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What's going on on shop street

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    #32
    banshee_bones
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,160 ✭✭✭✭banshee_bones


    LadyPennyworth wrote: »
    One more, apparently the professional ones will be up Tuesday ?
    Here's an aerial view one but he misses the mexican wave :D
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HsaO7v9Vz0

    That is BRILLIANT! Fair Play that must have taken some practice! Im so robbing this and putting it up on fb! Lady I spotted your sister but didnt see you! :D


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    #33
    spender.j
    Closed Accounts Posts: 327 ✭✭spender.j


    That was pure class! must've been nerve-racking waiting for the music to start... well done to all!


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    #34
    JohnCleary
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    Fair play to ye, nothing like a bit of nice clean fun :D

    Wish i'd known about it


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    #35
    Dunjohn
    Registered Users Posts: 1,345 ✭✭✭Dunjohn


    Fantasic, but... that's the narrowest part of Shop Street, could ye not have moved it down towards Easons a bit....


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    #36
    LadyMayBelle
    Registered Users Posts: 5,095 ✭✭✭LadyMayBelle


    Dunjohn wrote: »
    Fantasic, but... that's the narrowest part of Shop Street, could ye not have moved it down towards Easons a bit....

    Yeah, I agree. I don't know why they didn't do it where the three streets meet outside Evergreen/Kings Head :confused:
    Would have been much better. I don't know why.

    Some pics up on my facebook, small as i had to crop, but see if ye find yourself: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=396572&id=502670580&ref=mf


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    #37
    Clinque
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26 ✭Clinque


    This was brilliant! Well done to everyone involved! I'm only sorry i wasn't there to see it!

    Can I ask what gave you guys the idea to to it?


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    #38
    inisboffin
    Registered Users Posts: 4,390 ✭✭✭inisboffin


    It was the Patricks Fest gang, and a lot of those folks are theatrey/dance types. They'd do a lot of theatre events too.
    Flashmobs have grown in popularity over the last few years. A cross between Street Theatre and Performance Art and Improv. I think it's a brilliant thing to do just for the sake of it!
    Sometimes flashmobs are people frozen, people all singing the same song (there was a deadly sing-song one in Grafton St last year!)

    I didn't do this one so not sure of the specifics of the song chosen etc.


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    #39
    Clinque
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26 ✭Clinque


    Ahh right thanks for the explanation.. I saw the one with The Black Eyed Peas and Oprah on youtube which was brilliant also! It's a great idea - looking forward to the Patricks Day Fest now!


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    #40
    LadyMayBelle
    Registered Users Posts: 5,095 ✭✭✭LadyMayBelle


    I *think* they chose that song because its the theme of the St Patrick's festivities this year; the party in the black box next saturday is called 'Dancing in the Moonlight', maybe 'Moon' or 'moonlight' is the theme...:confused:


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    #41
    happyoutscan
    Registered Users Posts: 6,037 ✭✭✭happyoutscan


    Is linedancing making a comeback?:D


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    #42
    Rylan
    Registered Users Posts: 373 ✭✭Rylan


    Check this one out. Pretty cool



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    #43
    NMoore
    Closed Accounts Posts: 116 ✭✭NMoore


    Can't believe I missed it! Looks like great fun! How did u get involved?


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    #44
    LadyMayBelle
    Registered Users Posts: 5,095 ✭✭✭LadyMayBelle


    NMoore wrote: »
    Can't believe I missed it! Looks like great fun! How did u get involved?

    Through boards. :)
    Someone posted it on the 'Meeting new friends in Galway' thread. An email had gone around to dance schools etc, but there was also a facebook for it.. there were four boardsies as far as I know who took up the offer, me, TenLeftFingers, Wolverine and Galwaybabe... maybe there are more we just don't know!


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    #45
    galwaybabe
    Registered Users Posts: 1,063 ✭✭✭galwaybabe


    LadyPennyworth wrote: »
    Yeah, I agree. I don't know why they didn't do it where the three streets meet outside Evergreen/Kings Head :confused:
    Would have been much better. I don't know why.

    Some pics up on my facebook, small as i had to crop, but see if ye find yourself: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=396572&id=502670580&ref=mf
    Any chance you could post a few here, LadyPennyworth. I left facebook a while ago and so, can't see your pics. Ta in advance. :)


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    #46
    Wolverine359
    Registered Users Posts: 1,681 ✭✭✭Wolverine359


    Just saw an amazing video of the flashmob on YouTube, I'd say it was the official one, with multiple angles etc! I was about to create a link to it but it was removed. I'd say they'll put it up again soon, saw a comment from the uploader (not the toploader, haha) saying their name was spelt wrong in the video text, so maybe that's why it was removed, probably wanted to re-edit it and then re-upload, hopefully soon!!


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    #47
    LadyMayBelle
    Registered Users Posts: 5,095 ✭✭✭LadyMayBelle


    There's tonnes, so I'll post three and sure if you want I can email them :confused:

    25687_10150125770540581_502670580_11498782_4797805_n.jpg
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    25687_10150125771810581_502670580_11498803_3069926_n.jpg


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    #48
    LadyMayBelle
    Registered Users Posts: 5,095 ✭✭✭LadyMayBelle


    These two were taken by Joe Travers (www.joetravers.ie) not mine!
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    14104_394036801083_587746083_5294022_111490_n.jpg


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    #49
    mikom
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,391 ✭✭✭✭mikom


    Lets play a Galway game of "Where's Waldo" with Little john Nee playing Waldo.
    Spot him?

    14104_394036801083_587746083_5294022_111490_n.jpg


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    #50
    LadyMayBelle
    Registered Users Posts: 5,095 ✭✭✭LadyMayBelle


    Spotted!!!!


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    #51
    mikom
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    LadyPennyworth wrote: »
    Spotted!!!!

    PM the rough area.


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    #52
    galwaybabe
    Registered Users Posts: 1,063 ✭✭✭galwaybabe


    LadyPennyworth wrote: »
    Spotted!!!!

    Ditto

    Great pics by the way! I've clocked myself in a few of them


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    #53
    Mars Bar
    Registered Users Posts: 31,898 ✭✭✭✭Mars Bar


    Spotted him almost immediately! :D


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    #54
    inisboffin
    Registered Users Posts: 4,390 ✭✭✭inisboffin


    Spotted a couple of youse! Cool pics!


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    #55
    MeerKat17
    Registered Users Posts: 158 ✭✭MeerKat17


    Thats brilliant! I'm raging I missed it! How do you get involved in something like that?!


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    #56
    Col200sx
    Registered Users Posts: 1,728 ✭✭✭Col200sx


    Very cool, would loved to have seen it. Fair play to those in it:)

    There's a funny bit in one of the videos taken from above Lynches I think?

    When the first girls starts dancing, the one walking towards her looks like she thinks it's a charity mugger and tries to avoid her:D


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    #57
    LadyMayBelle
    Registered Users Posts: 5,095 ✭✭✭LadyMayBelle


    Official video:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjw5hr9NbCQ


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    #58
    _Whimsical_
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    That was great.
    Particularly love the way it ended with the older blonde lady and the old guy in the grey fleece who had joined in now looking utterly confused. I wonder how she managed to shake him off after that. :)


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    #59
    RubyBlu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 300 ✭✭RubyBlu


    Fair play to everyone but to be honest, flashmobs are a bit outdated. Unless it's something really different. There's nothing surprising about them anymore. They seem to be most effective when there is a huge crowd and the chorography is tighter. Was it just me, or did anyone else not exactly get goosebumps watching this.

    I wouldn't bother organising one for the Volvo.


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    #60
    Mars Bar
    Registered Users Posts: 31,898 ✭✭✭✭Mars Bar


    RubyBlu wrote: »
    Fair play to everyone but to be honest, flashmobs are a bit outdated. Unless it's something really different. There's nothing surprising about them anymore. They seem to be most effective when there is a huge crowd and the chorography is tighter. Was it just me, or did anyone else not exactly get goosebumps watching this.

    I wouldn't bother organising one for the Volvo.

    Everything comes back into fashion.

    There is a lot of time for a VOR to be effective, to have a huge crowd and tight choreography.


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    #61
    RubyBlu
    Closed Accounts Posts: 300 ✭✭RubyBlu


    To have anything good for Volvo, you'd have to go down the road of professional dancers/artists and something really cutting edge and original. Wouldn't that be better than trotting this old dead horse out again.

    Sorry to sound mean, not my intention. It would just be embarrassing to do this at such a big event.


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