Crowd In The Netherlands Dances To Shakira Song In What Could Be Biggest Ever Flash Mob

Mar 06, 2020 by apost team

It seems just like a day like any other in at The Piazza Center in the Netherlands. People are coming and going, taking care of business, and exchanging pleasantries. Whether they are headed to work, off to play, window shopping, or just enjoying the beautiful weather, everyone is out and about, doing their thing.

Then suddenly, a huge mob of students starts to gather with rapidity and synchronized dance moves to a Shakira song as part of a fundraising campaign for Kenya in 2011. It might have been the biggest flash mob ever to that time.

This fun event took place in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, at the popular shopping center known as The Piazza Center. Most days at The Piazza Center are filled with shoppers, tourists, and sightseers; but this day in 2011 was special. This day would erupt in an unforgettable afternoon display of exciting music and dance.

A beat begins, then the rhythm joins it. It inspires two girls to begin dancing joyfully right in the middle of the square. The people all around them stop to watch, but they haven't seen anything yet. The crowd is in for a real treat because the girls’ dancing has set off a chain reaction that will delight everyone.

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Approximately 1,400 college students from Sint-Joris College put together a flash mob with the intent of creating the largest performance by a flash mob ever seen in the Netherlands, reports Stay Inspired. The performance was set to the tune of Shakira's song, “Waka Waka (Time for Africa)”.

The flash mob was organized to bring awareness to Kenya and raise funds for a number of issues in the African country. It started with those two young girls and spread throughout the town square until a huge group was singing and dancing in almost perfect sync.

Flash mobs were born in 2003. The first ones were simply social experiments that were undertaken as a sort of lighthearted exploration of the culture of conformity. The concept became an immediate sensation as flash mobs began to organize and perform everywhere to bring attention to important social issues.

They have continued to become more and more popular as a means to give voice to all types of issues such as conditions in other countries, civil rights, and social issues. Flash mobs are a way to spread the word about anything without having to spend a ton of money or have a famous face for endorsement. They are an extremely effective way to initiate conversations about important issues anytime, anywhere, Stay Inspired continues.

Flash mobs have the ability to ask questions as well as answering them, questions such as, “Will you marry me?” Yes, flash mobs have even been organized and used for ultra-elaborate and super-memorable marriage proposals. What a story to be able to tell the kids someday!

When 1,400+ students broke out in song and dance, needless to say, a large crowd gathered around to watch them. Soon, dozens of people were snapping photos and recording videos of the amazing performance. The students had dedicated untold hours to choreographing and rehearsing their performance and it certainly paid off. There is even a YouTube video that shows the making of the Eindhoven flash mob’s “Waka Waka” performance. It includes clips of the students hard at work practicing in fields, in the dance studio, and even in the classroom.

The students’ excitement and enthusiasm quickly spread throughout the crowd of spectators. Everyone watching was caught up in the magic of the moment when the flash mob lit up the Piazza Center. Many people found themselves singing and dancing along with complete strangers. The students were thrilled that all their hard work paid off and had such a positive effect on everyone.

From as far back as recorded time, the motion of dance has been used between humans to convey messages. The video of the Sint-Joris College flash mob is a perfect example of the power of music and dance. To date, the video of the performance at the Piazza Center on that day in 2011 has had more than 31,000,000 views, and the people of Kenya are likely grateful for the results the flash mob has brought to their country’s issues, just as it was created to do.

Enjoy the video and tell others all about it so that they can enjoy it too! What do you think of flash mobs as a method of raising social awareness? Tell us what you think in the comments below.