue” is from 1990 and “Black or White” is from ’91. Not a big difference, but since they helped define the 90s in terms of music, they actually do sound a little out of place in that soundtrack.
But the real focus is on the dance moves anyway.
In the beginning, there is only one dancer – a tad awkward but her skills are incredible.
Eventually, she’s joined by one more for the rest of Irene Cara’s hit song.
Undoubtedly there were some confused people wondering why two women were dancing around together in the middle of the pedestrian walkway.
It’s not until the second song and the addition of 3 more dancers that it starts to resemble a flashmob – and they’re all in synch.
“I’m So Excited” is the kind of peppy song that makes people look up and take notice no matter what, so everything is picking up, including audience size.
Things slow down momentarily with Madonna’s “Vogue.”
Alas, it’s only a few bars of the opening music and then one dancer is switched out so we can get footloose to some Kenny Loggins.
But then both main men get to shine at the same time as they pull off some great moves.
By the time we’re “Walking On Sunshine,” all 6 dancers are out on the street.
And, as you might expect, plenty of people can be seen crowding around and recording the event on their phones.
The best moves are saved for Michael Jackson’s “Black or White,” and that seems appropriate.
He was an otherworldly dancer, so if you’re going to choose one of his songs, you better bring the rhythm.
You have to be watching for it, but there are three different locales in the video. The dancers performed the same number in each place and the clips with edited together later.
Be sure to scroll down to check out their moves and see if you can spot the location changes for this small-but-mighty 80s (and early 90s) flashmob.
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Source: Club Mob, Club Mob via YouTube